Encouraging Parents in the Biblical Discipleship of Their Teenagers at Fellowship Bible Church, Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Abstract

This project seeks to equip parents of teenagers at Fellowship Bible Church to teach, train and if saved disciple their teenagers. Chapter 1 introduces Fellowship Bible Church and the surrounding area. Chapter 2 provides biblical and theological bias for the project by examining biblical text addressing parental responsibility related to child rearing. Chapter 3 explains the biblical characteristic of a teenager, the present state of teenagers and the major sources of conflict between teenagers and their parents. In addition the chapter evaluates various popular methods of teaching and training teenagers. Chapter 4 discusses the methodology of how to teach, train and if saved, disciple teenagers in the context of the local church. Chapter 5 analyzes and evaluates the results of the project and offers theological and personal reflection on the project.