Family Formation Resources

Resources for family spiritual rhythms.

Curated tools for spiritual growth—prayer prompts, reflection guides, reading plans, and practical rhythms to help your family draw closer to Christ and live intentionally.

Bibles for Children

Your child’s ability to read and understand God’s truths is growing at every stage and phase. Here are a few suggestions we have found helpful for reading the Bible with children at different ages and stages.

Catechisms

Catechisms are a special way to help believers come together around what we believe about God and the teachings of the Bible. Early and often is a great way to help kids learn these foundational truths about God.

Music

What we listen to gets stuck in our heads and our hearts. We become what we love. Nearness leads to likeness. That was God’s idea! Here is some formational music and media we have discovered that kids and parents will love!

Podcasts

What we listen to gets stuck in our heads and our hearts. We become what we love. Nearness leads to likeness. That was God’s idea! Here are some formational podcasts we have discovered that kids and parents will love! Some of them are short enough to listen on a short car ride.

Emotions

God gave us emotions and He calls us to emotionally healthy and full living at every age and stage of life. Here are some tools we’ve found helpful for kids and families around emotional health.

Parenting Websites and Apps

Parents are stewards. God has given us children as a gift. We have the sacred space as parents to lead our children into healthy rhythms and practices that will guide and shape their spiritual formation. These are a few websites we have found helpful.

Bible Reading Plans

The things we read tend to shape our world. We are constantly bombarded by news feeds and headlines. As kids grow more and more, media will be begging for their attention. What would it be like to give kids a thirsty habit for God’s words? Orienting your family daily or weekly around Scripture will help kids give attention to God’s words, combining both truth and practice in their daily interactions.

Prayer & Journaling

Relationship can’t happen void of communication. How we teach and model prayer for our children matters. When talking to God is the norm, chances are children will go to God first with questions, praise, and doubts. Check out some of these prayer and reflection tools for kids and families.

Books for Moms & Dads

Parents are a reminder of God’s loving embrace and kindness. We believe that children need parents who are committed to growing with their children and engaging wholeheartedly at every phase and stage of life. Here are a few resources some of our mothers and fathers have found life-giving and significant in forming faith in the home.

Books for Kids

Kids need stories. Kids need stories that make them think and pretend and grow. Cultivating a love for reading about faith, forgiveness, truth, and redemption will foster a healthy worldview for kids where they can notice and repeat God’s ways in everyday life. Check out these books and series that highlight God’s character and redemption.

5-9 Year Olds