It takes a church to raise a parent

Explore the role of parents in discipleship and the ways a church can motivate, inspire and equip parents with the skills and tools they need. 3 webinars, starting 16th April, 7:30pm, 2025.

Description

Join Rachel Turner, the founder of Parenting For Faith in the UK, as we explore the role of parents in discipleship and the ways a church can motivate, inspire and equip parents with the skills and tools they need. Based on her book, ‘It Takes a church to raise a Parent’, we will look at how we can adjust what we are already doing to empower the families in our faith community.

This webinar is perfect for any church leader with a heart for discipling young people.

Sessions

Webinar 1: It Takes a Church to Raise a Parent. Introducing the idea of parents in the discipleship plan and talking through how we as a church can motivate, inspire and equip parents. 16th April, 7:30pm, 2025.
Webinar 2: 5 key tools parents need from the church. Looks at the special skills we need to give parents. 23rd April, 7:30pm, 2025. 
Webinar 3: Easy wins to equip parents, using what you are currently doing. Will look at how you can tweak your services and use what you already have to equip and empower parents. 30th April, 7:30pm, 2025.  
 
Presenter 

Rachel Turner is the discipleship lead at Hope Church, Harrogate, and the founder of Parenting for Faith. She is the author of ten books for families, parents and church leaders including Parenting as a Church Leader, Comfort in Uncertain Times, It Takes a Church to Raise a Parent and her new release Parenting Teens for a Life of Faith. She lectures on leadership and intergenerational church at the Institute for Children, Youth and Mission(CYM) and St. Padarn’s Institute. She also wrote, consults and speaks internationally and is a huge Star Trek fan.

For more on the work of Parenting for Faith, go to www.parentingforfaith.org 

Additional Information 

Group viewing? 
Our webinars cost the same no matter how many people you have watching together or if you watch alone. If you will be watching with a group, we’d love you to consider the additional group viewing payment option at the checkout that doubles the price. If you choose to do this: thank you! 

Webinar recordings and additional resources
A few days after each webinar a link to the recording will be provided as well as any additional resources that may be included such as readings and website links. 

Post-purchase emails
After purchasing this online resource, you will receive three lots of automated emails. Firstly, from our administration system confirming payment etc. Secondly, from PayPal who process the credit card payment. Thirdly, approximately 20 minutes later you will receive webinar access emails with a unique link/token to access each webinar, e.g., a series of 4 webinars will have 4 separate emails – you don’t need to keep track of these webinar emails as the day before each webinar, and half an hour before each webinar starts, you will receive an automated email with your unique access link/token to click through to access each webinar. These access links/tokens can only be used on one device at a time. You can access the webinar room at any time before the official start time in order to test your device – you will be taken to a webinar waiting room. If you leave the waiting room or webinar and have difficulty regaining access, please ensure you close the original web browser tab or window before clicking the webinar access link/token in the email. 

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