Research shows that 70% of families are not intentionally setting goals together. When we fail to set goals, we often get caught up in simply going through the motions of our days and weeks. In order to set goals, we must focus our efforts with an end goal in mind and know what values we desire to instill within our kids. In this session, our panel discusses how goal setting in your family can radically change how you parent and build confidence in your kids.
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Omar serves as Kingsland’s missions pastor and mobilizes upwards of 3,000 volunteers annually to serve in domestic and international initiatives. Omar and his wife Cheryl have three children and two beautiful granddaughters. When Omar is not traveling the world he enjoys spending time with Cheryl at their off-grid cabin in Big Bend, hiking, mountain biking, and canoeing. He writes about life, faith, and adventure at GoBeyond.blog and about his Texas adventures at ExploreTexas.blog.
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Rebecca is a mom to two daughters and serves as the Family Freedom Ministry Associate at Kingsland Baptist Church in Katy, TX. She is a counselor, teacher and prayer warrior. Her heart is to come alongside those who have experienced difficulty in their lives and help them find hope, comfort and healing in God's Word. She also enjoys ministering to single parents and leads classes for primary faith-trainers who are parenting on their own.
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Lana Rush has an Elementary Education degree from Texas Christian University. She taught third grade and kindergarten before focusing her energies on her own daughters and their education. In 2010, Lana created the popular blog, Along Came the Bird, writing for five years about her family's experience having a child with special needs. Lana and her husband, Ryan have three daughters: Ryley, Reagan, and Lily.
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Joe is passionate about equipping and empowering life-long Gospel-advancing leaders and families as they fall in love with and follow Jesus Christ. He loves mentoring and discipling students while inspiring them to discover their gifts and ability to influence others for the Gospel. He serves as Student Pastor at Kingsland Baptist Church in Katy, TX. He is a husband, father, pastor, crossfit-enthusiast and occasional author.
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As the Executive Pastor of Ministry, he provides leadership to all our aged group ministries in an effort to connect church and home by equipping our parents to become the primary faith trainer in their home. Brad also oversees the Leadership Development Process for staff and volunteers. Brad is married to his high school sweetheart Liz. They have two boys, Hunter and Andrew. They love all sports, the outdoors, and family game nights.
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Spiritual Disciplines: Prayer
Prayer is a special word for the way we communicate with God. We can talk ...
Spiritual Disciplines: Silence and Solitude
Can you remember the last time you were in complete silence? We need to free ...
Spiritual Disciplines: Serving
In Matthew 22:37-40 Jesus commands us to love God and love others. Serving requires leaving ...
Spiritual Disciplines: Reading and Studying Scripture
There's no spiritual discipline more important than reading and studying scripture. Why? Because not only ...
Spiritual Disciplines: Evangelism
What is the mission we as believers are called to do in our lives here ...
Faith Like a Child: What My Daughter Taught Me About Prayer
A few days ago, I went fishing with my daughter. She is my fishing buddy ...
God’s Faithfulness
ABIDE Prayer: God's Faithfulness The purpose of ABIDE is to seek God through prayer, rely ...
Praying Scriptures for Your Son/Daughter
Parents, as you pray for your son/daughter, you can insert their name into Scripture. The ...
Podcast – Living Life as Sons and Daughters: Interview With Allen Arnold
This episode was recorded pre-COVID-19. Bobby gets on the phone with Allen Arnold to discuss ...
Parables of Jesus Devotional
Enhance your personal bible study time with this twelve week devotional written by Dr. Steven ...
What Does the Bible Say About Racism?
Ahmaud Arbery, a twenty-five-year-old African American man, was jogging near his home on February 23, ...
George Floyd’s Last Breath
George Floyd drew his final breath on Monday, May 25, in the presence of concerned ...
Freedom From the Fear of Man
Do you struggle with people pleasing? Do you fear rejection from others? Do you perform ...
A Conversation About Racial Tensions
Ryan Rush sits down with Elmo Johnson and Gil Gray to have a conversation about ...
Spiritual Battles
ABIDE Prayer: Spiritual Battles The purpose of ABIDE is to seek God through prayer, rely ...
Podcast- Let’s Talk Anxiety: An Honest Conversation
In this episode, Bobby sits down with Susan Sowell, Curtis Lane and Missy Tuft to ...
The Power of a Voice
There is something distinctive about a person’s voice. There are just certain voices that when ...
God’s Awe-Inspiring Work
ABIDE Prayer: God's Awe-Inspiring Work The purpose of ABIDE is to seek God through prayer, ...
Socially Distanced but Not Alone
Maybe you live alone, or have times where you’re the only one in your household ...
Training Your Child to Have a Quiet Time
I grew up in church believing that “good people” went to church on Sundays and ...
Rough Edges
Rough edges — most folks don’t like them. There is something terribly annoying about these ...
