Most parents are working hard. But are they working toward the right thing?
You want your children to love God. You want their faith to stick — not just survive their childhood, but carry them through college, marriage, the hard seasons, the moments when no one is watching. You want to look back someday and feel what John felt when he wrote those words: no greater joy.
But somewhere between the school schedule and the sibling conflict and the Sunday morning rush, it is easy to drift from intentional to reactive. From discipling to just surviving.
This course is the reset. It is a nine-lesson, biblically-grounded framework that answers one question: What does a home look like where children actually come out walking in truth — and what is your role in building it?
"Walking in truth isn't a milestone. It's a direction. And it's something a parent can actively nurture — or quietly neglect."
John's words in 3 John 4 aren't just an expression of feeling. They're a statement about what successful parenting actually looks like. Not a child who checked the boxes. A child who walks. In truth. As a lifestyle.
That is what this course is built around — and it starts with understanding what those three words actually mean.
What You'll Explore
Four modules. One clear direction.
The Lessons
Nine lessons. Built to be done together.
Each lesson is 12–18 minutes. Watch individually or as a couple. A workbook companion is included with every session.
Module 1
The Joy Worth Having
The Wrong Finish Line
What most parents are actually aiming for — and why well-behaved isn't the same as walking in truth. Reframing the goal before anything else.
No Greater Joy
What John is saying, what he's feeling, and what he's modeling. Unpacking 3 John 4 as a theology of parenting, not just an expression of emotion.
Module 2
The Walk
Walking vs. Arriving
Spiritual formation is a direction, not a destination. What it looks like to raise a child who is moving toward God — and what stalls that movement.
The Forgetfulness Problem
Deuteronomy 6 and the quiet threat in every busy home. The greatest danger to the next generation isn't the culture around them — it's the drift within your walls.
Module 3
The Truth
Truth That Walks
The difference between information and formation — knowing the right things and actually being shaped by them. How to close that gap in the life of your child.
The Parent in the Mirror
Your walk shapes their walk. An honest look at what our children are actually observing — and the irreplaceable power of a parent who lives what they teach.
Module 4
The Home That Sends Them Walking
Ordinary Moments, Extraordinary Impact
The Deuteronomy 6 lifestyle applied to today. How to turn the rhythms already in your week into the most powerful discipleship tool you have.
The Release
Letting go without losing them. The tension every parent faces as children grow — and how to release well so that what you built in them travels with them.
No Greater Joy — A Declaration
Coming full circle to the verse that started everything. A closing lesson built around a family declaration moment — not just what you learned, but what you decide.
Who This Course Is For
This course was built for you if any of this sounds familiar.
Young Parents
You're in the early years and you want to build something intentional from the start — before habits form without you.
Parents of Teens
You can see the window closing. You want to make the years you have left count — and you're not sure how.
Parents Who've Drifted
Life got loud and you ended up reactive. You're ready to stop surviving and start leading your home with purpose again.
Small Groups
Nine lessons built for discussion. Each workbook page includes reflection questions designed for a group setting.
Your Instructors
Darin & Duana Sargent
Darin and Duana Sargent have been building a marriage and raising a family for over three decades — and they teach from every year of it. Coming from completely different backgrounds, they know what it costs to build a home on purpose. As speakers and ministry leaders, they have helped couples and families across the nation discover what God designed their homes to become. They lead Intentional Family Ministries with one goal: to help you build a legacy worth inheriting.