God specializes in inviting people beyond their capacity...

September 25th, 2007 changed my life forever. I have experienced some changes is my life: high school graduation and heading to college far from home, moving to a new city and knowing no one, and getting married. All of these things required me to change and adapt, but none like 9/25/07...the day our oldest son was born. 

Suddenly it was like the weight of the world was on my shoulders. "I am responsible for this boy, raising him right, keeping him safe, teaching him how to ride a bike, drive a car! I don't know if I can do this!" I suppose this internal conversation has happened many times in the life of others, but never in my own mind had I realized the gravity of what was happening as I held this baby boy in my arms.

Parenting is a huge responsibility by itself, but then we feel work pressures, social and community involvement, working on our marriages, and other stresses we all face and its no wonder so many of us feel as though our worlds are about to come crashing down. 

I am excited to announce a new class we will be offering beginning Wednesday, August 7th called "Parenting Beyond Your Capacity." It's a study of a book** by the same name from authors Reggie Joiner and Carey Nieuwhof. I have been looking forward to this announcement for about 6 months now. 

This is a 6-week class for all parents with children under their roof. We are going to be discussing principles of parenting through the lens of Deuteronomy 6. 

From the authors:
"The concepts we are going to discuss should be viewed as more of a compass than a road map. The last things we want to do is create a standard, more parenting initiatives, and more tasks for you to do. Instead, we hope to establish a kind of framework to help you remember what's important" 

You already have so much to do, I understand that, but no one has more potential to influence your child than you. Join us as we learn together in community how to parent our children beyond our limited capacity. 

*This class is part of our Deeper Life groups that we offer on Wednesday nights from 6:30-8:00 PM. We also offer a meal at 5:50 pm for your entire family. After the meal, your teens can go to Fuel (our Student Ministry program) and your smaller children can head to Root 252! 

**We will have books available for purchase soon. Watch for more details.