Saint Matthew Parent Resource Guide
Modern Parenting,
Shared Wisdom.
Parenting today is no small calling. Between shifting cultural norms, digital overload, mental health realities, and the everyday work of shaping hearts and minds, it can feel overwhelming, even isolating. We want you to know that you are not alone in this journey. At Saint Matthew, we believe that families are sacred and that the courageous, faithful work of parenting is essential to God's love being made real in the world.
This Parent Resource Library was born from our desire to support you with more than just prayer and encouragement—it’s a concrete expression of our strategic vision to nurture family wholeness, build resilient community, and reduce stigma around the hard conversations we all face. Whether you're wondering how to talk to your child about anxiety, technology, faith, or identity—we want to walk with you, not just as a church, but as a partner and friend.
For every book listed in this catalog, you can find a physical copy at the “Family Spot” in the main sanctuary building of our church! Please feel free to borrow any books that might be helpful to you.
Mental & Emotional Health
Tending the inner life where God’s healing and hope take root.
At Saint Matthew, we are committed to nurturing family wholeness and resilience, recognizing that true well-being encompasses spiritual, emotional, and psychological dimensions. This category offers resources to help you navigate life’s ups and downs.
We know that anxiety, stress, depression, and the like are detractors from one’s ability to connect and find belonging. At Saint Matthew - creating a vibrant community of radical belonging is our core concern. That’s why your mental health is so important to us, we want you to know that you belong here and your presence is valued and celebrated!
Mental health and well-being is a vital part of living a deeply formed life. These resources help parents reduce stigma, access support, build emotionally healthy families, and find dignity and belonging.
RESOURCES
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A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Teenage Brains: Why They Act The Way They Do
Understanding Your Young Teen: Practical Wisdom for Parents
The Anxiety Audit: Seven Sneaky Ways Anxiety Takes Hold and How to Escape Them
Differently Wired: A Parent’s Guide to Raising an Atypical Child with Confidence and Hope
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At Saint Matthew, we strive to help people live more deeply formed lives – across all ages.
We are passionate about equipping parents with tools to help foster spiritual growth at home. Whether through devotionals, family practices, milestone moments, or conversation starters, we want to help you help your kids fall more deeply in love with God, neighbor, and self.
Rooted in our core values of integration and inclusion, we hope to support families in nurturing authentic faith environments that welcome wonder, doubt, questions, and discovery.
Faith Formation in the Home
Helping your kids fall more fully in love: with Life, God, Neighbor, and Self
RESOURCES
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Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn’t Have to Heal From
Workbook/Parenting Guide for “Woven”
Faithful Families: Creating Sacred Moments at Home
Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids
Replanted: Faith Based Support for Adoptive and Foster Families (Spirituality and Mental Health) -
Raising Empathetic, Compassionate, & Justice-Oriented Kids
Rooted in love, growing in grace, reaching towards justice.
Aligned with our desire to communicate God’s radical love and the Christian call to engage in acts of justice, mercy, and renewal, we want to help parents and caretakers guide their children toward empathy, compassion, and allyship.
In a world too often driven by hate, greed, and self-interest, we need to raise up more empathetic people willing to do courageous acts of love and justice that our world desperately needs. We believe that this work should begin in the home.
As a church rooted in inclusion—“making room to include a diversity of backgrounds, views, and convictions”—we aim to equip families to raise children who see dignity in all people and participate in God’s renewing work in the world.
RESOURCES
Digital Life &
Media Literacy
Cultivating discerning hearts amidst digital noise.
In a rapidly changing digital landscape, Saint Matthew strives to help parents and their children thoughtfully embrace technology with wisdom, boundaries, and spiritual grounding.
We have compiled resources to equip families to lead meaningful conversations in order to promote healthy habits, responsible engagement, and deeper connection amid digital noise.
We know that there is no one-size-fits all philosophy when it comes to technology, and so you will find a variety of viewpoints reflected in the suggested resources.
Whatever your approach, we invite families to practice presence, discernment, and attentiveness to God's voice. Cultivate spaces where technology serves life, rather than overwhelms it. In an age of constant stimulation, we are called to pause, listen, and make room for the Spirit to guide how we connect, create, and belong.
RESOURCES
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The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in its Proper Place
The New Childhood: Raising Kids to Thrive in a Connected World
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Free-Range Kids: How Parents and Teachers Can Let Go and Let Grow -
Sexual Health & Development
Age appropriate, sacred conversations that build trust, confidence, and respect.
At Saint Matthew, we strive to empower people to have courageous conversations about the things that matter most—because we believe that truth-telling, grounded in love, is essential to fostering family wholeness and spiritual growth.
In a world filled with confusing messages and cultural pressure, we hope to support parents and caregivers as they engage their children in honest, age-appropriate dialogue about bodies, gender, puberty, consent, identity, boundaries, and relationships.
This category offers resources to help families navigate complex topics with clarity, courage, and grace—creating space for connection, trust, and values that grow stronger at every stage of life.
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Family Relationships & Dynamics
Rooted in grace, shaped by love - reflecting God’s image in how we live together.
At Saint Matthew, we are passionately committed to nurturing resilient, emotionally healthy families.
This category offers resources for every season of parenting—whether you're navigating co-parenting, sibling dynamics, emotional regulation, discipline, or the unique challenges of single and blended families.
You’ll also find support for extended family relationships, including caring for aging parents while raising children—the experience of the “sandwich” generation—as well as guidance for navigating divisive conversations with grace and groundedness.
We are here to walk alongside you in the hard and holy work of forming homes rooted in connection, compassion, and courageous love.
RESOURCES
Faithful Next Steps
Get involved with the ministry of Saint Matthew and help us make a real difference in our neighborhood!
Be in prayer for the families in and beyond our church. Talk to our pastoral care team about walking alongside our families.
Consider donating to our ministries here at Saint Matthew. Your generosity helps us continue to support worthwhile causes as we faithfully walk alongside those in our neighborhood.
For additional information, questions, support, or to get involved, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.