Parenting Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video: Getting It Right

By Andy Stanley and Sandra Stanley

Parent with purpose and feel confident about raising a healthy and happy family.

In the six-session video study (video streaming code included), Andy and Sandra combine their experience and wisdom to help viewers identify and embrace their it—their win as parents. In an inviting and conversational approach that is both informative and accessible, the Stanleys discuss:

• The four stages of parenting and how to excel at each stage.
• How to parent with the end goals in mind.
• An approach to discipline that strengthens relationships and increases trust and respect.
• How to help your child develop a strong faith of their own.

 

As parents of three grown children and cofounders of North Point Ministries, one of the largest church networks in the country, the Stanleys are seasoned experts on faith and parenting. Together they have spent decades counseling families and mentoring moms and dads while leaning into mentors of their own.

With their help, you won’t have to constantly wonder whether you’re getting it right as a parent. Start here and feel confident about raising children who will enjoy being together and with you, even when they’re no longer living under your roof.

This study guide has everything you need for a full Bible study experience, including:

• The study guide itself—with discussion and reflection questions, video notes, and a leader’s guide.
• An individual access code to stream all video sessions online. (DVD also available separately.)

Sessions and video run times:

1. Your North Star (21:00)
2. The Four Stages of Parenting (21:30)
3. The Role of Words (22:30)
4. Marriage Matters (22:00)
5. Establishing Rules and Consequences (20:00)
6. Developing a Faith of Their Own (17:00)

Streaming video access code included. Access code subject to expiration after 12/31/2028. Code may be redeemed only by the recipient of this package. Code may not be transferred or sold separately from this package. Internet connection required. Void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. Additional offer details inside

• Language: English
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Release date: Jan 31, 2023
• ISBN: 9780310158424

Andy Stanley

Communicator, author, and pastor Andy Stanley founded Atlanta-based North Point Ministries (NPM) in 1995. Today, NPM consists of eight churches in the Atlanta area and a network of 180 churches around the globe that collectively serve over 200,000 people weekly. As host of Your Move with Andy Stanley, which delivers over 10.5 million messages each month through television, digital platforms, and podcasts, and author of more than 20 books, including Irresistible; Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets; and Deep & Wide, Andy is considered one of the most influential pastors in America.

Book preview

SESSION 1

Your North Star

Your relationship with your children . . . is determined by the law of the harvest, not the last-minute urgency of the final exam.

—Parenting, p. 5

Welcome

Before satellites and GPS, before travel apps and Google Maps, navigation often relied on a celestial system. For centuries, sailors, navigators, and travelers used the stars to help guide their journeys—in particular, the North Star, or Polaris, to use its proper name. While Polaris isn’t the brightest star on any given night, it’s often easy to identify no matter where you are in the Northern Hemisphere. And it holds a unique, relatively fixed position, providing immediate orientation for the direction north.

The reliability and consistency of the North Star have made it a popular, long-standing metaphor as well. Whether a north star refers to goals, values, destinations, or moral principles, knowing your north star provides greater perspective and points you in the right direction. It reminds you of the longer journey and not merely your immediate location. Keeping your north star in sight prevents you from getting distracted by obstacles and problems that might take you off course. It allows you to set and maintain your direction over the long haul.

Having a north star for parenting serves the same purpose. Your north star is the it you want to get right to ensure that your children receive the love, attention, provision, and wisdom you have to offer. Too often you may overlook the need for a guiding goal because of the daily demands and draining challenges of parenting. But that’s all the more reason to take time to look at the long view and establish a parenting north star, which is our starting point for this first lesson.

Start

If you or any of your group members are just getting to know one another, take a few minutes to introduce yourselves. Then, to get things started, discuss the following questions:

• Have you ever established a north star in parenting your