Equipping and Empowering
Welcome to the Simple Church High School Ministry Parents Page! We're glad you're here! We understand the challenges and uncertainties that come with navigating this stage of life, but fret not! We're here to provide you with the tools and knowledge to confidently guide your teenager's spiritual growth. This page is filled with resources that are specifically tailored for parents like you. From thought-provoking articles to engaging blog posts, we've got you covered. Our mission is to help you build a strong foundation of support, so our teens can thrive. If you have any questions please let us know! If you know of any additional resources that you think we should add please share them with us!
RESOURCE WEBSITES:
AXIS
Axis provides biblical teen parenting resources designed to connect parents, teens, and Jesus in a disconnected world, one conversation at a time.
Parent Cue
For parents and guardians who are interested in Christian discipleship resources, Parent Cue offers a free App that delivers weekly Bible Story videos that they can watch with their kid along with cues to have meaningful faith conversations during routine times at home together.
Counseling Services
The Simple Church offers two free counseling sessions to anyone who needs it. If you are interested in counseling for yourself or your child, please contact Jonah!
AXIS: Parent Resources
Start Here
Axis provides resources to bring you closer to having sincere, open, and honest conversations with your kids. After all, the best way to understand each other and build your relationship is to keep the conversation going.
Mission
Axis build lifelong faith by helping parents and caring adults talk with their kids about what they otherwise wouldn’t, one conversation at a time.
Culture Translator
Each week the Axis team researches culture to help you stay up to date on the music, movies, TV shows, & social media trends impacting your kid's world. Help build your teenager's lifelong faith in Jesus through relevant, purposeful conversations.
Parent Guides
Parent Guides educate and prepare you to have confident conversations with your kid about big topics like mental health, technology use, bullying, and more.
Conversation Kits
Watch and discuss Axis’ topical video series with your teen using their conversation starters for parenting teens! Each kit includes downloadable discussion guides.
Courses
Axis provides biblical teen parenting resources designed to connect parents, teens, and Jesus in a disconnected world, one conversation at a time.
Books
Axis has dozens of books that they recommend to help guide you through all stages of parenting!
Podcasts
The Axis Podcast Network provides a learning environment for you in a format that is easy to consume in your busy life. Each episode will invite you into the Axis parenting community and coach you through building stronger conversations with the kids and teens in your life.
PARENT CUE: Parent Resources
Parenting Your Ninth Grader
“The phase when friendships shift, grades count, and interests change so often your teenager has to explain, ‘this is me now.’”
Parenting Your Tenth Grader
“The phase when everyone else can . . . , nobody else has to. . . , and your resolute teen will push you to answer, ‘why not?’”
Parenting Your Eleventh Grader
“The phase when there’s less drama, more stress, and your very busy teenager answers all your questions with, ‘just trust me.’”
Parenting Your Twelfth Grader
“The phase when your emerging adult pulls away, gets closer, does things for the last time, and you both start asking, ‘what’s next?’”
ACCOUNTABILITY APPS:
Bark
Bark monitors texts, email, YouTube, and 30+ apps and social media platforms for signs of issues like cyberbullying, sexual content, online predators, depression, suicidal ideation, threats of violence, and more.
Life360
Life360 is an excellent way to keep track of your kid’s whereabouts! It also offers a feature that tracks driving habits.
Screen Time
Screen Time is an option to track time spent on your child’s devices and certain apps. Screen Time is only available for Apple devices.
Google Family Link
Similar to Screen Time, Google Family Link tracks screen time across your student’s devices. This is a great choice for Andriod users.
Covenant Eyes
The Covenant Eyes app tracks activity on your devices, and has powerful filters help keep pornography at bay.
QUSTUDIO
Qustodio is a parental control app to help parents to manage their children's screen time and block inappropriate content on the internet.
KEEPING CURRENT:
Culture Translator
Each week the Axis team researches culture to help you stay up to date on the music, movies, TV shows, & social media trends impacting your kid's world. Help build your teenager's lifelong faith in Jesus through relevant, purposeful conversations.
Plugged In
Plugged In exists to help you and your family make family-appropriate entertainment choices.
IMDb
IMDb is the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV, and celebrity ratings and reviews.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media is an organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology with the goal of providing information on their suitability for children.
BOOKS/BLOGS:
Bible App
The Bible App offers dozens of reading plans that can be completed by family and friends alike! There are a wide range of topics, including history of the Bible, maintaining friendships, and even the power of prayer.
Smart Phone Sanity
Smartphone Sanity will answer the question "When should I get my kid a phone?", explain parental controls for both iPhone & Android, an much more.
Parenting - Getting it Right
“Am I getting parenting right?” Most parents, at any and every stage, find themselves asking this question. Parenting by Andy and Sandra Stanley guides you through those tough moments in the parenting journey.
The Tech-Wise Family
Making conscientious choices about technology in your families is more than just using internet filters and determining screen time limits for your children. It's about developing wisdom and character courage in the way we use digital media rather than accepting technology's promises of instant gratification.
To The Girl Looking For More
To the Girl Looking for More is a 90-day devotional catered towards young women who are interested in maintaining a relationship with God!
STAY CONNECTED:
Monthly Parent Email
Every month we send out a parent update to your email with everything happening in our HSM! The email includes upcoming events and what students are learning. Click HERE to subscribe!
Contact Info
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns!
Make sure to keep up to date with everything Simple Church on our Facebook!
Remind
Join our HSM Remind to be notified when events are happening! Text to 81010: “@hsmtv20__” and fill in your student’s graduation year.
Simple Church YouTube
Go to the Simple Church YouTube page for all PreShows, main services, and other important videos!
Follow the HSM Instagram for updates!
Simple Church Students YouTube
Check out the Simple Church Students YouTube page!
Backstage with Simple Church
Make sure to check out the Backstage podcast to learn more about what happens behind the scenes at The Simple Church!