Last Friday we had over forty parents from Believers Fellowship come out to Real World Parents! RWP is a seminar put on by Wisdom Works ministries, and was presented by Johnny Pearson.

We came together, no one as experts, but all as seekers in how to connect our story into God’s story of love and redemption. We saw how our role as parents fits well with what Paul calls every Christian to be…an ambassador. In 2 Corinthians 5 we read “and we are ambassadors for Christ, as if God were making his appeal through us…” We desire to model what an ambassador looks like to our family! When we become ambassadors, our home becomes an embassy! We were challenged in making our home an embassy to the world. This was contrasted with the way we tend to deal with the "world." We tend to isolate from the world, or putting rules on how much world comes into our home, or agree with the world...yet when our homes are embassies we transform the world.

Many parents came expecting to learn about behavior, but were pleasantly surprised to be challenge to live for God and that will be the biggest lesson their children will pick up. When we only deal with behavior, we miss the heart. The heart is formed in the home, not by our culture!

So hang in there parents! Your job is incredibly important and God wants to work in your heart so you can work in the hearts of your kids! Our prayers are with you as we strive to raise up the next generation of Christ followers that will make a difference in the world, in this city, in their schools, and in your neighborhoods!

Don't worry if you missed out, we are already planning another seminar for the fall!