Why “ParentHood”?

I was asked yeseterday why I’m doing a series on parenting. In short, it’s because I believe the family is too important for us not to help people in our churches build health into theirs. Everybody wants to have a great family, I’ve found that most people just don’t know how to get there. I want to help!

That’s why I do a marriage or parenting series once a year, usually in the fall. I believe one of the greatest impacts Palm Valley Church will have on our community is by having healthy families that will last. This will stand out, because most families are struggling to stay together.

It’s also why I’m so committed to the development of our children’s and youth ministries. We’re making some huge changes, and giant advances to these ministries in order to help us reach more kids for Christ and to help them grow to maturity in their faith.

As a pastor I walk through the children’s area on weekends and I think of 2 John 4, which says “How happy I was to meet some of your children and find them living in the faith…”