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UnitE YOur Church & Family in the Great Commission
Discover God’s shared mission for your family and church to spread the Gospel.
Build a Vibrant Family Ministry for Your Church
Family ministry is not simply helpful or beneficial, but necessary and essential to the work of the local church. God has created two fundamental institutions to advance His Gospel and build His Kingdom in the world—the church and the family. At the heart of this movement is uniting the church and the family in the Great Commission.
Born out of Deuteronomy 6:5-7, Family Worship is an intentional plan to help our children follow Jesus and love God with all our hearts. It involves taking a few moments of the day together as a family to read the Bible and pray. While family worship is not a magic formula, the practice invites the Lord to work in the hearts of parents and kids, to ensure that the faith is passed to the next generation within our homes.
You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house …
Build a Vibrant Family Ministry for Your Church
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Bible-Driven Ministry to Single Parents
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