“Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. These commandments are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children . Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” -Deuteronomy 6:6-9
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“Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. These commandments are to be upon your
hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get
up.”
-Deuteronomy 6:6-9
THE PROBLEMTHE PROBLEM• Families are struggling
– 50% of marriages end in divorce. - Gallup Poll, 2007
• Parents rely on the church– 85% of parents believe it is their primary responsibility
for the moral and spiritual development of their children.– 68% of them abdicate that to their church. – Barna
Institute
• Spiritual life in the home is almost non-existent– Less than 10% of churched families read the Bible, pray
(other than meal times) or participate in an act of service together as a family. – Barna Institute
OUR PLANOUR PLAN
Re-establish the home as the primary place where
faith is nurtured.
As a church, we have only a limited time each week to influence kids in their faith.
Parents, have the home field advantage. Equipping parents for their God-given role in the
home is essential!
Mother 81% Father 61% Pastor 57% Grandparent 30%
Sunday School 26%
Youth Group 24%Church Camp 20%Retreats 11%
Significant Religious Influences Survey (Early Childhood Education Study, Search Institute)
WHY BUILD FAITH @ HOME?WHY BUILD FAITH @ HOME?MOM & DAD have 2-3x’s more influence!
From age 4-18 a child on average spends:
• 15,600 hours……at school• 15,288 hours……watching TV• 74,232 hours……with their family (not
sleeping)
• 832 hours……….at Church (1 hr/week)
-Mickie O’Donnell, Executive Director for Children’s Ministries of America
WHY BUILD FAITH @ HOME?WHY BUILD FAITH @ HOME?MOM & DAD have the greatest advantage!
Spiritual Growth of Childrenhelps parents guide the faith formation of children ages birth through twelve years old.
Just Add Family Kitprovides a full year of fun recipe card ideas for nurturing faith at bedtime, mealtime, holidays and family nights.
Dinner Table Devotionsenables parents to capture a few minutes at mealtime to open faith discussion with their children.
for younger childrenfor younger children
for older childrenfor older children
Spiritual Mentoring of Teensguides parents through the sometimes awkward process of coaching the faith of an older child.
Passport to Purity Kitmakes it easy for parents to prepare their child for the changes and challenges of puberty and the temptations on the path to adulthood.