Faithful Parenting with Derek Weichel on The Leaders of Leaders Podcast with Aaron Guyett
Derek Weichel and his wife, Amy live happily with their family in Nebraska where Derek works as an orthopaedic surgeon and Amy homeschools their 4 children.
In their free time, Derek and Amy, along with their children, enjoy travelling. Both Derek and Amy are lifelong learners who enjoy reading and learning individually and together as a couple.
They founded Faithful Parent, a ministry that is dedicated to providing help to parents with free guides, blog posts, courses, their book, A Chance to Change, and additional information about intentional Christian Parenting to help them keep their children and families focused on Jesus for this generation and future generations. They have created their own intentional parenting plan that has transformed how they raise their children in all aspects, especially in their intentional teaching of God’s word in the home.
Faithful Parenting By Derek Weichel
As Amy and I were starting out on our parenting journey, we'd observed two types of families - those whose children continued to walk in faith and those whose children drifted away.
We noticed the disparity between families whose children continued to walk in faith and those who veered away. The statistics were alarming - 60-70% of young adults raised in the church were falling away from their faith. It was a wake-up call for us.
And here's the kicker - the common thread among those who stayed the course was intentionality. They were deliberate about their parenting choices. They had a plan.
And that's when it hit us. We met with our coach looking for parenting advice. He threw a curveball by asking us a simple but profound question: "What is your plan for parenting?"
In that moment, it dawned on us - we weren't intentional. We weren't on the same page; our parenting goals weren't aligned. Discipline was inconsistent, and it was time for a change. We needed to be more intentional with our parenting.
So, we embarked on a journey to develop our own intentional Christian parenting plan. We searched for resources, but there was very little out there. But we were determined.
The benefits were immense. Our family life became more focused, fun, and closer to God. We felt a sense of unity we'd never experienced before. Most importantly, we knew we were doing everything in our power to point our children toward Jesus for this generation and those to come.
This transformation stirred something within us. We wanted to help other families experience what we had. So, we developed a process similar to the one we used to help them become more intentional in their family life. We wanted them to feel the same peace and joy we did, knowing they were pointing their families toward Jesus for generations.
This led us to start Faithful Parent which is designed for parents who yearn for intentionality, and parents who want a more peaceful, connected, and faith-centered family life.
You can contact, follow or connect with Derek and Amy Weichel at:
Blog: https://www.faithfulparent.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FaithfulParent
Instagram: @faithfulparentmom
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