An In-Depth, 7-Week Bible Study Course for Parents of Adult Children
Journey Forward
Navigating the Changing Relationship With Your Adult Children
The greatest gift you can give your adult child is becoming the healthiest version of yourself through the transforming power of Christ.
An intentional, Scripture-based study designed for small groups, with weekly video guidance from Kathy & Joyce — because this journey was never meant to be walked alone.
Every Trail Looks Different
Some parents begin this study with close relationships with their adult children. Others are navigating tension, disappointment, difficult circumstances, distance, estrangement, or little or no contact.
Wherever you are on the trail, there is meaningful work you can do. Take what applies to your situation and allow God to meet you where you are.
Not About Fixing Them
Journey Forward is not about learning how to fix or change your adult child. We cannot control another adult’s choices, beliefs, behavior, or response.
Instead, we will learn healthier ways to respond spiritually, emotionally, relationally, and practically while trusting God with the outcome.
How the Study Works
A rhythm you can keep
Begins With Video
Each lesson opens with a video teaching that introduces the theme and prepares you for the week ahead.
Six Days of Study
Biblical teaching, practical relationship principles, reflection questions, and exercises you work through at your own pace.
A Day to Rest
Day seven has nothing new to complete. Rest, pray, catch up, or let what God showed you settle.
Walking It Out Together
Each lesson ends with group discussion questions you bring to your next gathering.
Don’t rush through the exercises or feel pressure to have all the answers. The goal isn’t to complete the trail perfectly. It’s to become more intentional about how you walk it.
The Seven Weeks
Where the trail leads
Week One
The Trailhead
Preparing for the Journey
Week Two
The First Climb
Caring Without Carrying
Week Three
Finding Your Pace
Communicating Adult to Adult
Week Four
Rocky Places Along the Trail
Loving Well Through Hard Situations
Week Five
The Overlook
When Your Heart Hurts
Week Six
Lightening the Load
Finding Freedom Through Forgiveness, Community, and Hope
Week Seven
The Summit…and the Journey Continues
Walking Forward with Hope
Begin the Journey
This journey was never meant to be walked alone.
Seven weeks, a small group, and weekly video guidance from Kathy and Joyce. The study begins November 6.
Presale Price
per person · Regular price $159
Exclusive Presale Bonus
Live Community Coaching
Seven weekly 30-minute live check-ins with Kathy and Joyce in a private community, beginning this January.
Presale opens October 1 · Study begins November 6
Our Study Theme Verse
“And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.”
2 Corinthians 3:18 NIV
Your Guides
Meet the Authors
Kathy Cunningham
MCC, D.D. · Founder of Grace Restored
Kathy Cunningham, MCC, D.D., is a Christian counselor, life coach, speaker, and founder of Grace Restored, a ministry dedicated to helping parents of adult children build healthier relationships without losing themselves in the process. Drawing from both professional training and her own family’s journey through addiction, codependency, strained relationships, and restoration, Kathy combines biblical wisdom with practical tools to help parents find healing, establish healthy boundaries, and trust God with their adult children.
Your story is not finished. You can move forward with grace and purpose.
Joyce Kelly
Bible Teacher · Christian Life Coach
Joyce is a Bible teacher, Board Certified Advanced Christian Life Coach through AACC, speaker, ministry leader, and host of the Raw and Real: Becoming Her podcast. She is passionate about helping women apply God’s Word to real life and move forward with resilient hope through seasons of change, grief, and transition. As an empty nester, mom of adult twins, and JoJo to three granddaughters, Joyce brings both biblical wisdom and lived experience to her message that your story is not over.
Your story is not over. There is still more.
Journey Forward
Questions? Contact us at [email protected]
Journey Forward is a Bible study and educational resource and is not intended to replace professional counseling, medical or mental-health care, legal advice, or crisis intervention. Please seek appropriate professional, pastoral, medical, legal, or emergency assistance when needed.
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