Comments on: Defining a “Family Equipping” Ministry http://sojournkids.com/2009/06/defining-a-family-equipping-ministry/ The Children's Ministry of Sojourn Community Church Thu, 17 May 2012 16:19:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jared Kennedy http://sojournkids.com/2009/06/defining-a-family-equipping-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-798 Jared Kennedy Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:04:50 +0000 http://sojournkids.com/?p=1189#comment-798 More from Steve Wright in a recent post: Some key markers of a family-equipping church are: 1. Parents need to resume their primary role as disciple-makers of their children. 2. Dads in particular need to resume the role as spiritual leader of the home. 3. The church’s ministries should be so integrated with one another so that: When there is a service project, dads and sons are doing it together, or mothers and daughters, or entire families. Young men in the Youth Ministry that have no dads in the church will be mentored by a man in the church, and the same would be true for young women and mothers in the church. Families will take mission trips together. Women’s ministry will be integrated with the men’s ministry in such a way that single moms can receive help from the men. Those coming in from broken situations can expect to be around and embraced by families in the church who are more mature and growing in godliness. 4. The church trains and equips families to carry out the key role of discipleship. More from Steve Wright in a recent post:

Some key markers of a family-equipping church are:

1. Parents need to resume their primary role as disciple-makers of their children.
2. Dads in particular need to resume the role as spiritual leader of the home.
3. The church’s ministries should be so integrated with one another so that:

When there is a service project, dads and sons are doing it together, or mothers and daughters, or entire families. Young men in the Youth Ministry that have no dads in the church will be mentored by a man in the church, and the same would be true for young women and mothers in the church. Families will take mission trips together. Women’s ministry will be integrated with the men’s ministry in such a way that single moms can receive help from the men. Those coming in from broken situations can expect to be around and embraced by families in the church who are more mature and growing in godliness.

4. The church trains and equips families to carry out the key role of discipleship.

]]> By: Patrick A. http://sojournkids.com/2009/06/defining-a-family-equipping-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-795 Patrick A. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:53:03 +0000 http://sojournkids.com/?p=1189#comment-795 Good stuff Jared, thanks for sharing. Good stuff Jared, thanks for sharing.

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