Training Parents in Faith Formation Resources
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Family Time Training (Family Time Activity Books)
By Kirk Weaver
www.famtime.com
The mission of Family Time Training is to train families to teach children Christian Principles and values
in the home. “Family Time” is a term used to describe fun, intentional, spiritual lessons in the home.
Your kids will have fun learning about God's Word and how it applies to their lives. Science experiments,
art activities, and games are all designed to reinforce spiritual truth. Each lesson is clear and simple, yet
profound even for parents! You'll teach kids how exciting it is to learn about God and his ways. Your
kids will love these books, but more importantly you'll build spiritual memories of Family Time in your
home.
Resurrection Eggs
by FamilyLife
Resurrection Eggs are a great resource for homes to help children understand Easter in a fresh, new
way! Colorful eggs, meaningful objects, and a devotional booklet bring the story of the death and
resurrection of Christ to life—a great way for families to tell their children “Jesus is alive!” Available on
Amazon.com or in a Christian bookstore near you.
Davey and Goliath’s Devotions
By Augsburg Fortress
Available at http://www.augsburgfortress.org/learning/dg/devotions/?redirected=true
A quarterly devotional magazine created for today’s families on the go. Through Bible Stories, family
activities, and games, Davey and Goliath help children experience faith lessons in fun and exciting ways!
Every week you'll find four fun-filled pages of activities for experiencing the Bible.
Faith Legacy Series
From Kids Kount Publishing.
Available at www.kidskountpublishing.com
This is a “plug and play” video series that creates and strengthens a faith-at-home culture in your church
while empowering parents. The sessions include DVD teachings interspersed with small group
discussions. The series has three distinct phases:
giving the child a blessing object which facilitates family faith talk. The blessings take place in a worship
service, thus casting a vision for family faith nurture to the whole church. Roger Theimer and Mike
Heinz are co-authors.
All Around Easter: 6 Faith Discovery Stations for Kids and Their Families
From Group Publishing
Available at: http://store.grouppublishing.com/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?
item=1020174§ion=16791
Group says, "Invite families to walk through six modern-day settings that engage the senses—as they
explore Christ’s love and sacrifice from unique perspectives. You only need a few props to create an
incredible, interactive experience!" Faith Lutheran in Avon, Ohio used this material for their family
Lenten worships. They used one station each week, asking a different family in their church to be
responsible for setting it up. They used the narthex and back of the church to set up the hands on
activity when members arrived. The service included simple songs that kids could sing and a light
sermon. The total service was about 45 minutes. (Contact Gail DeLuca at Faith Lutheran-Avon, OH for
more information on how their church used this product.)
Never Too Late: Encouraging Faith in Your Adult Child
by Rob Rienow
www.visionaryparenting.com
"We have been overwhelmed with the number of people we have met around the country who are
hurting because their adult children are struggling in their faith...or who have rejected faith all together.
In response to this need, we have launched a new conference series: NEVER TOO LATE. In these
messages, Dr. Rob Rienow will encourage and inspire you to reconnect with your adult child, and give
you practical ways to encourage faith in their hearts. The best way to bring NEVER TOO LATE to your
church is through the four session DVD series. The series is designed for small groups or adult classes.
Faith Begins At Home
by Rev. Mark Holmen
http://faithbeginsathome.com/
Rev. Holmen is a speaker and consultant for the "Faith At Home" movement that equips congregations to
make the home the primary place where faith is nurtured.
Marriage and Family Resource Guide and Ministry List
from The Association of Marriage and Family Ministries (AMFM)
www.amfmresources.com
Please take advantage of these powerful tools: the premier issue of AMFM's Marriage and Family
Resource Guide and their Marriage and Family Ministry List. The resource guide is filled with product
resources and ministry listings broken down into key areas of marriage and family ministry. Order your
free copy of the Resource Guide which will be mailed directly to you, compliments of AMFM, or use
their fully interactive online version available at www.amfmresources.com/resourceguide.
AMFM's Ministry List is a comprehensive list of marriage and family ministries throughout the US and
Canada. This list of over 250 ministries is available for review with a detailed sorting index and contains
ministries with a focus on over 15 key areas.
Faith Stepping Stones
from Faith Inkubators
http://www.faithink.com/Inkubators/steppingstones.asp
Faith Stepping Stones is a family ministry system that pulls parents into the role of primary faith mentors
for their own children every night in every home. Faith Stepping Stones is a process that bonds parents
and children into the body of Christ at eight crucial moments in parenting and leads them to incubate
faith every night in every home. It provides faith-based parenting education from cradle to graduation
through a series of eight short-courses. Each course brings parents and children together for fun and
learning, and ends at the altar with a special blessing service.
Family Room Values
www.familyroomvalues.com
Family Room Values desires to equip families with the tools to teach character, model the love of Christ,
nurture faith in the home, and introduce family traditions. They offer valuable resources for churches
and individual families uniquely designed for spiritual and character development. They also connect
mothers who share in the desire to purposefully nurture Christian character in their children. Their
MATCH program offers all the lessons and materials to conduct a monthly mothers' meeting focusing on
specific character traits. The leader's guide provides all the tools needed to effectively manage the group.
By Kirk Weaver
www.famtime.com
The mission of Family Time Training is to train families to teach children Christian Principles and values
in the home. “Family Time” is a term used to describe fun, intentional, spiritual lessons in the home.
