WHEN YOUR CHILD WALKS AWAY
APPENDIX C
How to Use This Book in a Group Many parents who are walking this road feel desperately alone. They are not, but they feel it. A small group of four to eight parents — ideally couples with one or two single parents welcome — can be one of the most steadying things God brings into this season. Here is a simple eight-week plan. A simple eight-week plan 1. Week 1 — Introduction and Chapter 1. Let every person tell their story in their own words before any teaching happens. 2. Week 2 — Chapter 2. Name the pain, influence, and desire in each family’s story. 3. Week 3 — Chapter 3. Walk through biblical cardiology together. Pray for a change of lordship. 4. Week 4 — Chapter 4. Confess out loud any good desire that has become an idol. 5. Week 5 — Chapter 5. Discuss the two temptations — withdrawal and watering down. Which one has pulled at each person? 6. Week 6 — Chapter 6. Each person writes three real questions to ask their child. Share them for refinement. 7. Week 7 — Chapter 7. Pray the Philippians 4 pattern together, out loud. 8. Week 8 — Use Appendix A as a guided prayer meeting. Commit to keep praying together every two weeks. Ground rules for the group • What is said in the room stays in the room. Always. • No one is allowed to defend their child or criticize their child without being gently interrupted by the group. Neither serves the work. • Every session ends with prayer for each family by name. • No advice without invitation. Listening is the ministry. • If a parent has not shown up for two weeks, someone from the group calls. Not texts. Calls.
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