Mission
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Working for Jesus with Jen Kosuda
This podcast episode is part of the Rule of Life series and today we’re looking at working for Jesus. In today’s episode, I talk to Jen Kosuda about what work looks like in Kingdom Culture. Where work is less about striving, and more about surrender to Christ. Listen in to today’s episode below! Meet Jen! Jennifer Kosuda, founder of The Art of a Messy House, is a wife, mom, teacher, author and podcaster. She is a native of New Jersey where she lives with her husband of almost 14 years and their three children and puppy. As a public school teacher since 2006, Jen has a passion for inspiring youth…
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Missional Motherhood – Sharing The Gospel With Others
This blog post is from the Missional Motherhood Series and today I’m sharing some ways we can go about sharing the Gospel with others as a family. Sharing the Gospel as a family is not simply a nice thing to do, but it’s actually a step of obedience in fulfilling the Great Commission. (Matthew 28:16-20) Indeed, this is what missional motherhood is all about. Yes, we can share the Gospel individually, but think how much more blessing we’ll experience when we go out into the world and preach the Gospel as a united family team! Think how beautiful it’ll be for our children to see us carry out the command…
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Tips For Praying As A Family
In this episode and blog post, I share some practical tips for praying as a family in terms of how to pray, when to pray and what to pray. This blog and podcast episode are both part of the Missional Motherhood Series. Missional Motherhood – Tips For Praying As A Family Today I want to approach the subject of family prayer because it’s one of the most important parts of being a missional mom. When we pray together as a family, we’re acknowledging several things. In fact, when praying with your kids you can use the PRAY prayer method to help you focus on different areas of prayer. P for…
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The No.1 Thing Jesus Mamas Need To Share The Gospel With Their Kids
This is episode 4 in the Missional Motherhood Series. Today we’re looking at the number one thing Jesus Mamas need to share the Gospel with their kids. Missional Motherhood – The No.1 Thing Jesus Mamas Need To Share The Gospel With Their Kids As Christian mamas, there’s really only one thing we need to share the Gospel with our kids. A close relationship with God. That’s it! I remember back when I was a young mum, I would often read blog posts about baby sleep and much of the advice for moms ran something like this: you can’t pour from an empty cup. Essentially, moms were advised to rest, in…
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5 Ways To Talk To Your Children About Jesus
In today’s blog and podcast episode, I’m sharing 5 ways to talk to your children about Jesus, as part of the Missional Motherhood Series. Do you ever struggle with talking to your children about Jesus and faith topics in a natural way? Do your children ever ask you weird and wonderful questions about Jesus and you don’t know what to say? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Today I’m going to share five practical and natural ways you can talk to your children about Jesus, based on my own experience. Listen to the podcast episode below, or scroll down to read the notes: 5 Ways To Talk To…
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What Is Missional Motherhood And Why Is It Important?
What Is Missional Motherhood? Ok let’s start with missional. To be missional is to have a certain mission, or purpose, if you like. Being missional is not good or bad in itself, as it depends on what the mission actually is. As mamas, we could have all sorts of purposes when raising our kids: helping them excel at school, giving them a lot of fun experiences, helping them to develop, making sure they learn to be polite. Yet, as Jesus followers, we also have a mission, which is unique to us as Christian mamas: to make God known to our children. The Jesus Way Now, we learn about this parenting…
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7 Tips On How To Train Children In God’s Ways
Hi mama! Today I want to talk about our task as Christian mothers and give some tips on how to train children in God’s ways. I’m not writing this as someone who has all the answers or does all these perfectly in all situations, but as a mama who needs to grow in putting these things into practise. These tips are based on areas God has been speaking to me about, and things I’ve noticed have helped my children learn more about God. Here are 7 tips on how to train our children in God’s ways. 7 Tips On How To Train Children In God’s Ways 1. Lead by example…