For
Parents On The Go:
1. Sunday Mornings & Wednesday
Nights in March. Date
Different. An honest conversation with your child on dating, sex and
marriage.
2. Saturday, April 9th.
College Trip to Liberty University in
Lynchburg, Virginia. We will be taking a tour of LU and eating lunch in the
cafeteria as well as doing something else fun on campus. Cost: TBD
3. June 20-24th.
Summer Camp: Mission Fuge at Liberty
University. Money for camp ($150)
is due by April 1st. Please make all checks out to FBCS Youth
Ministry. If you would like more information about camp here is there website… http://www.fugecamps.com/
Dear Parents,
We have been busy these
past two months discussing dating, sex and marriage with your son or daughter.
I believe the series has been going well and everyone has been challenged. I
wanted to focus in this month’s newsletter outlining everything that we have
been learning.
How To Date Different For the Guys:
1. Don’t
pursue girls, pursue Christ, then pursue a woman.
2. Prepare
yourself for dating by pursuing the marks of manhood:
a. Knowing
the Gospel
b. Sacrificial
Leadership
c. Hard
Work
d. Protecting
Women & Children At All Costs
e. Making
good decisions for the benefit of others.
3. Invite
other dudes into your life for wisdom and accountability
4. Pursue
a girl with her dad’s approval, but don’t date until you are ready for
marriage.
How
To Date Different For the Girls:
1. Don’t
pursue boys, pursue Christ and a man one day will pursue you.
2. Prepare
yourself for dating by pursuing the marks of womanhood:
a. Knowing
the Gospel
b. Sacrificial
Helper
c. Courageous
Nurturer
d. Protector
of True Beauty
e. Guarding
the Unity of Your Home
3. Invite
other ladies into your life for wisdom and accountability
4. Be
vocal about who you are in Christ when a man pursues you
5. Allow
your dad (or Christian community) to be your leader, provider, protector until
the day you are married.
How
To Date Different For Couples:
1. Ask
yourself the hard questions:
a. Are
both of our parents involved?
b. Are
we both ready for marriage?
c. Are
we staying pure?
d. Are
we involving others in our dating relationship for wisdom and accountability?
2. Have
we made our intentions clear to each other, to our parents, and to other
believers in our life?
3. Why
are we dating?
4. Who
is holding us accountable?
Encouragement for Dad’s of Young
Daughters:
1. Date Them Now And Often:
a. If
you don’t have a few times a month daddy date with your daughters, then get
going immediately. This will help to show your daughter how she is to be
treated by a man.
2. Set The Bar High:
a. Set
the bar high for any dude who tries to pursue your daughter. Date them and
treat them like royalty. When it’s time for them to be pursued, the bar will be
right where it needs to be.
3. Set A Clear Standard In Your Home
From An Early Age:
a. Talk
with your daughters at an early age about what your home will look like with
friends and boys. Set boundaries. You are the parent not her best friend.
4. Have A Purity Weekend Between Mom
& Daughter:
a. Have
a purity weekend where mom and daughter can go away and have a special weekend
together. During this weekend, deepen the conversation on dating, sex, and
marriage. Challenge and parent them to date different.
Encouragement
for Dad’s of Young Sons:
1. Spend Relational Time With Them
Often:
a. Spend
as much relational time with your son as possible. Take them to ball games. Go
hunting together. Go to movies. Go out to eat. Just spend time with your
son-both quality and quantity time.
2. Engage Them Spiritually And
Emotionally:
a. Throughout
their young childhood, engage your son both spiritually and emotionally. Let
them see you model your faith. Part of modeling your faith will be modeling
repentance. Begin to talk with them about deep things. Pray with them. Let them
see your passion for your King..
3. Teach Them Biblical Manhood At An
Early Age:
a. Dads,
it is your job to teach your son the marks of mature manhood. Read books with
them. Memorize Scripture with them. Help them learn to be leaders, providers,
and protectors at an early age. This is your most important aim as a dad.
4. Have A Purity Weekend Between Dad And
Son:
a. When
ready, take your sons on a purity weekend. Do something awesome together. Go
and kill stuff. During this weekend, deepen the conversation on dating, sex,
and marriage. Challenge and parent them to date different.
HOW
TO DATE DIFFERENT: WEEKLY SUMMARY
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GOD: Week One
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In
all things, begin with God and his design for it.
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ME: Week Two
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This
is a season to prepare, not a season to practice.
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THEM: Week Three
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Test
the CHARACTER of the person you wish to date.
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US: Week Four
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Sex
is a GIFT within the context of marriage, given by God, to married couples.
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WE: Week Five
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Involve
your parents (and the church) in your relationship for wisdom and
accountability as you move forward.
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