Our latest Saddleback Kids Parenting Seminar focused on the challenge of grief facing children. Sadly, more and more children in our ministry are dealing with the loss of extended family, friends, siblings and parents. The need for additional parenting support, especially founded on God’s Word, is critical in this time of loss. Kathleen and Kristina Fucci share from an extremely personal and real perspective about the struggles and the triumphs in moving children through grieving. … [Read more...]
Parenting Seminar: Tough Stuff
Parenting is anything but an easy undertaking. In the broken world that we live in today, our children are being faced with giant, tough stuff as they go to school, participate in extracurricular activities, watch media and simply do life. The issues they face come faster, sooner and harder than generations before. As a church, our desire is to be authentic and real about these tough issues. After talking with families, the top three issues on their hearts as parents are sexuality, depression … [Read more...]
Spiritual Tools To Take Home!
Children are our number one priority and focus. Of course! That makes total sense since we are Saddleback Kids, the Children’s Ministry of Saddleback Church. But at the end of the day we cannot overlook the primary disciplers of the children—parents (or other loving adults). After all, it is the moms, the dads, the grandparents and more who spend the most teachable time with the children in our ministry. At most, we get 3 hours a week, if they attend weekend services and are in a Kids Small … [Read more...]