A Blessing of Stewardship
According to Dictionary.com, stewardship is managing another’s property, financial affairs or estate. The responsible overseeing ...
Podcast: Job Loss, Career Transitioning and Rebounding with Dean Rush
In the middle of the COVID-19 crisis, many are career transitioning. The uncertainty of the ...
The Lord Is Our Shepherd
ABIDE Prayer: The Lord Is Our Shepherd The purpose of ABIDE is to seek God ...
Job Loss, Career Transitioning and Rebounding with Dean Rush
In the middle of the COVID-19 crisis, many have already lost jobs. The uncertainty of ...
Let Your Hands Drop
The words “be still” or “cease striving” mean “let your hands drop” or “let go.” ...
Podcast: Loss, Faith, and Allowing Pain to Make Room for Joy
In this two-part episode, Bobby talks with his long time friends, Matt and Tara Jarvis ...
6 Keys to Margin in Your Life
There has never been a day where we are more bombarded with tools, programs, planners, ...
7 Worship Commands That Should Unite Generations
Psalm 145 is arguably the greatest call of God’s people to unite in multigenerational praise ...
Grow at Home
Friends, How are you doing personally? How are you growing during this time? We want ...
Loving Our Neighbors
ABIDE Prayer: Loving Our Neighbors The purpose of ABIDE is to seek God through prayer, ...
How To Lead Your Wife Through Miscarriage
If you are reading this article, there is high certainty you are walking through a ...
Moving Forward Within Your Walls
Four Things My Disability Has Taught Me About Staying Positive with Limited Mobility “I want ...
Praying Psalm 16
ABIDE: Praying Psalm 16 The purpose of ABIDE is to seek God through prayer, rely ...
Defending The Resurrection
Defending the Resurrection Follow along by clicking on the images below to download the notes ...
2 Week Survival Kit
Supplies Needed for Your 2 Week Survival Kit: This guide (download a copy below) Your ...
Hearing the Voice of God During a Loss
During this pandemic, we are all going through an experience that is impacting our lives ...
What Will I Keep?
“What will I keep?” I’m finding myself asking that question often during this season. My ...
Walking Through Grief
There are a variety of losses that we experience in life. Grief is simply a ...
Easter Resources Collection
Family resources designed to help you connect church and home this Easter ...
Find New Ways To Grow
The Coronavirus has punched the planet in the gut. Initially a regional concern, it did ...
Ten EDC Prayers For When You Feel Overwhelmed
What is an Every Day Carry prayer? EDC, for those of you not familiar with ...
Walking with God: A Social Distancing Strategy
Social distancing is terminology we have all become familiar with. It is a necessary strategy ...
Hearing God Amidst Fearful Events
We live in stressful and scary times. We are all currently impacted by a worldwide ...
Podcast: Interview with Jim Denison / Coronavirus, Culture and Christianity
In this episode, Pastor Ryan Rush is on a video conference with Dr. Jim Denison ...
Experience Freedom From Fear
In response to the current events happening due to COVID-19, Pastor Ryan Rush and Family ...
A Conversation with Dr. Jim Denison
Our senior pastor Ryan Rush sat down with Dr. Jim Denison, author, pastor and CVO ...
How To Develop Fearless Trust in Uncertain Times
I want to trust God fearlessly in the face of these uncertain times. Yet more and more ...
Freedom From Fear
God is with us and His goodness and faithful love pursues us! However, fear robs ...
Faith, Not Fear
ABIDE Prayer: Faith, Not Fear The purpose of ABIDE is to seek God through prayer, ...
Men: Experience Your True Identity
Do you ever feel stuck in life? Do you feel restless, struggling to find meaning ...
Podcast: What Is Discipleship?
On this episode, we are going to be talking about discipleship and what it means ...
Prayer for Salvation
The Bible (Scripture) tells us, “For God loved the world in this way: He gave ...
Teaching Session: Men-Experience Your True Identity
Men - Have you ever felt stuck in your life? Or maybe you struggle with ...
The Joy of the Lord Is Our Strength
ABIDE Prayer: The Joy of the Lord Is Our Strength The purpose of ABIDE is ...
When Your Parent Becomes Your Child: Interview with Ken Abraham
In this episode, Bobby Cooley, Todd Pendergrass and Ken Abraham discuss his book, When Your ...
Praying for Revival
ABIDE Prayer: Praying for Revival The purpose of ABIDE is to seek God through prayer, ...
Praying for the Brokenhearted
ABIDE Prayer: Praying for the Brokenhearted The purpose of ABIDE is to seek God through ...
A Cheap Christianity
The childhood story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears is, among other things, a story ...
God Is Our Strength
ABIDE Prayer: God Is Our Strength The purpose of ABIDE is to seek God through ...
Freedom Prayer Collection
Freedom Prayers are a variety of prayers to help you as you pray for healing ...
Why We Must Remember
Ever since I was little, I’ve kept pieces of paper, dried flowers and leaves, tickets, ...
