Equipping Parents at Westwood Baptist Church, Alabaster, Alabama to Disciple Their Teenagers for Life after High School

Abstract

This project sought to equip parents of teenagers at Westwood Baptist Church to disciple their teenagers. Chapter 1 introduces Westwood and the project strategy to equip parents. Chapter 2 explores the biblical and theological foundations for parents as the primary disciple-makers of their teenagers. Chapter 3 considers the theoretical, philosophical, and practical issues for parent’s discipling their teenagers. Furthermore the chapter addresses how parents can disciple with competence and confidence, and how churches are to equip parents to disciple their teenagers. Chapter 4 discusses the details of the project and how three phases were executed at Westwood. Chapter 5 evaluates the results project and offers personal reflection on the project.