http://spin.willowcreek.com/c/forums/24.aspxDiscussion about Families.enCommunityServer 2007 SP2 (Build: 20611.960)http://spin.willowcreek.com/c/forums/thread/3927.aspxWed, 30 Apr 2008 22:50:05 GMT0f13730e-872a-45b8-8e14-b95aead6df61:3927Kim Vine2http://spin.willowcreek.com/c/forums/thread/3927.aspxhttp://spin.willowcreek.com/c/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=24&PostID=3927<p>Hello out there</p> <p>As I look over my notes and meditate on all the things I heard and saw at the conference last week, I kept seeing two common threads--the need to better equip parents to raise faithful families, and the need to better equip Christians to become fully devoted followers of Christ.&nbsp; I have been led to the conclusion that these two ideas/dilemmas could be intimately related.&nbsp; What if while we met the goals of REVEAL, we were also intentionally providing opportunites for parents and children to discuss and share their growth?&nbsp; It would require integration of all the systems within the church, and what could make it so powerful is that kids and parents would be learning the same kinds of keys at the same time.&nbsp; I am trying to flesh out these thoughts and wondered if anyone else, at Willow or elsewhere, have connected the two in the same way.&nbsp; Is there a plan to integrate the ideas behind REVEAL into Promiseland so that kids can start their discipleship now?&nbsp; Has anyone come up with some truly simple and practical ways to get parents and kids practicing their faith together?&nbsp; Please share your ideas!</p> <p>Thanks so much!</p> <p>Kim</p>http://spin.willowcreek.com/c/forums/thread/3736.aspxTue, 22 Apr 2008 16:11:44 GMT0f13730e-872a-45b8-8e14-b95aead6df61:3736pricel0http://spin.willowcreek.com/c/forums/thread/3736.aspxhttp://spin.willowcreek.com/c/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=24&PostID=3736<p>The Strong Families Innovation Alliance, led by Kurt Bruner and Dr. John Trent, is a coalition of leading churches committed to an open architecture methodology for discovering, implementing and sharing cutting edge family ministry programs targeting three areas of concern.</p> <ul class="style3"> <li class="style4"><strong>Strengthening Relationships</strong>: Children need to experience a loving relationship between mom and dad that reflects the gospel and between parent and child that makes kids want to embrace their parents&#39; beliefs.<br /><br /> <li class="style4"><strong>Winning Our Kids</strong>: The overwhelming majority of those who ever become Christians do so as children, most before age thirteen. Most parents recognize it is there job to pass faith to their kids in the context of the home, yet feel ill-equipped to do so.<br /><br /> <li class="style4"><strong>Keeping Our Youth</strong>: An alarmingly high percentage of teens raised in Christian families abandon their parents’ faith during the teen and young adult years. And while this is trend has created tension between parents and youth ministers, partnership between church and home is vital to keeping our youth. </li></ul> <p class="style4">Share your thoughts ....</p>