Download or read book Presence Driven Family Ministry written by Alicia White and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-06-26 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world of church culture that has so many broken families, our churches have become broken; broken families produce broken churches. This state of the church has not gone unnoticed in the last five or so years and many pastors and leaders have tried to come up with solutions to pick back up the pieces of the church and put her back together again. But in some regards we have tried to do it backwards. We have addressed the church corporately, trying to heal and restore ourselves from the outside rather than addressing the root of the issues lying within the people, the families that are the church. Just as much as healing and restoration in individuals must start from the inside out, the healing of our church must start the same way. At the core of every church is the family. The family was the first entity God created (way before the church herself), the one He chooses to multiply His kingdom through, and the one who Satan Himself is after. I believe the paradigm of family ministry I divinely "fell" into and now pursue and run after, is a significant answer to the broken families of our church. The work of the Lord within families has a rippling effect, touching every aspect of the church herself. The paradigm of presence-driven family ministry I am about to share with you is not meant to replace your children's ministry or certainly not adult ministry. It is meant to be its own separate arm of children's ministry where the focus is completely centered around family. It is to be an intentional effort to host regular family gatherings or services that engage both kids and parents into the presence of God, the deep word of God, and gifts of God through a unique paradigm and blueprint. In the recent years family ministry has become a "buzz" word within the children's ministry community in response to the understanding that the family must be addressed in the church. However, although there is nothing wrong with family fun nights, bowling parties, and movie nights, this is not what our family ministry is about. Although fun in its own right, presence-driven family ministry addresses the spiritual aspects of the family according to the blueprint and heart of God set be-fore us in His word. In this book you will find God's heart for the generations, how the family entity fits into God's Kingdom plan, vision casting as to why presence-driven family ministry is so important and desperately needed in the body, the benefits and fruit of this type of ministry, and a step by step blueprint on how to start and pursue presence-driven family ministry in your church. If you are willing to come along on this journey with me, I promise your families, your children's ministry, and your church, will never be the same!
Download or read book Presence Driven Family Worship written by Alicia White and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-13 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Satan understands the powerful gift and weapon we cradle in our hands called our children, and He is battling for their souls, and the destruction of our family inheritance. The family altar was created to be that place where God fights for us and the Holy Spirit changes us and our family from glory to glory. As parents, entrusted with God's children, we can't afford to busy ourselves doing "good" things and not "God" things. It is the purpose of this book to cultivate a generation of families who will bring the altar and vision of God back once again in their homes, and create an atmosphere for the habituation of the presence of God. "Presence-Driven Family Worship" is about a call back to the ancient ways; the ancient vision that God established for families. God's heart for families always was to create a perpetual generation of family worshippers that would daily abide in His presence. However, today, more often than not, our children go one way at church and we go the other. The same thing is daily occurring in our homes. God's ancient vision of a family altar, that inhabits the presence of Jesus, is almost non-existent. Satan has used business, cultural ideologies, and every distraction at his disposal to keep our families from making Jesus the center of our homes. He has robbed us of presence-filled family worship. The altar of our home, where God's vision for our families is to be cultivated and manifested, has been stripped away and replaced with business, rebellion, compromise, distractions, and selfish lusts of the flesh. It is time to take the vision back and lay hold of the compass that points us to the family altar once again. This book will take you from the bigger picture of God's generational vision for families, to His calling in us as parents, to a Biblical blueprint for family worship and ministry, and finally a step by step instruction manual found in God's word for presence-driven family worship called the tabernacle of Moses. But this isn't just another book with good information. I also provide you with very practical, creative, and spirit-filled ways that you can begin and continue in the vision and calling of the family altar through what I call "jumping off" ideas. This is where you will begin to get creative ideas on how to go from vision to reality. Will you accept the call to presence-driven family worship? There is nothing that God created with more value than the gift of the family. In fact, He created the family before he created His church. Alicia White has captured in this book the very heart of God concerning the dynamic of family worship welded with wisdom & insight on understanding the call to worship as a family. The valuable treasures within this book will revolutionize your understanding of the privilege, power, & potential that results from practicing your faith in Christ within the frame work of your family . Your life & family will never be the same as you open up your heart to the profound & practical teachings of this book. The investment of each chapter sown into your life will without doubt bring a fruitful harvest to you & your family. Enjoy ! Senior Pastor Barry Clardy, Princeton Pike Church of God
Download or read book Leading the Presence Driven Church written by John Piippo and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about the primacy and centrality of God and his unsurpassable presence, and what this means for the Church. The presence of God is the core, the sine qua non, of mere Christianity. Gods presence is what is needed to win the day over the present powers of darkness. This book shows what it means for a church to be presence-driven, and what leadership looks like in the presence-driven church.
