{"id":6833,"date":"2024-03-14T11:57:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T17:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/?p=6833"},"modified":"2024-04-15T12:03:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T18:03:31","slug":"3-ways-partner-with-and-equip-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/3-ways-partner-with-and-equip-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways Wonder Ink Helps Your Children\u2019s Ministry Partner with and Equip Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">It\u2019s no secret that parents are the most influential <a href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/equipping-parents-to-lead-their-kids-spiritually\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spiritual leaders in kids\u2019 lives<\/a>. And in your children\u2019s ministry, you have the opportunity to partner with and equip them to lead their kids spiritually. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are 3 things parents need from your children\u2019s ministry:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Communication and Information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resources for At-home Discipleship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opportunities to Worship and Grow as a Family<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Wonder Ink provides easy, ready-to-go tools and resources for your church to do all three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Partner with and Equip Parents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Communication and Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Parents need to know what their kids are learning: the Bible story, the main idea, and the memory verse, so they can continue conversations at home. Wonder Ink provides resources for communicating easily with parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>You have the opportunity to partner with and equip parents to lead their kids spiritually. <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parent Communication Templates<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>These are series and lesson-specific editable email or newsletter templates that you can simply download and copy and paste right into your monthly (or weekly) parent emails. There are also series and lesson-specific text messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-opt-id=2142660731  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzai04amy7e.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:80\/f:best\/https:\/\/wonderink.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-1336444849-1.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"mom and daughter closely embracing\" class=\"wp-image-9126\" style=\"width:716px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Getty Images\/Moment\/Mayur Kakade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Media<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Wonder Ink provides social media images in various sizes that tell what the series and lessons are, the Wonder Truth, the series memory verse, plus there\u2019s a parent engagement social media. You can post these on your church or children\u2019s ministry\u2019s social media platform or in a parent Facebook group or put them on your church\u2019s website or bulletin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Weekly Take-home Sheets<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wonder@Home documents are easy to download and can be printed and handed out or emailed to parents each week. You can also print and post them outside your classrooms each week. These tell parents what kids are learning and include discussion questions as well as two at-home hands-on activities to take kids deeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Slides and Posters<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Slides and posters with weekly Bible stories and Wonder Truths are provided and can be posted outside your classrooms to let parents know what their kids are learning each week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Series Promo Videos<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You can show or send parents the promo videos before a new series to let them know what kids will be learning in the upcoming series.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"6836\" class=\"elementor elementor-6836\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44db1a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44db1a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fd2177\" data-id=\"3fd2177\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f2d06 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"44f2d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/app.wonderink.org\/?page=RegisterChurch&#038;_gl=1*1vf7quv*_gcl_au*MTg0ODQ5OTU5Ny4xNjg5Njk5NjI3*_ga*ODkwNTM3NjE0LjE2ODk2OTk2Mjg.*_ga_D2HKCMMJ9V*MTY5Njk2NTE2My41Ni4xLjE2OTY5NjUxODMuMC4wLjA.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Try for Free<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dfdb8d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9dfdb8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/app.wonderink.org\/?page=RegisterChurch&#038;_gl=1*1vf7quv*_gcl_au*MTg0ODQ5OTU5Ny4xNjg5Njk5NjI3*_ga*ODkwNTM3NjE0LjE2ODk2OTk2Mjg.*_ga_D2HKCMMJ9V*MTY5Njk2NTE2My41Ni4xLjE2OTY5NjUxODMuMC4wLjA.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1573953086  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzai04amy7e.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:80\/f:best\/https:\/\/wonderink.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wonder-Ink-logo.png\"   decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"311\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6197\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0955910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0955910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: small;\">Wonder Ink\u2019s 3-year, 52-week children\u2019s ministry curriculum offers kids space to fully find their place in God\u2019s Big Story. Children discover they are Known by God, Loved by Jesus, and Led by the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources for At-Home Discipleship<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Parents need resources to lead and disciple their kids at home. Wonder Ink provides easy ways for you to offer at-home resources to parents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wonder@Home Documents and Parent Portal<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wonder@Home downloadable documents are weekly resources for parents to dive deeper into the Bible story at home. They include an overview and summary of the Bible story, the memory verse, the Wonder Truth, discussion questions, and two at-home devotional activities to take kids deeper and apply the lessons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can print and give these to parents each week or email them. Parents also have access to a parent portal through the Wonder Ink platform, which offers the same Wonder@Home resources, as well as games, videos, and more for kids to engage with at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">At-Home Videos<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the regular Bible story videos provided for use at church, there are identical versions of the weekly Bible story videos that include family discussion questions at the end. This allows families to watch the videos again together at home and discuss what God is teaching them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-opt-id=401849962  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzai04amy7e.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:80\/f:best\/https:\/\/wonderink.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-1424236213.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"young asian girl looking at phone\" class=\"wp-image-9058\" style=\"width:716px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Getty Images\/Moment\/wera Rodsawang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Series Family Discipleship Documents<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Wonder Ink provides for each series an editable document that allows parents to know and discuss what their kids are learning during each series and includes QR codes to see all the Bible story videos and Spotify playlists, as well as discussion questions, two at-home spiritual practices, and a breath prayer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can print and give these to parents or email them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Wonder Ink provides easy, ready-to-go tools and resources for your church.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spotify Playlists<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Each series offers a Worship@Home Spotify playlist that you can send to parents so they can play the worship songs at home that your kids are singing at church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opportunities to Worship and Grow Together as a Family<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Families need intentional times together when they can worship together and grow in their faith while having fun and building relationships within a community of believers. Wonder Ink provides these through opportunities through four fun and ready-to-go family events each year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fall Event<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christmas Event<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easter Event<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Summer Event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Each event is intentionally designed to draw families together as they dive deeper into their faith and experience the presence of God while also having fun! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The events include supply lists, decorating tips, snacks, volunteer roles, promotional materials, activities and fun, worship, teaching and prayer time, a Bible-based video, and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Resources for Equipping Parents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/transformation-family-connection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Family Connection: Making Space for Transformation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/the-wonder-of-family-gods-creation-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Wonder of Family: God\u2019s Creation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/equipping-parents-to-lead-their-kids-spiritually\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Equipping Parents to Lead Their Kids Spiritually<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/declaring-truth-childrens-ministry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Power of Declaring Truth with Kids<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/developing-family-faith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Developing Family Faith Through Life\u2019s Simple, Awkward, and Imperfect Moments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wonder Ink provides resources for you to partner with and equip parents: communication, at-home, and worship resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":9136,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"3 Ways to Partner with and Equip Parents | Wonder Ink","_seopress_titles_desc":"Wonder Ink provides resources for you to partner with and equip parents: communication, at-home, and worship resources.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"blog_topic":[29,36],"blog_type":[13],"ppma_author":[34],"class_list":["post-6833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","blog_topic-families","blog_topic-orientation","blog_type-blog"],"authors":[{"term_id":34,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"lynne-howard","display_name":"Lynne Howard","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/mlzai04amy7e.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:80\/f:best\/https:\/\/wonderink.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/lynne-howard-updated-bio-photo-2022.png","url2x":"https:\/\/mlzai04amy7e.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:80\/f:best\/https:\/\/wonderink.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/lynne-howard-updated-bio-photo-2022.png"},"author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"Howard","first_name":"Lynne","job_title":"","description":"Lynne Howard is a children\u2019s ministry leader and the Editor &amp; Developer of Digital Children\u2019 Ministry Resources at David C Cook. 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