Families today hear a lot about the importance of shaping and discipling the next generation. Along with that envisioning we have a lot of tools and resources to equip families to disciple their children. But there still seems to be inactivity on the part of Christian parents. Why? We realize that parents have a great potential in developing spiritual strong young people.
Could it be there we are not basing our ministry in the home to raise up disciples on a holistic model? One that involves the spiritual, relational, experiential and instructional dynamics of transformation.
Let's learn from the ancient Jewish education. These lessos may help us fram the nurturing in our own families. The practices of the Jewish home show a holistic process of transformation. According to Edward Hayes in his book, The Biblical Foundation of Christian Education, "The relgious rites of Hebrew people were occasions for pedagogy. Household ritual provoked wonder, reverence, and joy, as well as questions." Parents should strive to intentionally set spiritual goals and think about a holistic process to disciple their children to know and love God.
Ancient Jewish families viewed the "extended family" when they defined the term family. Today, how can we think more creatively about inter-generational people building?
In ancient Jewish homes, all generations were learning together. Life together, conversations, working together and eating together were more prevalent in Jewish homes. It's pretty hard to have conversations when we rise up (referring to Deuteronomy 6) and laong the road when we are too busy or when we don't have a plan.
So what does this mean to us today as we discern our responsibility as parents to train and disciple children?
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