A Call to Grandparenting: Storyteller

Engaging grandparents to courageously and intentionally represent Christ and His Gospel to the next generations.

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A Call to Grandparenting: Storyteller

Cavin Harper, Executive Director

I believe with all my heart that a key role grandparents are given in the family is that of storyteller. The power of story is undisputed when it comes to impressing upon hearts and minds the truths of Godâ€™s world and work in our lives. Stories stick in our mind. They flesh out truth so that it becomes more than information. It is something we can visualize and vicariously experienceâ€¦ and thus, it comes alive in us.

Jesus taught with parables (stories) constantly, and while some seemed more like riddles to the hearers, the impact of these stories are still transforming lives today. The Bible is Godâ€™s storyâ€¦ and ours. As grandparents, we need to tell our stories so that the next generations can see how these stories are woven into the bigger reality of Godâ€™s redemptive story.

Thatâ€™s exactly what Mark Adcock has done in his book, A Call to Grandparenting: Lessons Learned on Papaâ€™s Pond... [CONTINUE READING]

A Call to Grandparenting is Mark's story of lessons he learned from his grandfather, 'Papa', who intentionally discipled him. Mark reveals how you can do the same.

Mark Adcock is husband, father, grandfather and pastor of New Life Christian Fellowship in Forville, Indiana. Mark has also written Lessons Learned On Papaâ€™s Pond: A Storybook to Accompany A Call to Grandparenting; Be Strong and Show Yourself a Man, and Developing Spiritual Oneness...Through Prayer: A 42-Day Spiritual Adventure for Couples, co-authored with his wife, Angela.

with Lillian Penner

Answer for Concerned Grandparents

If you are a grandparent, I am sure you are concerned about the moral and spiritual climate in which your grandchildren are living in today. The media-driven culture is desensitizing our grandchildren, and many of our grandchildrenâ€™s role models are disappointing them.

What can you do?...[READ MORE]

September 7, 2014

What is September 7, 2014. It's this country's National Grandparents' Day. Will you join us to make this National Grandparents' Day a Grandparents' Day of Prayer in your church or community?

Will you join our team of volunteers to call grandparents in your church to stand in the gap for the hearts, souls and minds of their grandchildren? Click Here for information about being a GDOP Volunteer.