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Family Resources



A note from our Senior Minister:

"I'm thrilled that Katelyn has put together these great resources for you as parents. Having worked in youth ministry for so long as well as having been a parent for the last twenty years, I cannot overstate the importance of you, as parents, being involved with your children spiritually. You are partnered with God to help your children come into a love relationship with Jesus. Wherever your child may go, you can teach them to take and use God's gifts in their lives to bring Him glory. 

Let me encourage you to be consistent. Consistency goes far in church attendance, actions and choices, and in helping your child see the activity of God. Provide an environment that helps your child to thrive. Setting up chores, memory verses, or a discipline check sheet will provide your children the opportunity to succeed, but also grow spiritually while integrating faith into their everyday life. Also, I encourage you to use the advantage of technology to lead spiritually. You as parents have a greater access to resources than ever before. Use these pages to help your child excel. 

Thank you for leading and investing in your child's life. You can make a huge impact to be seen for generations. 

                        -Scott Sutherland




Provided below are several suggested resources meant to educate and empower families to grow together in the Lord. Many of these resources are used on a regular basis within the iRock ministry. If you would like to check out any of these resources before making purchases, see Katelyn Morris, as all are available to borrow and preview. 

Also, at the bottom of this page are ever-changing documents for families to access. They range from devotions, family togetherness ideas, release forms, and more. Keep checking in to see what's new. As always, preview everything you show to your children ahead of time.





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Digital Praise Inc is an independent developer and publisher of interactive Christian games for kids, teens, adults and parents.  The company produces games that are designed for families looking to enjoy interactive entertainment that promotes virtues and family values like cooperation, forgiveness, tolerance and kindness.  In other words, just good clean family fun! Be sure to check out their Dance Praise and Guitar Praise games for families or churches to enjoy.


Click below to learn more about Digital Praise and the products they offer!


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 FamilyTimes Virtue Packs

FamilyTimes™ is designed to help equip parents with easy to use tools to make the most of everyday moments together. This tool is based on the biblical model that teaches that the home should be the primary place where a child learns about God.

Here’s what the bible says to parents about teaching virtues to their children…

“Impress them upon your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” Deuteronomy 6:7


FamilyTimes Virtue Packs provide activities to be used once a week during each of these four family times – MealTime, DriveTime, BedTime, and MorningTime. All of this is designed to give parents simple ways to help their kids grow in faith and character. These packs can come to your home in a monthly subscription. All the content within goes right along with the 252 Basics material. If your church isn't using 252 Basics, these packs will make a great addition to your efforts in spiritually connecting with your children.

Click below to learn more about FamilyTimes Virtue Packs!


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It seems that today's youth are ill equipped to endure a faithless culture. Worse, research shows that young people are abandoning the church in record numbers. So how can we forge sons and daughters of faith and fortitude? The vital answers are found in the story of Joseph. Drawing from five key threads in Joseph's life, Larry Fowler delivers a powerful plan for building a foundation of faith in our teens. Ideal for both parents and youth leaders, Raising a Modern Day Joseph is an essential guide for raising a generation who will know, love, and serve Jesus Christ.

Click below to learn more about how to raise a modern day Joseph!
 


 /files/iRock/Family Resources/lads promo pic small.jpgThe Lads are a great addition to a preteen's Christian music collection. Their mission is to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to preteens and teenage students. The Lads' concerts are very high energy with a lot of drama. They seek to connect kids with their Creator, God. Originally from New Zealand, The Lads are currently becoming more well known in the United States. Their Web site has a lot of features for preteen students and parents to enjoy.

Click below to learn more about The Lads and their mission!



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Yancy Ministries is an excellent music resource for families offering praise and worship music for preschool through middle school aged children. She has several albums with original and unique songs for kids to learn about God and praising His name. There are a couple of accompanying DVD's with her most recent albums featuring cool backgrounds and sing-a-longs as well. Yancy has over ten years experience in writing, recording, performing, and leading worship for all age groups. If you're looking for some great worship music to share with your children and family, be sure to check out Yancy's worship music, full of a deep affection for God. 

Click below to learn more about Yancy's worship music and other resources.


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HillSong Kids has developed some powerful praise and worship music for kids. They have several albums out, and all are on DVD. The iRock children's area uses these awesome songs for our worship each Sunday. Their most current albums are entitled, "Super Strong God", "Supernatural", "Tell the World", and "Follow You". The worship music is great, but look out for teaching of the sinner's prayer in their special features. A good thing about the special features is the option to learn the unique dance moves to each song, sing to click tracks, and much more. Overall, these are a very good resource for families.

