Sticky

On Sunday we had a guest speaker at our Ney Church.  We were celebrating the "Christian Home" week and had kicked it off the week before with a time of fellowship and Ice Cream and Ron and I handed out a week of devotions to be used as a family.  (On a side  note, I enjoyed writing these.  Ron took 3 and I took 3 and it was neat to see how the Lord used them to work together.  Fun for me to do).

So then on Sunday we had Anne Lowe come.  Anne is a friend from Ligonier, Indiana.  She has read a  book, "Sticky Faith" and attended a conference put on by the authors.  She and her husband, Nate, are passionate about leading young men and women to a personal relationship with Jesus and helping them to continue in that faith.

So Anne came and spoke at Ney and really did a fabulous job.  She really needed more time and I could have continued to listen, but she briefly spoke about what Sticky Faith is and how we can have kids who have a dynamic faith that "sticks" long term.

"Research shows that almost half of graduating high school seniors struggle deeply with their faith."

So what can we, as a church, and we, as parents, do to insure our children have a faith that sticks with them?

You can get a copy of Sticky Faith here.

Anne shared from the book how we must become a sticky faith family.
We must:
1 - Expose our children to real life examples of trusting God
2 - Make time and space for faith conversations (around the dinner table, at bedtime, just make a time)
3 - Share Faith Stories
4 - Honor Family Rituals
5 -Serve Together

There was so much more to what she shared and I am ready to start the book.  It was challenging in so many ways!  Statistically 2 of my 4 will drop away from their walk with the Lord by the time they are adults. I'm NOT good with that.  I want to do everything in my power to make sure that doesn't happen!

So what about you...does your family practice Sticky Faith?  Are you doing things today that will ensure they are walking with Jesus in the years to come?  Will their faith STICK?