
Finding a Church
Finding a Church Home Finding a church can be hard and overwhelming. Perhaps you are new to an area or ...
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The Lord’s Supper – A Family Resource
The Lord's Supper - A Family Resource Jesus commanded us to do two important things together as the church community ...
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Journey to the Cross Family Activity
Holy week is a time to prepare your heart to reflect upon the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. ...
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Holy Week Download: Preparing for the Empty Tomb
Holy week is a time to prepare your heart to reflect upon the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. ...
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Holy Week Resurrection Story
Holy Week Resurrection Story On each day of this guide, you will find a passage of Scripture to look up ...
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EH Podcast: Connecting Church and Home Special Needs Ministry
CONNECTING CHURCH AND HOME SERIES PART 4: Partnering with Parents of Kids with Special Needs The Empowered Homes Team sits ...
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EH Podcast: Connecting Church and Home Student Ministry
CONNECTING CHURCH AND HOME SERIES PART 3: Partnering with Parents of Teenagers The Empowered Homes Team sits down to talk ...
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EH Podcast: Connecting Church and Home Children’s Ministry
CONNECTING CHURCH AND HOME SERIES PART 2: Partnering with Parents Through Children's Ministry The Empowered Homes Team sits down to ...
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EH Podcast: Connecting Church and Home Preschool Ministry
CONNECTING CHURCH AND HOME SERIES PART 1: Partnering with Parents Through Preschool Ministry The Empowered Homes Team sits down to ...
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Family Advent Cards
These family advent cards were created to help your family prepare for the celebration of Jesus' birthday. Printable Option: Download ...
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Student Ministry: Partnering With New Families in Your Ministry
In Student Ministry, a huge part of working with students is learning to engage with their parents. It is not ...
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Family Discipleship Bucket List
Summer Family Discipleship Bucket List Summer is a great time to build intentional rhythms of discipleship for your family. The ...
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Summer Family Discipleship Collection
Parents! Summer is a great time for discipleship! The Summer Family Discipleship Collection is a list of resources to help ...
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GriefTalk: Printable Conversation Cards for Families
GriefTalk Conversation Cards Death and loss can be a difficult concept for all of us to comprehend, especially for kids. ...
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8 Tips for Talking to Your Kids About Death
Be still and know that I am with you. Psalm 46:10 Every human has two things in common. We all ...
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Empowered Homes Podcast: Celebrating Easter with Your Family
Easter is more than eggs, bunnies, peeps and baskets. Bobby Cooley and Dr. Steve Jones are talking about 3 things ...
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Empowered Homes Podcast: The Power of No
A Leadership Conversation with Pastor Ryan Rush. In this episode, we talk about the power of "NO." How do we ...
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Teaching Kids Their Place in Worship
Teaching Kids to Understand Their Place in Worship Growing up in a family of music ministers and music missionaries, I ...
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Advent Devotional
When using this guide we recommend that you work through the material in this way: Read the passage, read the ...
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Family Advent Devotional
Use this Advent Devotional to encourage families to reflect on Jesus this Advent season. When using this guide we recommend ...
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Leadership Podcast: Episode 10 – Criticism in Leadership
Criticism in Leadership A Leadership Conversation with Pastor Ryan Rush. In this episode, we talk about criticism in leadership. Every ...
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Fruit-Filled Christmas-Advent
A Fruit-Filled Christmas It’s the Christmas season, and you know what that makes me think of? Fruit! Ok, not really ...
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Christmas Conversation Cards
Use this set of downloadable Advent cards to create Christmas Conversations and point your family to Jesus. Each daily card ...
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Preschool Advent Project
Use this set of downloadable Advent cards to help point your preschooler to Jesus. Each daily card includes a scripture ...
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Leadership Podcast: Episode 09- 10 Minute Conversation with Cody Moore
Ten Minutes on the clock. Bobby interviews ministry leaders with a blast of questions to spark conversation. Get insight, encouragement, ...
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7 Practical Ways to Get Your Kids to Sing
There’s a common misconception in the Christian home about singing, and it’s one I’d like to clear up. People often ...
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Leadership Podcast: Episode 08- Traps of Leadership
A Leadership Conversation with Pastor Ryan Rush. In this episode, we talk about traps in leadership and how we can ...
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Three Keys to Restoration
Have you ever been lost or found yourself in a place you didn't want to be? John the Baptist asks ...
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Leadership Podcast: Episode 07 – 10 Minutes with Jordan Reese
Ten Minutes on the clock. Bobby interviews ministry leaders with a blast of questions to spark conversation. Get insight, encouragement, ...
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5 Reasons You Stink at Fighting With Your Wife
You would think after 15 years of marriage, my wife and I would have figured out how to argue well ...
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5 Good Ways to Discipline Your Kids
An older mentor told me a story once of how his daughter had made some regrettable decisions in high school ...
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7 Questions to Extend Conversation With Your Kids
Our kids are growing up in a text message, quick answer world. While I love the quickness of our communication ...
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Leadership Podcast: Episode 06 – The Meeting Before the Meeting
A Leadership Conversation with Pastor Ryan Rush. In this episode, we talk about the "Meeting before the Meeting." When there ...
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Leadership Podcast: Episode 05 – 10 Minutes With Grady Watson
Ten Minutes on the clock. Bobby interviews ministry leaders with a blast of questions to spark conversation. Get insight, encouragement, ...
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Leadership Podcast: Episode 04 – Passing Negatives Up and Positives Down
A Leadership Conversation with Pastor Ryan Rush. In this episode, we talk about how to pass negatives up and positives ...
