Parents have the unique responsibility and awesome privilege of shepherding their children spiritually. We want to help churches equip parents to bring truth to bear on the daily life experiences they share as a family. It is in these daily experiences that the Word can be tried and found true.
To that end, we include Growing in Faith Together (GIFT): Parent and Child Resource Pages with all our curriculum, to help parents in this important calling. GIFT pages have been written to help parents interact with their children about what they are learning in class. These pages help parents discuss truths that their child is learning in class and help the child apply these truths in daily life, in the hope that their son or daughter will grow in spiritual understanding and in faith.
Some of the benefits of the newly-revised GIFT pages are:
- They are now available in a convenient spiral-bound version, which can be provided to parents at the beginning of the year. This saves administrative time for church staff and/or teachers.
- Stories of God's providence provided for each lesson can be read aloud and discussed as a family. These can serve as a supplement to your family's regular devotion times.
- As You Walk by the Way exercises are designed to prompt deep discussions, encouraging parents and their children to engage in spiritual conversations as a part of normal everyday life.
Note: These pages can be ordered as spiral-bound books with each Sunday School elementary curriculum and are also available in the Classroom Kit and can be e-mailed to parents or printed and distributed each week.
