FIRST STEPS

You may have heard Fuller Youth Institute’s statistic that roughly 50% of young people today walk away from the church after they graduate high school. That is the equivalent of a coin toss. As parents, and as leaders in the church, this statistic should deeply bother us and spur us to action. Personally, I'm not willing to accept this fate for our kids without a fight.

A core principle of the discipleship and spiritual flourishing of children is that the primary authority for this task rests with the parents. Discipling children in families has always been a key strategy in God's redemptive plan, and this strategy is especially critical at this particular moment in history. But many parents feel disempowered, insecure, and lost in this journey.

First Steps is exactly what it sounds like : a space for YOU to take your first - or next - steps in helping your kids to walk the way of Jesus for the rest of their lives.