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Check out our NEW featured Articles, Devotionals, and Ministry Tips!

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8 ESSENTIALS: Soul Care Tips
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9 MARKERS: Tips for Creating Intentional Events
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9 MARKERS: Tips for Creating Intentional Events
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9 MARKERS: Pressure Free Teaching Tips
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5 Minutes With Bo: Mentoring
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8 Essentials, Team Training, Volunteers, Youth Ministry
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8 ESSENTIALS: Student Leadership Resources
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8 Essentials, Student Leadership
8 ESSENTIALS: Student Leadership Resources
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8 Essentials, Student Leadership
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8 Essentials, Student Leadership
LEAD222 CHALLENGE: The Power of the Invite
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Evangelism, Gospel, 9 Markers, 8 Essentials
LEAD222 CHALLENGE: The Power of the Invite
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Evangelism, Gospel, 9 Markers, 8 Essentials
Ministry Tips
Evangelism, Gospel, 9 Markers, 8 Essentials
8 ESSENTIALS: Sharing the Gospel
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8 Essentials, Gospel, Evangelism, Youth Ministry
8 ESSENTIALS: Sharing the Gospel
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8 Essentials, Gospel, Evangelism, Youth Ministry
Ministry Tips
8 Essentials, Gospel, Evangelism, Youth Ministry
Summer Training: Maximizing Summer and Ramping Up for Fall
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Summer Training
Summer Training: Maximizing Summer and Ramping Up for Fall
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Summer Training
Ministry Tips
Summer Training

Summer Training: Lead Out- Equipping and Empowering Parents

July 17, 2025 in Ministry Tips

Join Joe and Meghan Landi in this LEAD222 Summer Training as they share practical insights on Family Ministry, focusing on how to support and empower parents within your church. Together, we’ll unpack 4 KEY PRINCIPLES designed to help parents embrace their vital role as the primary spiritual leaders in their homes.

  • TRAINING PART 1: Principles 1 & 2

  • TRAINING PART 2: Principles 3 & 4

WATCH THE VIDEO: Part 1

PART 1: SUMMARY

PRINCIPLE 1: INSPIRE OWNERSHIP

Mindset Shift: Parents ARE the primary faith trainers.

  • A-Team: Parents

  • B-Team: The Church

What is a Primary Faith Trainer? A parent who models how a mature Christ-follower lives for Jesus and who looks for teachable moments in everyday life.

PRINCIPLE 2: BUILD A TEAM

  • Partnering with parents has to be one of the highest priorities for our ministry.

  • We need to hear from parents.

  • A Parent Advisory Team will help accomplish this.

  • There are numerous benefits.

WATCH THE VIDEO: Part 2

PART 2: SUMMARY

PRINCIPLE 3: EQUIP & EDUCATE

LEVERAGE CONNECTION POINTS

  • Use established communication and connection points

LEVERAGE RHYTHMS

  • Find Your Rhythms & Stick To Them

LEVERAGE RESOURCES

  • Empowered Homes Website

  • Subscribe to the EH Newsletter

PRINCIPLE 4: GO FIRST- LEAD AT HOME

  • Set an example by living out these principles in your own home first

RESOURCES

•E.H. NEWSLETTER

•CONVERSATION KIT

•EVERYDAY RHYTHMS

•PARENTING ATHLETES

•NEW YEAR REFLECTIONS

•FAITH TALKS & GOD MOMENTS

•WISDOM WALKS

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

  1. Which of the first three principles are you strongest at and why? Which one needs the most attention?

  2. What obstacles are you facing when it comes to implementing these principles?

  3. What are 1-2 action steps you can take this month based on this training?

  4. In what ways can you "Go First" to serve your family better as a Primary Faith Trainer?

Trainers: Meghan & Joe Landi • Posted: July 2025

Event: LEAD222 Summer Training

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We live in a culture addicted to hurry, and that pace can be felt even more for youth pastors and church leaders. If we are not careful, we can easily find ourselves facing burnout. Check out these 3 Great Soul Care Tips and how to reclaim your Sabbath.

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All people have a God-given built in desire to be known, and our students are constantly asking “Does anyone care about me?” Check out these 3 Quick Tips for KNOWING Your Students and connecting with them even more.

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One of the greatest honors of working in student ministry is teaching God’s Word. It can also bring the most pressure because it’s the most public aspect of our job. Check out these 4 Great Teaching Tips to help you prep your lessons with less stress.

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Do you have a mentor in your life? Do you have someone who invests in you, believes in you, and makes you better? Do you have someone that you mentor? Check out these 3 Great MENTORING Resources and why mentoring matters. Hear it straight from the President of LEAD222, Bo Boshers.

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8 Essentials, Team Training, Volunteers, Youth Ministry
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Need to train your volunteer youth leaders? Check out these 8 Volunteer Team Training Resources! Here’s why… Inviting others to share their God-given gifts and then training and building them up to pour into the lives of students promotes volunteer longevity, consistency, and fulfillment.

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Check out these 9 GREAT SL RESOURCES! Here’s why… Developing a student leadership team and creating ways for students to serve builds ownership and helps them become participants instead of spectators. Providing leadership training and opportunities to lead helps create a student-centered culture and multiplies your leadership.

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Your personal invitation has power! Whether you are sharing the Gospel, recruiting volunteers, or inviting youth leaders to join the Lead Community, your story makes a difference.

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Outreach Tips & Tools: Do your students know how to share the Gospel? What is their confidence level in sharing their own faith story? Check out these tools for helping teenagers learn and share the Gospel with their friends.

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Join national speaker and middle-school ministry guru Heather Flies as she shares tangible, thoughtful, fun, and time-tested Pro-Tips. As a youth leader, there is so much on your plate… how can you find time to be thoughtful and intentional about your rhythms of the school year and summer?!

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Summer Training: Lead Out- Equipping and Empowering Parents
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Summer Training: Lead Out- Equipping and Empowering Parents
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Join Joe and Meghan Landi in this LEAD222 Summer Training as they share practical insights on Family Ministry, focusing on how to support and empower parents within your church. Together, we’ll unpack 4 KEY PRINCIPLES designed to help parents embrace their vital role as the primary spiritual leaders in their homes.

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Summer Training: 4 Teen Psychology Tips to Improve Your Ministry
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Summer Training: 4 Teen Psychology Tips to Improve Your Ministry
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The more we understand how teenagers think & develop the better we can reach students for Christ. Join LEAD222’s Summer Training as Coaching Director Larry Ely shares 4 Teen Psychology Tips to Improve Your Ministry.

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