{"id":26973,"date":"2021-08-18T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T12:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=26973"},"modified":"2025-09-02T16:26:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T20:26:47","slug":"churches-help-grandparents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/churches-help-grandparents.htm","title":{"rendered":"Churches, Help Grandparents Leave a Positive Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the best ways churches can do their part to help the next generation learn about God is to <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/biblical-parenting-resources.htm\">equip parents<\/a> to bring up their children &#8220;in the training and instruction of the Lord&#8221; <span class=\"class2\">(Eph. 6:4)<\/span>. But, let&#8217;s not end there. Let&#8217;s also equip grandparents in their role. Churches can help <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/grandparents.htm\">grandparents leave a positive legacy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26974\" src=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/tell-generations.jpg\" alt=\"Churches Help Grandparents Leave a Positive Legacy on the Next Generation\" width=\"500\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/tell-generations.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/tell-generations-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Churches, Help Grandparents Leave a Positive Legacy by Strategically Planning to Equip and Encourage Them<\/h2>\n<p>When we consider the potential influence of grandparents on their grandchildren now and for their future, certainly as a church we should do what we can to help grandparents positively impact their grandchildren&#8217;s lives. Use the following questions to assess what you&#8217;re currently doing to equip grandparents in their role. Determine what more you can do to strategically plan for it to happen.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 20px;\">\n<li>In what ways does your church intentionally build up, equip, and encourage grandparents to leave a positive legacy? <em>(i.e., classes, special speakers, reading material, support groups, etc.)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 20px;\">\n<li>What kind of structures have you put in place that provide opportunity for the younger generation to learn from grandparents? <em>(i.e., giving opportunity for them to share in the worship service, pulling on their wisdom through teaching and mentoring of the younger generation, interviewing them, including their stories in newsletters or blogs, etc.)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 20px;\">\n<li>How does you church honor grandparents in special ways throughout the year, not just on one special day? <em>(i.e., verbal recognition, small gifts, praying for them, making a display to recognize them, a special luncheon, having grandchildren make a card or craft to give to them, asking grandchildren to testify to how God has used their grandparents in their lives, etc.)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Resources to Help Grandparents and Others Think About Their Legacy<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools-store.com\/products\/holiday-reflections-discipleship-guides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Holiday Reflections Discipleship Guides<\/a> includes a guide geared to Grandparent&#8217;s Day, one of fourteen holidays in the resource. Along with some biblical thoughts about grandparenting, it also includes some questions for reflection.<\/p>\n<p>For more help, go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/grandparents-ministry-resources.htm\">Resources on Grandparenting<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the best ways churches can do their part to help the next generation learn about God is to equip parents to bring up their children \u201cin the training and instruction of the Lord\u201d (Eph. 6:4). But, let\u2019s not end there. Let\u2019s also equip grandparents in their role. 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