Date
4-2021
Department
Rawlings School of Divinity
Degree
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Chair
Daryl Rodriguez
Keywords
Discipleship, Parental Responsibility, Small Groups, Transformation, Primary Disciples, Disciple-makers, Disciples
Disciplines
Christianity | Religion
Recommended Citation
Lewis, Ranny George, "Discipleship: A Parental Responsibility" (2021). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 2911.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/2911
Abstract
The primary disciple-makers of children are the parents, which is mandated by God. Throughout the Scriptures, God empowered the family to lead their children into spiritual growth. God charged the family in maintaining a spiritual atmosphere where their children can learn and become His disciples. God makes it clear to parents that their responsibility toward their children while at home is a continuous process of teaching His Word to them. Even though the family unit is one, the primary spiritual responsibility resides with the father in maintaining the integrity of the family discipleship endeavors in Christ. The purpose of this thesis is to assist the family in understanding their primary role as disciple-makers of their children and to know that parents as disciple-makers are planting God’s words in their children for continuous multiplication