The Bible tells us what a gift our children are to us, and yet every parent and teacher also knows what a challenge it is to raise children. In our day, philosophies of child-rearing range far and wide; from authoritarian homes to permissive homes, and often the church is no different than the world. So, what are we to do in obedience to the command to “bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4)? We must be families, and a family of families as the church, that treasure our kids as we teach them what to treasure.