Click below to see which worship album or DVD you're most interested in!

                                  
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Karyn Henley's website is full of great resources for the family, ranging in ages from Pre School to Grade School. She has authored several resources in the areas of Children's Bibles, Curriculum for churches or families, songs, activities, and more. Be sure to check out her resources on teaching children to pray. You can have a free catalogue mailed to your home, or read the website to learn more.

Click below to see what resources Karyn Henley may have to help you with ideas, activities, or lessons to lead in your family.


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/files/iRock/Family Resources/Power of Praying Parent.jpgPrayer is the best and easiest thing a parent can do for their child. The only thing it costs is a little time. This resource is a book by Stormie Omartian, entitled, "The Power of a Praying Parent". There are thirty short, easy to read chapters, each going into detail about a different area of prayer focus as parents learn how to powerfully pray through every age and stage of their child's life. 

Click below to learn more about this affordable and important resource. 



                              
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 /files/iRock/Family Resources/Seeds.jpg Seeds Family Worship is a great resource for families to share. All songs come directly from Scripture, which helps keep God's Word in memory. This music is a great foundation for conversation starters. On their site, you can download memory verse cards, chord charts, and buy their resources.

The best thing about Seeds Family Worship music, is that when you purchase a CD, you actually get two! One for you to keep, and one for you to give away to a friend. They're all about planting seeds of the gospel!

Click below to learn more about Seeds Family Worship, listen to sample songs, and purchase their music. 

                                                   
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CitiKidz music has changed the face of praise and worship for countless children’s ministries throughout Australia. Their resources have become must-have tools for all types of churches. Now Citikidz comes to North America with their Saturate - Mega Resource Pack. Their fresh aggressive sound and powerful singable lyrics are soon to be favorites here too, for the next generation of worshipers.

To access this resource, visit the Kid Mo website.

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K’Motion delivers substantive worship music with the most popular styles kids love. It’s worship that’s fun and infectious! These 10 songs are the some of the same exciting, high energy songs that appear in many of the Johnny Rogers media-driven resources (Kid Mo). K'Motion is great any time kids are hanging out at church plus it's perfect for personal use at home. This is also available on DVD with great graphics. 

Click below to learn more about K'Motion on CD and DVD. 


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Featuring upbeat rockers and fun sing-a-long lyrics, Deliberate Kids teaches core Spiritual principles and and strong Biblical truth. These songs were birthed from Phil Joel of the Newsboys and his wife Heather that they wrote for their church Sunday school program. 

Click below to learn more about Deliberate Kids and access their ever changing resources.

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/files/iRock/Family Resources/Parent Tool Book (cover only).jpg This ten-week family devotional is a wonderful companion and addition to the Deliberate Kids CD. It contains ten devotional lessons that pair with the ten songs on the album. This tool book offers topics for table talk, activity ideas, recipes, key principles, memory verses, and key words to know. 

"If you are a parent- YOU ARE A TEACHER! If you've never thought of yourself in this way before, it's time to start!"
-Heather Joel

Click below to learn more about Deliberate Kids. 





 /files/iRock/Family Resources/God Rocks LogoB.jpg Using high quality animation, original music, books and other creative resources, God Rocks! was designed to teach kids important lessons from the Bible in a fun way. The God Rocks! cartoon characters and universe is based on Luke 19:40, "If the people fall silent, the rocks will cry out." 

Families can access great CD's, DVD's, and BibleToon videos. On the Just for Kids page, you'll find updated articles and downloads for Rockin' Family Fun. 

Click below to learn more about GodRocks! and access their many tools for families.

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PureNRG is a great music resource for families to enjoy together. PureNRG's mission is to entertain, educate, and promote Christian values for young people by using wholesome, uplifting lyrics, along with music and dance, in order to provide a positive role model. Pure, positive energy is the driving force of the group, and their message helps bridge the gap between youths and adults. Their purpose is to teach kids to be Godly and to provide a positive "other" choice for their age group. 

Click below to access great music, PureNRG gear from their online store, and much more by visiting their website.

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  /files/iRock/Family Resources/Shepherd Press Logo.jpg Shepherd Press has many options for families who are seeking new books, ideas, or current teaching series pertaining to families. They focus on authentic change from the heart and certainty of the Gospel when looking for resources to share with families. 

Click below to access Shepherd Press and their many resources. 

                                     
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