Your kids will have fun learning about God's Word and how it applies to their lives. Science experiments,
art activities, and games are all designed to reinforce spiritual truth. Each lesson is clear and simple, yet
profound even for parents! You'll teach kids how exciting it is to learn about God and his ways. Your
kids will love these books, but more importantly you'll build spiritual memories of Family Time in your
home.
Resurrection Eggs
by FamilyLife
Resurrection Eggs are a great resource for homes to help children understand Easter in a fresh, new
way! Colorful eggs, meaningful objects, and a devotional booklet bring the story of the death and
resurrection of Christ to life—a great way for families to tell their children “Jesus is alive!” Available on
Amazon.com or in a Christian bookstore near you.
Davey and Goliath’s Devotions
By Augsburg Fortress
Available at http://www.augsburgfortress.org/learning/dg/devotions/?redirected=true
A quarterly devotional magazine created for today’s families on the go. Through Bible Stories, family
activities, and games, Davey and Goliath help children experience faith lessons in fun and exciting ways!
Every week you'll find four fun-filled pages of activities for experiencing the Bible.
Faith Legacy Series
From Kids Kount Publishing.
Available at www.kidskountpublishing.com
This is a “plug and play” video series that creates and strengthens a faith-at-home culture in your church
while empowering parents. The sessions include DVD teachings interspersed with small group
discussions. The series has three distinct phases:
- Phase I has five “steps”: Birth, age 2, age 4, age 6, age 8. At each step parents meet with other
parents (without kids) for three 60 minute parent-training sessions. - Phase II has two similar steps: A Father-Son retreat and a Mother-Daughter retreat for 5th-6th
graders about what it means to be a man/woman of God. - Phase III has annual steps from 7th grade through 12th grade. Teens and parents meet together
for each Phase III step – a 2-3 hour event specifically addressing a life-issue for that age group.
Two objectives for each step: 1) empowering parents to speak words of faith to their teens, and
2) keeping lines of communication open between parents and teens.
giving the child a blessing object which facilitates family faith talk. The blessings take place in a worship
service, thus casting a vision for family faith nurture to the whole church. Roger Theimer and Mike
Heinz are co-authors.
All Around Easter: 6 Faith Discovery Stations for Kids and Their Families
From Group Publishing
Available at: http://store.grouppublishing.com/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?
item=1020174§ion=16791
Group says, "Invite families to walk through six modern-day settings that engage the senses—as they
explore Christ’s love and sacrifice from unique perspectives. You only need a few props to create an
incredible, interactive experience!" Faith Lutheran in Avon, Ohio used this material for their family
Lenten worships. They used one station each week, asking a different family in their church to be
responsible for setting it up. They used the narthex and back of the church to set up the hands on
activity when members arrived. The service included simple songs that kids could sing and a light
sermon. The total service was about 45 minutes. (Contact Gail DeLuca at Faith Lutheran-Avon, OH for
more information on how their church used this product.)
Never Too Late: Encouraging Faith in Your Adult Child
by Rob Rienow
www.visionaryparenting.com
"We have been overwhelmed with the number of people we have met around the country who are
hurting because their adult children are struggling in their faith...or who have rejected faith all together.
In response to this need, we have launched a new conference series: NEVER TOO LATE. In these
messages, Dr. Rob Rienow will encourage and inspire you to reconnect with your adult child, and give
you practical ways to encourage faith in their hearts. The best way to bring NEVER TOO LATE to your
church is through the four session DVD series. The series is designed for small groups or adult classes.
Faith Begins At Home
by Rev. Mark Holmen
http://faithbeginsathome.com/
Rev. Holmen is a speaker and consultant for the "Faith At Home" movement that equips congregations to
make the home the primary place where faith is nurtured.
Marriage and Family Resource Guide and Ministry List
from The Association of Marriage and Family Ministries (AMFM)
www.amfmresources.com
Please take advantage of these powerful tools: the premier issue of AMFM's Marriage and Family
Resource Guide and their Marriage and Family Ministry List. The resource guide is filled with product
resources and ministry listings broken down into key areas of marriage and family ministry. Order your
free copy of the Resource Guide which will be mailed directly to you, compliments of AMFM, or use
their fully interactive online version available at www.amfmresources.com/resourceguide.
AMFM's Ministry List is a comprehensive list of marriage and family ministries throughout the US and
Canada. This list of over 250 ministries is available for review with a detailed sorting index and contains
ministries with a focus on over 15 key areas.
Faith Stepping Stones
from Faith Inkubators
http://www.faithink.com/Inkubators/steppingstones.asp
Faith Stepping Stones is a family ministry system that pulls parents into the role of primary faith mentors
for their own children every night in every home. Faith Stepping Stones is a process that bonds parents
and children into the body of Christ at eight crucial moments in parenting and leads them to incubate
faith every night in every home. It provides faith-based parenting education from cradle to graduation
through a series of eight short-courses. Each course brings parents and children together for fun and
learning, and ends at the altar with a special blessing service.
Family Room Values
www.familyroomvalues.com
Family Room Values desires to equip families with the tools to teach character, model the love of Christ,
nurture faith in the home, and introduce family traditions. They offer valuable resources for churches
and individual families uniquely designed for spiritual and character development. They also connect
mothers who share in the desire to purposefully nurture Christian character in their children. Their
MATCH program offers all the lessons and materials to conduct a monthly mothers' meeting focusing on
specific character traits. The leader's guide provides all the tools needed to effectively manage the group.
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