INTENTIONAL PARENTING

Resources to help you build a God-honoring family.

IDEA CARDS & POINTERS

INITIATIVES

FAMILY FORWARD

When we look forward for our family, it helps give us a vision to move toward. Family values can help guide your decisions as you begin to choose what is best, rather than what is good. As we seek to follow Jesus, we can look to God’s Word to give us direction for our vision and values.

MY FAITH PATH

Open Door Baptist Church believes that God designed the family as the primary place for discipleship. The Faith Path initiative exists to partner with you as you guide your child’s faith journey one step at a time. Take advantage of the following links to begin the process in your family.

HOLIDAY TOOLS

Most holidays create a perfect occasion to reinforce your family’s faith, especially those rooted in Christian traditions and celebrations. Select any of the tools to drive intentional faith conversations in your home.

MOVIES@HOME

Create intentional and fun shared experiences in your home that drive faith conversations around movies. Find ideas, information, and activities to help you navigate media in a healthy way and enjoy purposeful movie times at home.

BEST SUMMER EVER

Don’t let the summer slip away. Make this year an intentional time your family will never forget. Make this the Best Summer Ever.

CONNECTED 3D

Technology brings many benefits to our lives, however excessive screen-time can create a 1D existence. Replace negative technology habits with healthy patterns connecting 3D.

TALK WITH GOD@HOME

Prayer is simply a conversation with God. It is a way we communicate, worship, praise, and know our Heavenly Father. It is our dependence on the One who holds all things together. Individual prayer is powerful, but Scripture tells us there is a supernatural dynamic when we pray with others.

THE GOOD NEWS@HOME

We all share good news with others, whether it is about a new job, a great vacation, or what Jesus Christ has done for us. Share the Good News by telling His story through one verse evangelism and telling your story by creating a personal story of faith.

TOOLS FOR MEN

Seeking to become intentional about Christ-like manhood? Select the tools that fit your situation and begin now!

BIBLE@HOME

The Bible is your family’s most reliable spiritual road map given by God to guide us. But it must become more than a symbol or a relic. It must become part of the everyday fabric of our lives.

5 LOVE LANGUAGES

Your love language may be as different from your loved one as French is from English. Each person has a primary way of expressing and receiving love. To communicate love effectively, we must learn to speak and understand new languages of love.

BEARING FRUIT@HOME

The fruit of the Spirit grows out of an abiding relationship with Jesus Christ. Fruit is produced in us, not by us. But we have a part to play by submitting ourselves to God and inviting Him to nurture His character in us.