Discussion: Replies to Strategic Principles (DSMN610)
Application Questions for Chapter 5
1. How do you define success? How would your child complete this sentence? “What Mom and Dad want for me is …”
2. You are pushed and pulled by the things that are listed under unbiblical goals. Which of these unbiblical goals influences your parenting the most adversely?
3. Remember, you are a shaping influence for your children. What makes you tick? What would you say drives you day by day? What do you fear, love, feel anxious about? What are the values taught in your home?
4. Like Old Testament Israel, you are affected by the culture around you. How has the culture impacted your view of children and your goals for your children?
5. Are you in tune with the idea of living for the glory of God? Does that thought pulsate for you, or is it a bland religious idea?
6. What are the subtle ways you are tempted to teach your children to function in society on its terms?
7. What mixed signals do you send to your children? Examples:
8. True spiritual shepherding is a matter of nurture, not just energy spent getting your children saved. How will this affect what you do with them?
9. Are the spoken and unspoken rules of your family life consistent with true spirituality living for the glory of God?