Mother's Tears and Father's Prayers
"The more of parental teaching the better; ministers and Sabbath school teachers were never meant to be substitutes for mother's tears and father's prayers." -- Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Great quote for parents, right? But what does it mean for Awana leaders and other church-based ministry workers?
I know we'd all agree that we're not a substitute for parents. In fact, I think we'd all agree that the more parental participation we can have in our Awana ministries, the better!
But I hear from so many who say, "I just can't get the parents interested/involved/engaged." That's a hard place to be, no doubt. Probably the kind of place that we can only pray our way out of...
While prayer is the most powerful tool you have for connecting with parents, we are very excited about how the new HomeBase Director role might also help. Why a HomeBase director? We believe that the HomeBase ministry can and must be as important in your overall Awana ministry as is Sparks, or T&T, or any other program that has one or more directors.
We're piloting a great new training/equipping kit for the HomeBase Director, featuring lots of helpful information as well as digital and video resources to help you get HomeBase started. You won't find this kit in our catalog this year; you can only get it by signing up with us. (This is so we can interact with you regarding how the kit is or isn't helping you. Once you sign up, you'll be able to order the kit on your Awana account just like any other product.)
Pray today about starting HomeBase as a part of your church's Awana ministry. We would love to hear if/how our new kit helps you connect with parents in the critical task of discipling children.