Welcome to the NextGen Parent Resources page, where parents can find resources to help guide intentional family discipleship! You'll find material here that is helpful for young kids, teenagers, and both alike.
Hands-on Resources
This app looks at your child's age development and gives tips for parenting at that age. It also helps parents create a regular routine of having spiritual conversations with their children.
The contents last 5-10 minutes and include a memory verse, a short Bible passage to read and reflect upon, a question to discuss as a family, and a simple prayer prompt.
- Now That I'm a Christian: What it Means to Follow Jesus (C. Michael Patton)
This book is great for a new Christian, someone who has just been baptized, or for Christians who need to get back to the basics. Great, shorter read (10 chapters/176 pages), that covers the foundational pieces of what it means to be a Christian.
- 10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity (Rebecca McLaughlin) -- (This book is specifically for the Youth | 6th-12th Grade)
This book is a great read for any young Christians who may be moving into the "asking questions" phase of their faith. We want to equip our teens with as much knowledge from the faith about their questions before they graduate and start to receive answers from the secular world about their questions. Another shorter read (10 chapters).
Resource Articles
Discipleship
Topical Resources (Youth | 6th-12th Grade)
- "my friend is struggling with..." - A Resource for Faith through Mental Illness
- "Introduction to Baptism" - A Baptism Study Resource
Back to School Resources
Devices
- Step by Step instructions for setting up an Apple mobile device (including SCREEN TIME)
- How to use Google's Family Link App
- Before giving your child an old iOS device...
Social Media and Apps