Grace Church Parenting Seminar

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April 28 | Shepherding a Child's Heart with Tedd Tripp

Grace Church is privileged to host Dr. Tedd Tripp as he teaches an all day seminar on parenting. Building on the content of his book, Shepherding a Child's Heart, this seminar will tackle the challenges parents face in raising their children. Over five sessions he will cover the priority of the heart of parenting, and raising children at each stage of youth from 0-5 years to 6-12 years to the teen years, and the ultimate purpose of parenting.

Join us on Saturday, April 28, from 8:30am-3:30pm at our weekly meeting location, Hallie Wells Middle School. Registration is $30 per person and includes lunch.

 Registration is now closed, but on-site registration will be available for $30 per person.

 

Detailed Schedule

8:30-9:00 Registration

9:00-10:00 Getting to the Heart of Behavior

The major theme of Shepherding a Child’s Heart is that the heart is the wellspring of life.  Since behavior is heart driven (Luke 6:45), it cannot be understood or addressed biblically in isolation from the heart. This foundational session explores common ways that we try to address behavior without shepherding the heart, helping parents gain skill at working back from behavior to the heart, unmasking heart issues for their children.

10:00-10:15 Break

10:15-11:15 Early Childhood: Living Joyfully Under Authority

The early years are primary years for helping kids understand that they are designed to live under authority. God has placed them in a family and given them parents who possess wisdom, maturity and life experience. Our task is helping them see that God, who is good and kind, has designed them to live as children under authority.  God has promised wonderful blessings for children who learn to honor and obey Mom and Dad.

11:15-12:15 Childhood: Identifying Attitudes of Heart

Many issues arise in shepherding our children that cannot be reduced to living under authority. The Bible teaches that the heart strays long before behavior strays. We can help our kids understand the heart attitudes that lie behind common behavior problems. This session will present a paradigm for getting from behavior to heart attitudes and helping children understand ways that their straying hearts show their profound need for the forgiveness, grace and empowerment of the gospel.

12:15-1:15 Lunch

1:15-2:15 Teenagers: Embracing Gospel Living as Living Faith

Teen years are the time to pass the baton of faith from one generation to the next. Proverbs 1 provides three foundations for the teen years: the fear of the Lord, remembering your parent's words and disassociation from the wicked. Rich biblical communication is important in this stage of development. Remaining connected to our teens and finding delight in understanding them is key.

2:15-2:30 Break

2:30-3:30 Helping our Kids See the Glory of God

Children are worshippers. Like us, they will worship God or they will worship idols. As worshipping beings they filter life’s experiences through a religious grid.  Since our kids are worshippers,  they are designed to be dazzled by the God of the Bible. Parents are called to help them be fascinated and enthralled by God. Psalm 145 calls us to be one generation commending the works of God to the next generation.

 

About Tedd Tripp

2017 TT casual smallDr. Tedd Tripp is Senior Pastor Emeritus of Grace Fellowship Church since his retirement as Senior Pastor after 29 years of service.  He was married to Margy in 1968.  They have three adult children and nine grandchildren.  Tedd is a graduate of Geneva College, B.A. in History, Philadelphia Theological Seminary, M. Div., and Westminster Theological Seminary, D. Min. with an emphasis in Pastoral Counseling. Tedd is the author of the popular child-rearing book, Shepherding a Child’s Heart, Shepherding a Child’s HeartParent’s Handbook and co-author with Margy of Instructing a Child’s Heart.

Tedd and Margy founded Immanuel Christian School in 1979 where Tedd has served as a teacher and administrator.  Tedd is ICS Board Chairman Emeritus.  For over a decade Tedd served as a counselor in the Lehigh Valley office of the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation.  Since 1994 Tedd has maintained an extensive ministry as a conference speaker and presenter of Shepherding a Child’s Heart Seminars.  His books and video and audio materials are used throughout the world.