Download or read book Perspectives on Family Ministry written by Timothy Paul Jones and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every church is called to some form of family ministry, but this calling requires far more than adding another program to an already-packed schedule. The most effective family ministries refocus every church process to engage parents in discipling their children and to draw family members together instead of pulling them apart. In this second edition, Jones expands the definition of family ministry, and broadens the book's focus to address urban perspectives and family ministry in diverse settings.
Download or read book Family Ministry written by Charles M. Sell and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1995-02-28 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical resource for developing congregational stability, this updated book guides your church toward being capable of encouraging and sustaining healthy family life.
Download or read book The Purpose Driven Family written by Greg C. Gunn and published by . This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Family-iD is the best tool I know to empower churches to help families make a difference for the Kingdom of God." ---Craig Groeschel, Lifechurch.tv "Family-iD is the best thing I have come across in my ministry, and that's 47 years!" ---Pastor Joe Grizzle, CrossPointe Church. "Family-iD reminded us that there is a ministry that is supposed to happen at home first." ---Kyle and Gina, Standley Systems "To think that we can influence what our family looks like five generations from now is inspiring!" ---Eric and Brandy Thornhill, Beacon Fine Homes If you are like most people, you want and expect great things to happen at work and in ministry. You do your work and ministry on purpose. You have a plans and goals. For some reason you have no plans and goals for your family. If you are like 99% of the parents in this country, whatever YOUR children and grandchildren turn out to be, WILL be totally by accident! In this book Greg C. Gunn gives you insights on how to make your family attractive to your children and how to pass your values on to the coming generations.
Download or read book Family Ministry written by Diana R. Garland and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2012-08-02 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now revised and updated throughout, Diana Garland's core text for ministers and others in the helping professions provides a comprehensive look at the Christian purpose of family and the complex world our families inhabit.
Download or read book 7 Family Ministry Essentials written by Michelle Anthony and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With decades of ministry experience, Michelle Anthony and Megan Marshman capture the guiding essentials of life-changing family ministry. These seven essentials for children and student leaders emphasize: 1. Empowering families to take spiritual leadership in the home 2. Forming lifetime faith that transcends childhood beliefs 3. Teaching Scripture as the ultimate authority of truth 4. Understanding the role of the Holy Spirit to teach and transform 5. Engaging every generation in the gospel of God’s redemptive story 6. Making God central in every biblical narrative and daily living 7. Participating in community with like-minded ministry leaders 7 Family Ministry Essentials will energize and equip you with the practical steps, inspirational stories, and biblical foundation you need as you lead those in your ministry.
Download or read book Stone Moments for Families written by Alicia White and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-02 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Satan has used every avenue possible to keep Jesus from being the center of our homes; stripping us of our Godly foundation and eroding the pathway we must take to raise righteous children and keep holy marriages. In my opinion, the biggest avenue Satan has taken to preoccupy the families of God is to keep us from worshipping God as a family. No longer do we make worship a lifestyle in our homes. Due to the pressure of this world, self-centeredness, and worldly desires, worship has been lowered to a mere service on Sunday mornings or Wednesday evenings. We no longer seek God's presence together within the walls of our home; mother and father, son and daughter offering up sacrifices to the Lord. Where are the stones that lead to Christ in our homes? God is waiting on you and I to lay down our stones before our children, building our own Godly foundation in our families and creating a pathway to Christ for those who follow in our footsteps. This book is full of "Stone Moments" that create fun and meaningful ways your family can seek His presence and have divine encounters with your heavenly Father together. Each time you worship with your family, you welcome the presence of Jesus into your home, laying down the stones of righteousness and the fear of God. "each one of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, 6 that this may be a sign among you when your children ask in time to come, saying, 'What do these stones mean to you?' Joshua 4:4
Download or read book Contemplative Youth Ministry written by Mark Yaconelli and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2006 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Youth ministry isn't about what to say, what to do, or how to be; it's about serving the needs of the students God has put in your life. This book is an attitude overhaul that creates a more organic approach to youth ministry that helps you create meaningful silence, covenant communities, and contemplative activities that allow your students recognize the presence of Jesus in their everyday lives.
