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When Kids Hurt Conference…And It’s Free!

October 1, 2009 in Marriage-Family, Ministry-Theology with 0 Comments

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Here is an amazing opportunity that our church, HPPC, along with some other churches are putting on for people this weekend in Dallas. I hope to see you there.

“For youth pastors, volunteer leaders, and parents, When Kids Hurt challenges caring adults to help self-protective teenagers who are struggling to make the transition to adulthood in the midst of fractured families, an increasingly competitive and fast-paced society, and ambiguous moral guidelines.

When Kids Hurt challenges and empowers adults to understand kids and move toward them in ways that can help them grow and become the kinds of adults our world needs to survive and thrive. “It is our hope and prayer that When Kids Hurt can help leaders and pastors understand what adolescents are going through and be more loving and helpful in the ways they relate to the young men and women in the world,” say Clark and Rabey.”

Chap Clark “When Kids Hurt Conference”
Saturday, October 3rd, 9:00am-3:30am
Fellowship Bible Church, Dallas, TX

The Conference is Now Free!!!
Due to the overwhelming support of several church ministries in the DFW metroplex the cost of the conference has been completely underwritten.

www.whenkidshurt.com

Parenting: And Do You See Your Kid As A Problem To Be Fixed

May 21, 2009 in Marriage-Family with 2 Comments

51fiyqjwwxl_bo2204203200_pisitb-sticker-arrow-clicktopright35-76_aa240_sh20_ou01_1I’m currently writing up outlines for a parenting class I will be doing over the summer at Highland Park Presbyterian Church. The class will meet once a month through the summer and will be focused on the book by Chap and Dee Clark, Disconnected: Parenting Teens in a MySpace World.

As I was working on these classes, this quote really jumped off the page for me.

“Your child is not a problem to be solved, but a creative, talented, and unique gift to be understood, embraced, and ultimately set free. (pp. 18)

I think it jumped off the page for me because parents often bring their kids to their youth pastors or to therapists so that they can be fixed. Being both in youth ministry and a therapist, I have come to realize that when a parent brings in a child and says that to me, that is usually a sign that there are larger issues going on in the family, and often the child has become the identified patient.

If you are a parent, what do you think about this quote? What sticks out for you?

The Making of the Postmodern Family

June 23, 2008 in Marriage-Family with 3 Comments

My great friend and former co-worker RO Smith always “complements” me for being a co-nurterer of my daughter along with my wife. RO will make comments about us as a typical “postmodern family”, defying traditional and stereotypical role playing of the sexes in our marriage and family structure. I take all that with a great complement as RO intends it to be. Traditional or non-traditional, we have had to adjust to each other’s vaules, roles and expectations, as well as what it is like to live in the high cost of living state of California. Which makes life interesting in a dual-income, one baby family.

As I enter my second week as a full-time stay at home dad I want to post a couple of blog entries that RO wrote a while back at Collection of Crumbs on The State of the Postmodern Family.

The two posts are, The State of the Postmodern Family (Part 1), and (Part 2).

A lot of RO’s thoughts and research are derived from the Family Ministry Class at Fuller taught by Dr. Chap Clark. Check out the post and see what you think about the values, roles and expectations that RO talks about.

I’m curious to hear what you think.