Parent Forward
Parent Forward: Where Parenting Meets Spiritual Formation
with Julie Ann Luse
Parenting is more than managing behavior — it’s sacred, formative work.
Parent Forward invites you to see raising kids through a new lens: as a holy journey of becoming, both for your children and for you. Join longtime ministry leader, mother of three, and spiritual formation guide Julie Ann Luse as she explores the everyday moments of parenting through the lens of faith, neuroscience, and soul-deep connection.
Through personal stories, research-backed insights, and biblical wisdom, Julie Ann helps parents move beyond quick fixes and behavior charts to embrace the slow, beautiful work of forming souls — including their own. Every episode offers gentle encouragement, honest reflections, and practical steps to help you cultivate a spiritually nurturing home where love, grace, and presence shape the next generation.
If you’re longing for deeper connection, tired of parenting tips that miss the heart, and hungry to weave your faith naturally into daily family life — Parent Forward is for you.
It’s not about perfection.
It’s not about performance.
It’s about becoming — one faithful step at a time.
Subscribe and begin moving forward today.
Parent Forward
Episode 1: The Forming Power of Parenthood
SHOW NOTES: https://parentforward.com/theformationalpowerofparenting/
Parenting isn't just about raising kids; it's about being spiritually formed through the mess, beauty, and everyday moments of family life. We explore how shifting our focus from behavior management to spiritual formation can transform both our parenting approach and our own relationship with God.
• Many parents today feel pressure to parent perfectly while maintaining their identity, marriage, and sanity
• We often parent from fear and performance rather than connection
• The key to raising spiritually rooted kids may be allowing ourselves to be spiritually formed
• Parenting for God versus parenting with God represents a crucial mindset shift
• Spiritual formation happens in everyday moments—diaper changes, tantrums, and meltdowns
• Jesus modeled formation through walking slowly, asking questions, and creating space for growth
• Try asking "What is this moment forming in me?" when your child pushes your buttons
• God is present in the messiness of parenting, not just in perfect devotional moments
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