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Family Life Ministry
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Train
a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not
turn from it. Proverbs 22:6
St. Peter is a congregation which has been blessed with a rich family
heritage. Some families have been members of St. Peter for seven
generations!
Honoring this rich family heritage, and desiring to encourage and
promote healthy Christ-centered families, the Family
Life Ministry strives to:
- Encourage
the families of
our congregation to nourish, lead, guide, and raise their families,
children, and marriage relationships based on Christian values as
modeled by our Lord and directed by His Word.
- Respond to
the various needs
of the family units (traditional, blended, single parents, and singles)
of our congregation through educational settings, retreats, seminars,
and in any manner that promotes and supports them, such as:
- Marriage
preparation classes and seminars.
- Marriage
enrichment classes
and seminars to help strengthen the marriage relationships of the
couples in our congregation.
- Parenting
classes and
seminars that support families with early childhood, middle childhood,
and adolescent young people with Biblical directives and guidelines.
- Educational
activities and
forums that address the concerns of all age groups being sensitive to
intergenerational and life span issues.
- Classes,
seminars,
workshops, etc. that respond to families in crisis, divorce, or other
special needs.
- Reach
out to our surrounding
community with information, classes, and seminars that promote and
strengthen families with the saving message of our Lord's grace,
forgiveness, and absolution.
"I
believe God's vision for faith formation is simply this:
Parents
are the primary Christian educators in the church, and the family is
the God-ordained institution for building faith in young
people and for passing faith on from one generation to the next."
-Ben Freudenburg The Family Friendly Church
Family Life Resources
"How Much is Enough?" Dr. David J. Bredehoft www.overindulgence.info
Focus on the Family Dr. James Dobson www.family.org
Adventures in Odyssey - Children's Radio Theater www. whitsend.org
Family Life by Campus Crusade for Christ www.familylife.com (also see the devotionals)
All About Parenting www.allaboutparenting.com (see Christian Parenting section)
Real Relationships Les and Leslie Parrott www.realrelationships.com
Christianity Today Parents www.ChristianityToday.com/parenting
LifeWay...Biblical Solutions for Life www.lifeway.com (see the section Family)
Parenting (Girls and Boys Town) www.parenting.org
Prison Fellowship (Christian Worldview) www.pfm.org
Probe Ministries (Defending the Faith) www.probe.org
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