Download or read book Creating a Family Altar written by Alicia White and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-07 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creating a Family Altar is about a call back to the ancient ways, the ancient vision that God established for families. God's heart has always been to create a perpetual generation of worshippers that would daily abide in His presence. However, today, more often than not, our children go one way at church and we go the other. This same pattern repeats itself within in our homes. Satan has used every distraction possible to rob us of presence-filled family worship. The altar of our home, where God's vision for our families is to be cultivated and manifested, has been stripped away and replaced with busyness, rebellion, compromise, and selfish lust of the flesh. It is time to pick up the greatest call we will every have in life and lay hold of the compass that points us to the family altar once again. It is the purpose of this book to give parents a step-by-step outline and blueprint, using the Tabernacle model, on how to create a family altar. But not just a family altar, but a habitation place of the Lord's presence right within your home. In this book, I will take you on a journey of Biblical blueprint for family worship and give you a step-by-step instructional manual of family worship using the Tabernacle of Moses. But this isn't just another book with good information, I also provide you with very practical, creative, and spirit-filled ways that you can begin and continue in the vision and calling of the family altar to get you started . It is time to fill our homes with the presence of Jesus once again and allow worship to be the lifestyle we live, not just a place we go.
Download or read book The Practice of the Presence of God written by Brother Lawrence and published by Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.. This book was released on 2011-10-15 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Theology for Family Ministries written by Michael J. Anthony and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2011 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experts develop a biblical theology for family ministry to help churches reach all types of families today, from traditional nuclear homes to single-parent, blended, and gay-partner families, and beyond.
Download or read book Family Ministry and the Church written by Chris Shirley and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Chris Shirley provides a guide to establish a theological and practical framework for family ministry both inside and outside the church. Ministry leaders will discover the role of the church and its leaders to strengthen families and equip them to make disciples in the home, the church, and throughout the world. This work illustrates how healthy family ministry depends on effective disciple making that brings people to a close relationship with Christ both in the church and the home. The author also delivers an excellent resource for college and seminary training in the field of family ministry"--
Download or read book Presence Driven written by Paul Ellis and published by . This book was released on 2022-08-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone has a purpose, and we were born with it. But having purpose is not enough. Purpose without the Lord's presence connected to it has no reason. It is only when our purpose connects with His presence that we are able to achieve our divine destiny and leave a lasting legacy that inspires others to become Presence-Driven. Paul Ellis has been in pastoral ministry for over 35 years. He has traveled to 11 countries, speaking at pastor/church leadership conferences; and ministering in several dozen churches, as well as having the opportunity, as a guest teacher, to teach at three different Bible Schools in Russia. He and His wife Valorie have been married for forty years. They have four sons, two daughters-in-law, and four granddaughters. Paul is originally from San Diego, CA., and now resides in Chattanooga, TN.
Download or read book Family Ministry Field Guide written by Timothy Paul Jones and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Scripture calls parents to train their children in the faith and to nurture their children's souls. Yet few parents actively engage in their children's spiritual development. How can churches best equip families to engage in their divine calling to disciple their children? Family ministry expert Dr. Timothy Paul Jones guides church leaders to develop a ministry system that equips parents to be the primary faith-trainers in their children's lives, moving beyond mere programming into a deeper spiritual life at home, within the church, and beyond. This resource is for leaders in the trenches--those who: see parents disengaging from their children's spiritual development; see too many students leave for college and drop out of church; have heard of 'family ministry, ' and just want to know more; or are frustrated with programmed ministries that fail to produce results. Based on solid research, this field guide unpacks how real-life churches can narrow the gap between present reality and the biblical ideal of faith-nurturing families"--Publisher description.
Download or read book Family Ministry That Counts written by Preston Cave and published by Bookpatch LLC. This book was released on 2018-09-29 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As ministry leaders continue to look at the research, one thing is clear: What happens at home is more impactful than what happens at church. Not that the church doesn't matter, it just means we need to look at what we do at church differently. Spiritual convictions, for better or worse, will most always pass from parent to child and not pastor to child. Yet, many churches are still following a model of ministry that places the spiritual growth of kids and teens primarily on the shoulders of the ministry leaders and not on the parents. This book is an attempt to develop a fresh, simple model of ministry that shifts our thinking from believing church is the primary source of spiritual growth to knowing that the home is the place lasting discipleship occurs. In other words, parents aren't hindering OUR ministry; rather, we just might be hindering THEIR ministry! Join the journey as we discover a new way of developing disciples for Jesus!
