Encourage Parents to Stop Asking “Did You Have Fun at Church?”
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When you load up into the car after church on Sunday, as a parent, you want to ask your kids about church. All too often, the question asked is “Did you have fun?”
We need to train parents on asking better questions.
Kids can have fun anywhere! Sure, we want kids to have fun at church, but more than that, we want children to encounter Jesus and learn God’s truths at church.
How do we get parents to ask better questions after church, then?
#1. Make sure to cast the discipleship vision.
Do the families in your church know what happens in the children’s ministry? Do they realize that more than just games and snacks are happening during lesson time? Vision casting should be a regular part of what you do – from the pulpit to your newsletters to lesson take-homes and everything in between.
#2. Let parents know what you are teaching.
Communicate to parents what you are teaching. What is this week’s Bible passage? What’s the memory verse? What is the big idea? Take it a step further and encourage parents to take the lead on Sunday’s lesson, introducing it to their kids.
#3. Train them!
Maybe the parents at your church don’t know what questions to ask their kids on the way home from church to engage in a great faith conversation.
Encourage parents to ask:
- What was your Bible lesson about today?
- What was your favorite part of church today?
- What was one thing you heard about God during the lesson?
These questions can be the springboard for some deeper after-church conversations, and focus on more than just having fun.
Looking for an easy way to communicate this to families? Grab the After-Church Conversation Card freebie!
The Author
Amber Pike is an author, speaker, children and family ministry leader, and momma whose passion is to see kids loving the Word of God and walking with Him! She currently serves as the Church and Family Ministry Coordinator at RenewaNation. Amber is the author of Exploring the Bible Through History, The Family Cookbook Devotional, Top 50 Ordinary People in God’s Extraordinary Plan, and Intentional Children’s Ministry. Her most important (and favorite) role in life, however, is taking care of the wonderful family God has blessed her with.
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