Open Arms - Belleville
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7865 Belleville Rd. Belleville, MI 48111
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pastorjim@openarmscenter.com
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Title of program - Becoming a Family Friendly Church - Sermon Series
Family Ministry Area - The total picture
Goals - Change the mindset of discipleship from church centered family supported to family
centered church supported church.
Brief Description - Sounding the alarm with a message entitled "It Starts with Me" then
following up with a sermon series following the outline of Ben Freudenburg's "Family Friendly
Church" book. The last message is followed by a church fellowship meal and the writing of a
"Family Mission Statement." Family Mission Statements were to be posted on a bulletin board
with a picture of the family and their family mission statement. Following is the sermon series
following the It Starts with Me Sermon and the sounding of the alarm.
Five Learnings
January 29, 2006 Simplifying Life - (Keeping the Home a Priority in my schedule.)
February 5, 2006 How to Become a Person of Influence - (Quantity and Quality Time.)
February 12, 2006 Discover the Difference: A Church Supported Family - (The roll of the
church in my life.)
February 19, 2006 The Help You Need!! (Marriage and Parenting Skills must be Learned)
February 26, 2006 Discovering The Power of a Common Goal (Developing a Family Mission
Statement)
February 26, 2006 Pot-luck and Families Develop a Family Mission Statement.
For more information contact - Pastor Jim Richter
email: pastorjim@openarmscenter.com
phone: 734.699.5000
Title of program - Family Needs Survey
Family Ministry Area - Total Church
Goals - Get a Vision for What is Needed for Family Ministry At Open Arms
For more information contact - Taylor Bruner
email: taylorrosemarybruner@hotmail.com
phone: 734.306.5550
Title of program - Cradle Roll
Family Ministry Area - Nursery
Goals - Equip Parents with Helpful Tools to Build a Foundation off Faith Nurture in Their
Homes. Build a relationship with parents as a genuine supporter of their work of faith nurture.
Brief Description - Give families age appropriate books, devotions, and ongoing relational
support as they raise their baptized children in Christ.
For more information contact -Cathy "Hardy
email: ccdchardy@comcast.net
phone: 734.699.5565
Title of program - Family Time
Family Ministry Area - Family - Intergenerational
Goals - Equip Families with a once a week devotion that is fun interactive... a special family time
to gather around Christ
Brief Description - Family are given a devotion that utilized objects in their homes and ideas of
how to relate the lesson throughout the week.
For more information contact - Laura Bane
phone: 734.722.9731
Title of program - Marriage and Family Preaching Series
Family Ministry Area - Worship
Goals - Equip husbands and wives with understanding and useful tools to help them live the
joyful life of being reconciled to one another in Christ.
Brief Description - How to have a GREAT Love Life!!
Title: Defining Love
Title: Speaking the Same Language
Title: Navigating Conflict
Title: Sex the Way God Intended
Title: Working Together God's Way
For more information contact - Pastor Jim Richter
email: pastorjim@openarmscenter.com
phone: 734.699.5000
Title of program - Family Theatre
Family Ministry Area - Cell and Small Groups
Goals - Show how cell is family friendly and an extremely important part of faith development in
Christian families.
Brief Description - We had a normal cell in front of interested families in our church... just so
they could see how it works. They ate popcorn and watched as we went through our normal
cell routine of meeting and fellowshipping, ice breaker, reading Scripture, breaking the kids out
into their own lesson, while adults had their lesson, All joined in prayer time.
For more information contact - Taylor Bruner
email: taylorrosemarybruner@hotmail.com
phone: 734.306.5550
Title of program - Family Picnic
Family Ministry Area - Family Ministry Team
Goals - Build Fellowship among Christian Families
Brief Description - We had a picnic with family activities that equipped parents with fun things
to do to interact with their children.
For more information contact - Laura Bane
phone: 734.722.9731
Title of program - Family Ministry Team
Family Ministry Area - Discipleship
Goals - Educate congregation in family life and family activities
For more information contact - Laura Bane
phone: 734.722.9731
Title of program - Bibles for Children
Family Ministry Area - Discipleship/Sunday School
Goals -Teach Parents how to read to their children and discuss Bible stories with their children
Brief Description - Present Bibles in workshop and commission parents to be their teachers.
This also serves as an outreach to our childcare.
For more information contact - Taylor Bruner
email: taylorrosemarybruner@hotmail.com
phone: 734.306.5550
Title of program - Couples Retreat
Family Ministry Area - Marriage and Marriage Enrichment
Goals - Teach Couples how to fight... in a Christ Pleasing Way
Brief Description - We went away for an awesome weekend at a bed and breakfast with a
number of couples. We had sessions, fellowship time, free time, meals together.
For more information contact - Eric and Lori Moore
email: emoore1@twmi.rr.com
phone: 734.502.6183