Parent Talk — Time, Moments, and Milestones

God's Big Story

The Village Church

Kids & Family

4.6 • 955 Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

In our first episode of God's Big Story — Parent Talk, Julie and Matt wrap up our mini-season with a focus on family discipleship. They share practical strategies for integrating faith-building activities into daily family life, emphasizing the importance of scheduled time, natural moments, and celebratory milestones. Drawing inspiration from Deuteronomy 6:4-9, they provide a clear framework for parents to teach their children about God's love and faithfulness. Time refers to scheduled family activities centered around faith, such as reading scripture, singing worship songs, and prayer. Moments involve seizing everyday opportunities to discuss faith naturally, such as observing nature or answering children's spiritual questions. Milestones are special celebrations that mark significant events, offering chances to reflect on God's goodness. Through personal stories and practical tips, this episode equips parents to weave faith into their family routines effectively. Key Takeaways: Time: Scheduling dedicated family time for spiritual activities like reading the Bible, singing, and praying together. Moments: Using everyday experiences to spark gospel conversations with children. Milestones: Celebrating significant family events to reflect on God’s faithfulness and create lasting spiritual memories. Flexibility: Encouragement for parents to remain adaptable and patient in their discipleship efforts. Community: Highlighting the importance of involving church resources and community support in family discipleship. Follow Matt and Julie on Instagram and check out Resources from The Village Church. Sponsors: Dwell Life is busy, and finding time to read the Bible can be hard. But with Dwell, the audio bible app, getting the time in the Scriptures has never been easier. With tons of customizations, like the narrator, the background music and translation, you can make your listening experience fit you just right. Dwell also has the FIRST audio recording of a Children's Bible (ICB) read BY children. This translation was made with children in mind so the language is easy to understand. And with Dwell's audio version its even easier! Go to dwellbible.com/GBS to receive your 25% discount today. If you’ve enjoyed this episode, one of the best ways to support the show and make sure others find it, is to subscribe and leave a review. Thank You! Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co. For sponsorship inquiries, email [email protected]

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0:00.0	You're listening to God's big story, Parent Talk.
0:03.0	This is a new segment that's designed just for parents.
0:06.5	And as always, I'm your host and I'm here with my co-host Matt.
0:10.0	Hey, Parents, thanks so much for stopping by by and thanks for giving us your car time your meal
0:16.3	prep time homework time and bed times to share the gospel with your kids.
0:20.8	Matt and I are both really passionate about coming alongside parents as you disciples with your And we wanted to take just a few minutes out of your precious time to end this mini season with the family discipleship chat.
0:36.5	Basically, we just hope to give you a few tools to continue the conversation with your kids about God's family.
0:42.1	Around here, we use the family discipleship framework of time, moments, and milestones.
0:48.0	Time is scheduled.
0:50.0	It's
0:54.0	set aside space that you have with your family to read God's word to pray together to sing like whatever you decide
0:57.4	This could be 10 minutes 30 minutes depending on the ages of your kids.
1:03.0	And moments are those on-the-go spaces
1:05.0	where you turn ordinary talk or questions
1:08.0	into opportunities to have gospel conversations.
1:11.0	And milestones are spaces of celebration and remembrance.
1:15.0	This could be a birthday, a baptism, or a mission trip.
1:19.0	It could also be marking the loss of a loved one or celebrating adoption days.
1:24.7	I know we found the framework of time moments and milestones to be helpful not only in the church
1:29.3	world but also in our own homes.
1:32.1	And it's no wonder that it's effective
1:34.0	because we modeled it right out of
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