Date

4-26-2024

Department

Rawlings School of Divinity

Degree

Doctor of Ministry (DMin)

Chair

Robert C. Greer

Keywords

worldview, biblical worldview, parent equipping, discipleship, family discipleship

Disciplines

Psychology | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Abstract

This action research project focuses on equipping parents to disciple their children in home-based worship, Bible study, and developing a biblical worldview. The problem at The Mission Church is poor decision-making from teens in the student group. The students make decisions from a malformed biblical worldview, resulting in decisions contrary to God’s Word. Further analysis of this problem revealed the need for home-based discipleship. Contemporary literature demonstrates the need for family ministry, specifically family-based discipleship. Thus, this research is critical to developing parents to teach their families God’s precepts (Deut 6:7-9). This thesis intervention seeks to instruct the parents about biblical worldviews, equipping them to teach and develop this worldview in themselves and their families. The developed strategy of this DMIN action research project will utilize parent group instruction on andragogy and pedagogy, biblical worldview development, daily Scripture reading, and applying this knowledge to everyday life. The expectation is that the spiritual maturity of the parents and children will grow in the knowledge of Christ, building a biblical worldview in both parents and teens and strengthening the family core centered on Christ. The family is God’s strategy to disciple all others. Therefore, discipleship must begin there by teaching, equipping, and encouraging parents to embrace the godly task of raising children in the admonition of the Lord (Eph 6:4). If parents are better prepared, equipped, and more confident in discipling their children, then faulty decisions based on a distorted worldview will improve.

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