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Family Ministry
Passing on Faith Moment - Authentic
Passing on Faith Moment - Available
Passing on Faith Moment - Affirming
Dwelling in the Word Moment - Meghan Large
As part of our commitment in the synod to passing on the faith, we’ve added “Family” to my title. That’s a big change from Youth Ministry Coordinator but it completely makes sense. Our focus has changed to how we best pass on the faith and have all the generations participating in that faith building process. Our core values and mission information is listed below.
Five Themes
of Faith Formation
1. Faith is formed by the power of the Holy Spirit, through personal,
trusted relationships, often in our own homes.
2. The church is a living partnership between the ministry of the congregation
and the ministry of the home.
3. Where Christ is present in faith, home is church too!
4. Faith is caught, not taught.
5. If we want spiritual children and youth, we need spiritual adults/parents.
Four Keys
Parents can double the probability that their youth will build a life
of faith in Christ by establishing a home where faith is freely shared
and related to the everyday circumstances of family life through the practice
of the 4 Keys:
1. Caring Conversations
2. Family Prayers and Devotions
3. Rituals and Traditions
4. Acts of Service (Based on Search Institute’s “Effective
Education Study”, Family Strengths research at U. of NE and Dr.
David Anderson’s study of Luther and Lutheran practice.)
Triple A Road Servants
Triple A Road Servants are those people who seek to live the life of a disciple by being
Authentic, Available and Affirming
Eight Faith
Factors
Dr. Roland Martinson has identified eight key factors or “best practices”
found in congregations where youth developed a deep owned faith and remained
involved in a faith community following high school graduation:
1. Faith deeply integrated
into family identity and practice
2. Six to eight adult mentors of faith, in addition to parents (New numbers
as of 8/04)
3. Apprenticed early into leadership in their church
4. Engaging, meaningful church experience in which youth are valued
5. Excellent senior high/young adult ministry
6. Encouraged by strong Christian friends – peer ministry
7. Support within an engaging Christian community during personal crisis
8. Three or more months of service in the name of Jesus Christ.
Copyright 2008 North Carolina Lutheran
Synod