Missional Motherhood
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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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Talking To Our Kids About Jesus With Jessie Mattis
In this episode, I have a lovely conversation about talking to our kids about Jesus with fellow author and mama, Jessie Mattis. Jessie and I talk about the importance of authenticity, intentionality, and openness in our Gospel-centred conversations with our kids. We also talk about the importance of not just talking about God, but living for God in our everyday moments. This conversation blessed me so much, so please check it out and share it with a mama friend if it blesses you too. 🙂 Meet Jessie! Jessie Mattis is an award-winning author, a Jesus-loving wife, and a homeschooling mom. She loves using fiction to inspire others to hold tight…
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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…