Helping Parents Raise Boys Who Love Jesus #d62012

Greg Baird was the presenter.  His website is here

The Peter Pan Syndrome
  • They were mischievous
  • They looked for a mother figure
  • They were confident & carefree
  • They wanted their own way
  • They refused to grow up
Typical of Today's Boys
  • Laziness
  • Thrill seeking
  • Connected to "stuff"
  • Passive
  • Anger
  • Bored
  • Gender roles confused
  • Entitled
  • Clueless about masculinity
  • demotivated to take responsibility
  • disengaged socially
  • awkward
  • no direction
Recommended the book Generation iY by Tim Elmore.  Great chapter on boys and some of material from workshop taken from this book.

Key Factors Shaping Our Boys
  • Video games & other online activity
  • Inappropriate teaching methods
  • Prescription drugs
  • Endocrine disruptors (BPA-major effect is boys experience puberty later)
  • Damaging parenting styles (helicopter parent, dry cleaner parent (drop off), drop out, commando)
  • Devaluation of masculinity (TV, music, fatherlessness, women's movement)
"Raising boys who love Jesus looks a lot like raising boys to be real men!"

What do we want our young men to be like?
  • Provider
  • Committed
  • Direction
  • Lead
  • Protector
  • Sacrificial
  • Respectful
  • Masculine
  • Passion
  • Love Jesus
What Boys Need:
  • Role Model-model what a true man is & motivate him to be one
  • Relevance-Boys need to know they are a priority. Need a constant presence. Be at what's important to them.
  • Religion-2 Components -"care of orphans & widows"-service (think outwardly) and spiritual teaching (repeat God's Word, reminders in your house)
  • Responsibility
How can the church help parents raise boys who love Jesus:
  • Prioritize-Prioritize ministry to boys
  • Inform-Make parents aware of challenges
  • Equip-How to do spiritual parenting
  • Enable-In our churches, have things in place that will enable them (mentoring, have men available in fatherless homes)

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