‘I find it easier to share Jesus with my children at Christmas: here’s how I do it’

Doing faith at home can be difficult, sometimes we rely heavily on the children’s ministries in our churches to disciple our children for us but truth be told that responsibility primarily lies with us as parents to ‘train up a child in the way they should go’ (Proverbs 22:6). Of course, we can work in partnership with the volunteers and youth and children’s pastors in our congregations but discipleship starts at home. The good news is that, Christmas, specifically Advent, presents us with an opportune time to share the gospel message with our children. After all, most of us go to great lengths to prepare for Christmas, not least when it comes to doing Elf on the Shelf pranks, so why wouldn’t we put the same effort into explaining the true meaning of the season to our families. I write this, not as a parent who has mastered sharing Jesus with my children, I still fall short in this area but I definitely find it easier to share Jesus with them in this season than I do in others.