Over the course of two - three years, partner church leaders gather seven times to be
trained to lead a process to move their congregations toward a Family Friendly Church.
They will explore topics of marriage, parent education, human sexuality, resource
management, step parenting, and training parents in faith formation. In the end, a church
will include in its mission, program and structure a church wide passion, knowledge, and
resources for building strong Christian homes and marriages.
Event One: Network Launch
Learning the family friendly attitude
Event Two: Assessing
Defining family ministry
Event Three: Shaping
Understanding faith training through the family friendly lens and the family friendly tweak
Event Four: Collaborating
Exploring intergenerational programming models and marriage ministry
Event Five: Partnering
Focusing on parent education through the life span; Assessing community resources;
Partnering with community resources; Understanding and planning for change
Event Six: Vision to Action
Developing resource management skills and programming for human sexuality
Event Seven: Celebration
Discovering step family and divorce ministries; Celebrating the progress
