The Spiritual Growth of a Father and Mother [On Becoming Great Parents 5 of 5]

Famous at Home

Welcome to episode 5 of 5 in our first Summer Series called, On Becoming Great Parents. We hope you download the pdf files that go along with these episodes (found in show notes below) and use them in your small groups, with your spouse, or as a companion guide to the content.
As a parent, what are we truly aiming for? What really is the goal of all this stuff we put into a bucket called “parenting?” And, at a deeper level, have I thought about how my own spiritual journey influences how my children live out their faith and find purpose for how they live their lives? Does this matter to me as I think about how I’m engaging the task of “parenting?”
In this episode, Josh talks about what he's learning from his own spiritual journey right now and proposes a developmental spiritual growth model for fathers and mothers that moves us from a journey of being self-focused (fear) to others-focused (joy).
They are:
Becoming (internal healing and growth).
Present (external presence where others feel seen).
In community (inviting others into our journey).
Show Notes:
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Time stamps:
(0:50) Introduction of topic
(3:28) What really matters when it comes to raising our kids?
(6:15) What’s warring against us in raising our children?
(7:08) Josh tells story of a revelation he got and how it’s shifting how he fathers
(10:30) Fear, gratitude, and the neurobiology of our experiences based on Philippians 4
(14:25) How are we experiencing Jesus in the here-and-now?
(15:55) What happens when we pay attention to every detail and person we encounter
(18:20) How the study of heaven influences how we parent and interact with others
(19:50) Brennan Manning’s insight on true-self versus false-self
(23:40) Introduction of the three stages of spiritual development of a parent
(24:14) Stage 1: “Becoming”
(28:30) What is the will of God for our lives?
(30:45) Stage 2: “Present”
(32:55) Stage 3: “In Community”
(34:30) The types of people we surround ourselves with