What We’re Still Talking About 06: Discipleship
As moms, we feel the weight of preparing our kids for so many things in life, from the early years of potty training to applying for their first job. But as believers, we also feel the weight of something far greater: the call to train them up in godliness, reminding them that the Bible is true and God is worthy of our obedience. In this interview with Hillary Morgan Ferrer and Amy Davison of Mama Bear Apologetics, Emily and Laura discuss what it looks like to equip our children with a biblical worldview and good critical thinking skills as they engage secular culture. Let’s point our children to the God who is unchanging, real, and true, who can hold them through the storms and pressures of the world.
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Hillary Morgan Ferrer, founder of Mama Bear Apologetics®, has a burden for providing accessible apologetics resources for busy moms. She has a master’s in biology, and her specialties are in cultural apologetics, the relationship between science and faith, and understanding the root causes of doubt.
Amy Davison is a former Air Force veteran-turned-writer and podcast cohost for Mama Bear Apologetics®. She received her BS in religion from Liberty University and MA in Christian apologetics from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. She speaks at conferences, and her work has been published by the Evangelical Philosophical Society and The Stream.
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R|M Apply Questions:
Consider your current rhythms and methods of discipleship. How are you creating an environment where your kids are being trained up in everyday gospel truth and biblical understanding? (There’s grace for you here, mom!)
What is your current level of engagement with the culture around you? Do you give way to it, fully shelter your family from it, or somewhere in the middle?
Consider what it would look like for your family to engage with the culture around you, intentionally entering into conversation with your kids about what you’re seeing, hearing, and feeling and how Christ shows us a better way.*
Spend some time in prayer that the Lord would give you a sense of peace knowing your child’s salvation is in his hands. Ask that the Holy Spirit would give you wisdom and the words to say as you seek to disciple your children in the ways of the Lord, anchoring them in what is good and true.
At the end of the show, we’re encouraged to start with one conversation. Think about where your children are at in their different seasons—the music they listen to, what their friend groups look like, and the topics they’re interested in. Then pick one theme to focus on, spend some time praying through it, and have a gospel-centered conversation with your child on that topic.
*This practice will look different for every family depending on your kids’ ages, developmental stages, and a series of other factors. There isn’t one right answer for every family, but we can trust that the Lord will lead us as we seek to love our children well and train them up in his ways.
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