Strategic Parenting: 7 Practices for Passing Down Your Faith to the Next Generation

Strategic Parenting

Parenting isn’t something we leave to chance in today’s world—we need a strategy. Over six engaging weeks, Strategic Parenting will equip moms, dads, and guardians with seven Bible-anchored, research-based practices that make faith formation a natural part of your everyday family rhythm.

Why This Curriculum?

  • Rooted in Scripture. Each session unpacks a core passage that shapes the week’s practice, showing how God’s design for families is relevant to parenting today.
  • Backed by research. You’ll explore the most compelling findings from the latest studies on faith transmission—drawn from three years of doctoral research by your instructor.
  • Clear outcomes. Every practice is actionable: you’ll walk away with tools to help your kids become men and women who love Jesus and live out an authentic faith.

What You’ll Experience

  1. A clear roadmap. Seven clear practices will give you a repeatable framework you can adapt to any age or season.
  2. Hands-on application. Interactive exercises, real-life examples, and take-home guides will help you turn insights into habits the very same week.
  3. Community learning. Small-group discussion and peer encouragement help you refine your strategy and gain fresh ideas from fellow parents.
  4. Expert guidance. Jamie Willis, Lakewood’s Next Generation Pastor, brings pastoral wisdom and academic rigor, marrying biblical truth with cutting-edge research.

Session Outline (6 Weeks)

  • Week 1: Foundation
  • Week 2: Formation
  • Week 3: Modeling and Moments
  • Week 4: Milestones and Memories
  • Week 5: Meals and Mentors
  • Week 6: Ministry and Strategy

Ideal for: Parents, grandparents, foster or adoptive families, and anyone influencing the spiritual growth of kids or teenagers.

Format: 6 weeks of interactive teaching (90 minutes per session) with small group discussion and a participant guide for notes and further study ideas.


Join us and move from “just-getting-by” to strategic parenting—so the faith that anchors you today becomes the faith that anchors your children tomorrow.

REGISTER FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT CLASS

Event Time

Wednesdays at 6:15 PM

Event Date

Aug 19

Event Location

Lakewood Campus
2235 Thompson Bridge Rd


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