Join Family Ministry leaders and lay people from across the Mid-South District for a day of practical teaching, discussion, and encouragement as we equip our homes and congregations to disciple the next generation.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Mr. Larry Yochum —
Associate Director of Coaching and Implementation, Concordia Center for the Family
| - It Starts with Me! - This introduction to the Family Discipleship worldview will provide you with simple, memorable, and Christ-centered illustrations to follow in your own life and home every day...so you can be a model for all the world to follow.
- Shifting the Paradigm through Tweaks – As you seek to shift the family discipleship paradigm from Church-centered, Home-supported...TO...A Home-centered, Church-supported Partnership, the best approach is simple, but habitual tweaks.
- Proven Tweaks toward Family Discipleship – Faith Milestones, Faith Formation at Home and other proven tweaks will help you shift your home, congregation and all its families toward a biblical Family Discipleship paradigm.
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Rev. Andy Becker -
Director of Family Ministry, Office of National Mission
| - Developing a culture of Family Discipleship - this practical discussion on being intentional in conversations, rituals, meetings, planning, and programming to help a congregation shift from a church centered model of discipleship to a model that partners with the home for discipleship.
- The Mission Field of the Family – What are the challenges that families are facing today and how can the church respond to their needs in light of the Gospel. Leveraging our school ministry, understanding parents’ stressors and needs, recognizing the strengths and resources your congregation already has, seeing family needs in the community and responding with care (parent education/support, marriage prep/enrichment, foster care, grandparenting classes, court ordered classes, divorce care (for kids), grief care, etc.).
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See the complete schedule: SCHEDULE 9-26 Family Min Workshop.pdf
LOCATION: Hope Lutheran Church / 1904 McArthur Dr. / Jacksonville AR 72076
NO COST TO ATTEND • LUNCH WILL BE SERVED
QUESTIONS about the Family Ministry Workshop? Please contact Angela Fowler ([email protected]) at the Mid-South District Office (901.373.1343).
