Faith at home doesn't need to be complicated, require buying more stuff, or having a degree. It doesn't require parents to have all the answers or never to have doubts. Doubt isn't the opposite of faith, it's an element of faith. Which is why, simply attending to your own relationship with God in a faith community seeking to embody the way of Jesus makes a huge impact.
Research says that these are the most significant practices for building faith at home:
- Discussing faith questions with one another. "I wonder..."
- Engaging in prayer and bible stories together and alone.
- Observing rituals and family traditions (e.g. marking Advent, Lent, and other Christian holidays in some way)
- Serving others, and explicitly drawing a connection between faith and service
