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Spiritual Formation at Home (Part 3 of 4)
Most self-described unbelievers in this country are former church kids. Only about half of those who attend church with their parents remain active believers as adults. Most churches affirm the priority of faith at home, but they struggle to develop workable strategies.
The Strong Families Innovation Alliance identified ten components that are essential to building a customized strategy for church-driven, family-centered redemption. Last week we examined the first five. Here are the remaining “Lego piece” shapes essential to any model.
6. DEFINE SUCCESS: We can no longer assume people understand what a God-honoring home should look like. Give your families a vision of what success at home means and repeatedly call them to commitment and intentionality.
7. FOSTER A CULTURE OF INTENTIONALITY: Find ways to communicate the priority and celebrate the practice of families becoming intentional. One of the best ways to do this is to leverage semi-annual integrated campaigns.
8. CUSTOMIZATION – ONE SIZE WON’T FIT ALL: Every family is unique due to their life-season, ages and number of children, marital health, and special circumstances. Provide tools that make it easy for families to customize.
9. INVEST IN TOOLS FOR FAMILIES: Just like we invest in curriculum for Sunday school, we need to invest in tools that will make it easier for families to do the right thing.
10. TWO DEGREE STRATEGIES: A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. It is better to start small and build momentum than try to change everything all at once or achieve complete buy-in from all sectors. Move two degrees at a time rather than one-hundred eighty degrees overnight.
This week's article is written by Rodney Cox, President of Ministry Insights and submitted by Russ Olmon, President, Ministry Advantage. For more on this and other helpful subjects, go to www.ministryadvantage.org
For over 20 years Ministry Advantage has been one of the premier church resources that provides coaching and training for pastors and church leaders helping them turn their vision into reality. |
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