Podcast: Studying the Bible
In this episode, Dr. Steve Jones challenges us with the spiritual discipline of studying the ...
Speed of Life: Is Your Family Going Too Fast?
I love books, especially books on leadership. One of the best ones I have read ...
Prayer for Sexual Healing
If you have experienced the trauma of sexual abuse, there is hope for you. Jesus ...
Prayer for Sanctity of Life
Father, thank you for the gift of life. Thank you for creating me in your ...
Prayer for the Wilderness
We all walk through wilderness seasons, those spiritually dry places where God teaches us to ...
5 Questions to Re-Focus Your Daily Devotion
For many of us, our daily devotion can hit certain “dry spots.” These are times ...
Jesus: Our One Thing
ABIDE Prayer: Jesus—Our One Thing! The purpose of ABIDE is to seek God through prayer, ...
Prayer for Our Marriage
PRAYER FOR OUR MARRIAGE Lord, I commit our marriage to you. Forgive me for not ...
Cleansing Prayer
Cleansing Prayers are helpful to our hearts after we have prayed for someone or visited ...
14 Day Challenge For Men
Men, this is your challenge. Are you willing to examine your heart and live out ...
Healing and Freedom Prayers
Find a quiet place with the purpose of seeking God’s healing and freedom. Begin your ...
God’s Love: More Than a Wedding Verse
“Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not ...
Jesus’ Invitation
ABIDE Prayer: Jesus’ Invitation The purpose of ABIDE is to seek God through prayer, rely ...
God is Our Rock, Salvation and Stronghold
ABIDE Prayer: God is Our Rock, Salvation and Stronghold The purpose of ABIDE is to ...
When God Doesn’t Prevent the Fire
On the way to school my inquisitive boy wants to know about fire hydrants. I ...
Podcast: Personal Clarity
At our Empowered Homes Conference, we Interviewed Will Mancini to talk about his new book ...
God is Faithful
ABIDE Prayer: God is Faithful The purpose of ABIDE is to seek God through prayer, ...
Philippians Bible Study Guide
Enhance your personal bible study time with this eight week study guide written by Dr ...
Choosing Thankfulness
ABIDE Prayer: Choosing Thankfulness The purpose of ABIDE is to seek God through prayer, rely ...
A Thankful Heart Is a Protected Heart
We just might be making ourselves sick... with too much of ourselves. I scribble a ...
The Importance of Downtime
Downtime. In the midst of today's busy schedules, it often gets overlooked, but it's an ...
Breaking the Cycle of Shame in Our Families
“Shame that is not transformed is transferred.” Brennan Manning For years I listened to the ...
40 Days of Prayer
Prayer is all about our relationship with God. God's plan and desire is for us ...
You’re Worth More Than You Think
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall ...
The Spiritual Practice of Quieting Our Hearts
Quiet is something the soul craves and the mind rejects. When my life lacks quiet, it ...
The War of Awe
A theme of conflict pulses through the book of Daniel. War, opposition, power struggle. Kingdom ...
Labor in Love, Not Fear
This morning I’m out of sorts, exhausted though I slept in. I’ve been working a ...
Consider Him Faithful
In the stillness, God whispers promise: I am making all things new. It can sound too ...
What Does It Mean to Be a Follower of Jesus?
What does discipleship look like? This can spark so many conversations and lead you into ...
The Truth About Our Neediness
I inch up to the white line and stare blankly at the red light ahead ...
4 Reasons Why You Should Organize Your Time
For the last few years at our Vacation Bible School, we have held a “Power ...
In a World of Influencers, Be an Andrew
You probably know him as a disciple of Jesus, one of the twelve. He’s not ...
Destined for Hard Times
Nothing prepared me for this. I mean nothing. I had seen flat, two-dimensional pictures, sure ...
Identity in Christ: Download Card
When we are walking with Jesus, the enemy wants to do everything he can to ...
Mother’s Day Prayer
Lord, thank you for every woman you created. Thank you for the blessing they are ...
Hope for Couples Facing Infertility
On our seventh anniversary, we piled into exam room #2 to listen to our baby’s ...
Coping with the Pain of Miscarriage
Ten years ago, I sat on my back porch as my husband and my dad ...
The Secret to Making Decisions Without Regret
I assign more weight to decisions than necessary. Some of that comes from remnants of ...
Christmas Is the Gospel
ABIDE Prayer: Christmas IS the Gospel The purpose of ABIDE is to seek God through ...
Christmas Reading Plan Bookmark
Use this bookmark with daily scripture readings to stay immersed in the Word of God ...
Stories of Courage: Christmas Edition (5 Weeks)
The world can be a frightening place. Sometimes, we let our fear get the best ...
Stop Trying to Have a Perfect Christmas
The way we celebrate Christmas reveals a great deal about us. Our society is celebrating ...