But How? Using the Means.
Over the last few days I have been sharing with you the things in which we as Christian parents need to be instructing our children. Now how about some more practical ways in doing that. I will continue to reference the booklet Bringing the Gospel to Covenant Children: In Dependency on the Spirit by Joel R. Beeke.
You must first realize as parents that you are primarily responsible for the evangelism of your children. Practically speaking, that means making sure that any person, institution, or thing that has regular influence over your child for any length of time–be that a church and its office-bearers, a school and its teachers, a babysitter, or the high-tech world of computers–has the same Bible-centered, Christ-honoring worldlife view that you have.
Children need consistency, particularly in the three major sources of input in their lives: home, church, and school. These three form a triangle, and we as parents are responsible for all three. For now, let’s examine our responsibility in the home.
A godly home is the greatest context of evangelism for children.
Beeke goes on in depth to explain several very practical ideas for evangelizing our children.
I will list them here to get you pondering and will share a little more on each of them in upcoming posts.
- Prayer
- Family worship
- Catechizing
- Godly conversation
- Godly models
Tags: Catechism, children, Christianity, devotion, Education, Evangelism, Family, Gospel, Joel R. Beeke Posted in Catechism, Christianity, Train Up a Child
