When we think of the heart of the next generation, the heart is important. The Eastern way of thinking would understand this best as the physical heart. Western minds think of the heart as the mind. So, the heart is so important. Parents are given the ultimate job in protecting their heart and establishing a heart connection with them.

While in seminary, I was able to take this one course on family ministry. The professor is widely known as a top leader in family ministry. Every word of the course really connected with my heart and really changed my life.

Richard Ross impressed on me the importance of the heart and then the connection it has with their parents or guardians. That pipeline really is crucial. To quote him “Kids have an emotional gas tank. 1. Kids are drainers. 2. Parents are fuelers”. What we do matters eac ...