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4 Ingredients for Parenting Self-Care
How many flights have you taken where you ignore the instructional video before taking off? Most of the time I ...
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Shopping Spree Date Night
Looking for new and exciting ways to date your spouse? Try the Shopping Spree Date. This date night will be ...
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Progressive Dinner Date Night Challenge
Looking for new and exciting ways to date your spouse? Try the Progressive Dinner Date Challenge. This date night will ...
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Leadership Podcast: Episode 03 – Ten Minute Conversation With Jerry Hendrix
Ten Minutes on the clock. Bobby interviews ministry leaders with a blast of questions to spark conversation. Get insight, encouragement, ...
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Healthy Church is full of Healthy Men: with Drew Pittman
Drew Pittman joins the Men of Kingsland Baptist Church for a night of encouragement. Drew is sports agent, and throughout ...
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3 Small Assignments Church Leaders Should Do Well
Church leadership is full of clear and detailed expectations and key measurables. It is also full of random tasks and ...
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Leadership Podcast: Episode 01 -10 Minutes with John Keim
Empowered Homes 10 Minute Leader Conversations: Ten Minutes on the clock. Bobby interviews ministry leaders with a blast of questions ...
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4 Principles for Creating Family Contracts
Raising two teenagers has many unique challenges and obstacles. One way my wife and I have navigated these milestones is ...
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Family Contracts-Downloads
As parents, we have to balance establishing boundaries with our kids, while training our dear ones to create their own ...
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2020 Vision: Focus on Christmas
2020 has not turned out quite like any of us were expecting. But here's the thing, the coming of a ...
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Christmas Resources
Check out these resources designed to empower families to make every moment count this Christmas season! ...
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5 Steps to Partnering with Parents
During my first few years of ministry, parents scared me. I thought that they all hated me, so I avoided ...
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Communication and Your Family: Parent Open Forum
Invite families to tune in to this Parent Open Forum and learn how to use conversation to create connection in ...
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How to Spell Worship
My Father was in worship ministry for almost 45 years which gave me the honor and benefit of living and ...
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Growing Up in a Broken Home: Tennessee Boys Ranch
In this episode, Bobby gets on the phone with Jeff Epps. Jeff is a leader at a boys ranch for ...
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Roundtable Talks for Leadership
In response to the current events happening due to COVID-19, ministry leaders held a roundtable to discuss how to practice ...
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Back To School Toolbox For Families
This Back To School Toolbox is designed to equip and encourage families as they head back to school ...
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Parent One Page
The Parent One Page is designed to be a quick grab and go resource for your next newsletter or parent ...
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Parenting Through Crisis: Parent Open Forum
Parent Open Forum: Parenting Through Crisis with Mark Gregston How do we equip families to parent through crisis? As director ...
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Family Ministry Roundtable: Reentry
In response to the current events happening due to COVID-19, Family Ministry Leaders held a roundtable to discuss summer plans ...
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Podcast: Let’s Talk Homeschool
In this episode, we talk about homeschooling and the blessing it can be. Erin has some great resources for parents ...
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Love… Where You Live
Church Leaders, This season of life is something none of us would have asked for and something we hope is ...
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Easter Resources Collection
Family resources designed to help you connect church and home this Easter ...
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Podcast: COVID-19 / Family Ministry Leadership Update
Bobby, Maggie, and Joe get together to talk about ministry in light of the newly extended quarantine address from President ...
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Family Ministry Roundtable
In response to the current events happening due to COVID-19, Family Ministry Leaders held a roundtable to discuss crisis leadership ...
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Podcast: Raising Boys, Technology and Hearing Truth
(Recorded Fall 2019) In this Interview, Bobby and Joe sit down with Jonathan McKee and discuss raising teenage boys, technology ...
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Family Freedom Weekend 2020
Date Night: Kindness Challenge Main Session: Confident Parenting Purpose of Family Freedom Ministry: Our Family Freedom Ministry helps connect the ...
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Journey to the Cross
Your church can host an interactive, family-friendly Good Friday experience using this guide. Set up different stations where kids can ...
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Frisbee Faith Talk
Encourage families to remain in God's word together through this fun Faith Talk. Order frisbees with your ministry logo and ...
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Our Family Plan Guide
Whether it's January or the beginning of a new school year or new season of life, every new year offers ...
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Parent Open Forum: Suicide and Grief
Parents need wisdom as they parent their teens in the midst of their own fears around suicide. Listen in as ...
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Legacy Milestones
Legacy Milestones are a path of celebrating key markers in the development and faith journey of your child. The resources ...
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Everyday Rhythms in Marriage
One of the best ways for us to equip parents is to build strong marriages. When it comes to helping ...
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B.L.E.S.S. Your Spouse Every Day
This resource is a download card for you to use the next time you are encouraging married couples in your ...
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Marriage Date Night: Four Things God’s Word Teaches Us About Communication
Four Things God's Word Teaches Us About Communication ONE: Gen. 2:24 " For this reason a man shall leave his ...
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Parent Open Forum: Your Family and Technology
"Making good choices about technology is more than just using good internet filters and determining screen-time limits for our family ...
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Mother’s Day Prayer for Pastors
Lord, thank you for every woman here today. Thank you for the blessing they are to you, to us and ...
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Christmas Kindness Calendar
God reveals so much to us through his kindness. Encourage families to spend time showing kindness to others during the ...
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Christmas Conversation Cards (Family Ministry)
You can help families point their kids to Jesus during Advent with this set of downloadable Christmas Conversation cards. Each ...
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