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This thing called “family ministry” is one of the hottest topics in the church these days. So, how would you define family ministry within the context of the local church?

4/22/2014

 
I think this movement towards "Family Ministry" (at this point) is more of an organizational movement. A refocus of the Church in regards to: priority, monetary commitments and congregational understanding.

Just Look at the previous 60 years, the focus was "bring'em and get'em wet!"

Where did that get us? It gave us a weak or non-existent foundation in our faith. After folks got wet - what was next? Did we actively build them up and disciple them? Well... Yes - for one hour a week.

in the book "Soul Searching" a common phenomenon in our youth is their in ability to articulate their faith when they leave the nest...

Sociologists Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist Denton defined Moralistic therapeutic deism (abbreviated MTD) to describe what they consider to be the common religious beliefs among American youth.

The authors find that many young people believed in several moral statutes not exclusive to any of the major world religions. It is this combination of beliefs that they label Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (MTD):

KEEP READING:

1. A god exists who created and ordered the world and watches over human life on earth.
2. God wants people to be good, nice, and fair to each other, as taught in the Bible and by most world religions.
3. The central goal of life is to be happy and to feel good about oneself.
4. God does not need to be particularly involved in one's life except when God is needed to resolve a problem.
5. Good people go to heaven when they die.

The point I am trying to make: I don't care what the current trend i, as long as the focus is in building strong, faithful and INVOLVED Christians. The one hour a week thing just doesn't get it.
Paul Bravard
4/22/2014 01:55:00 am

For example:

My home church has recognized that the current needs of the congregation are changing and are implementing new exciting plans. To address these changes, they have expanded and reorganized their ministry teams. A new ministry team, called Family Ministry, has been formed and three new staff positions are added. This team will be led by the Family Ministry Pastor, who also leads the high school youth and men's ministry. The Director of Children’s and Women’s Ministry has been incorporated into this team. The team’s new staff positions: Director of Middle School Ministry, Director of Family Development and Family Ministry Administrative Assistant.

The other Ministries have been combined into the Family ministry offering interesting opportunities design around families:
Mentoring program for pre-marrieds that will last through the first year of marriage.
Mentoring program for married couples in need of help Graded curriculum for 1-12th grade in the area of Biblical Worldview.
How to handle the different losses in life singles in life and singles as parents.
How to transition through life cycles program for prince and princess becoming a Kings and Queens
How to survive parenting
How to survive marriages

Family Ministry is designed to meet the needs of the church for a strong family structure, with the focus being from cradle to grave.


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