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The church was never meant to carry a child's discipleship alone — it was designed to equip the family that does. Let the church be the church.
“Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching”
Let the church be the church
The Bible presents a family-centered, church-supported strategy for discipling children — and that strategy should shape how every church ministers to young people. Yet here's the tension: parents lean heavily on the church to disciple their children while attending church less and less often.
A child's spiritual health and biblical worldview are shaped, in part, by involvement in a local church. With as little as one to two hours a week, family and children's ministries must be deeply intentional for their influence to outweigh that of media and secular education.
“For each drop in frequency of family church service attendance while growing up, a young adult has a corresponding 1.25% drop in spiritual health. . . . A widespread American trend is having an effect, and our children are paying the price.”
RenewaNation champions a biblical worldview discipleship model that is family-focused, church-supported, and school-enriched.
The family is the front line of ministry
The prevailing model puts the church at the center with families in support. Scripture reverses it: the church supports the family, and the family leads discipleship at home.
The church must not replace family ministry — it must strategically shift its emphasis to equipping parents and grandparents for family ministry. The question for every church leader: are you doing everything within your ministry parameters to educate parents and grandparents and partner with them for the good of the next generation?
At RenewaNation, we inspire and equip churches to understand and fulfill their biblical role — supporting parents and grandparents in giving their children a biblical worldview.
Two books to reshape your ministry model
Field-tested frameworks for churches ready to put families on the front line.
Biblical worldview resources for the church
Quality tools to help your church cultivate a biblical worldview in every family it shepherds.
Family Ministry Academy
Equip your leaders for family discipleship and ministry to children and youth. This flexible, affordable online program lets pastors, ministry leaders, missionaries, and volunteers earn a family ministry certificate without leaving their post.
Church & Family Hub
Children's ministry curriculum, family discipleship resources, and practical articles for your ministry teams — all in one place at church.renewanation.org.
The Biblical Worldview Show
Host Ben Schettler and expert authors and speakers take the questions culture is asking to the Word of God. Point your congregation to truth in the midst of lies and clarity in the chaos.
The ViewFinder
Help your congregation discover their worldview DNA. This online assessment reveals what teenagers and adults truly believe about God, the Bible, moral order, purpose, creation, and humanity.
The RenewaNation Review
A full-color magazine that presents and defends a biblical worldview. Use it as an outreach to educate your congregation — generous donors make it free; pay only shipping on bulk orders.
Six Reasons Why We Must Give Our Children & Grandchildren a Biblical Worldview
Jeff Keaton unpacks the beauty of a biblical worldview with powerful stories that will challenge, motivate, and encourage your congregation to invest in the next generation.
Request a biblical worldview speaker
Our speakers inspire and awaken churches in biblical parenting and grandparenting, child discipleship, and family ministry — from conferences to banquets and annual fund dinners.
Manderley Christian Camp & Conference Center
The perfect venue for your church events in Tennessee's Sequatchie Valley — or join Signature Events like educator training, children's and teen camps, and church ministry retreats.
Help churches put families on the front line
Your generosity trains pastors, equips parents, and gives children a biblical worldview that lasts a lifetime.