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Formation in Marriage and
Family
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‘Marriage … is the source of both the family and the state, and the nursery of the church.’
Luther on Marriage and Family
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‘Married people … can do no better work and do nothing more valuable either for God, for Christendom, for
all the world, for themselves, and for their children than to bring up their
children well. … For bringing up their children properly is their shortest
road to heaven. In fact, heaven itself could not be made nearer or
achieved more easily than by doing this work.’
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‘In the Christian doctrine, in which, after the doctrine of the Gospel and
faith, we teach how we should conduct ourselves in a godly and
honorable manner in this life, marriage is the first and chief thing; for it is the beginning and origin of
the whole life.’
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7 Practical Strategie
s for Family Faith
Formation
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• Make Sunday morning a time for resourcing families.
• The 4 Keys: faith talk, devotional practices, rituals and traditions, service.
• Provide “At home” pieces.
#1 - Connect Sunday Morning
with Monday-Saturday in the
Home
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“Taking Faith Home”
www.formingfaith.com
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• Advent, Lent or Pentecost Workshops.
• Seasonal family devotional resources.
• “Make it easy for them”.
#2 - Use the Seasons of the
Church Year to Help Families Live Faith-
fully
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• Use baptismal preparation to give parents guidance and resources.
•Use marriage preparation to help couples think about the future “shape” of their family life.
#3 - Use Baptisms and Marriages as Key Strategic
Opportunities
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• Introduce “parent” nights into your instruction programs.
• Bring together kids and parents – help them “do the faith” with one another.
#4 - Build and Parent and Family Dimensions into First Communion and Confirmation
Preparation
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• Provide aids for parents who worship with children.
•Educate parents about worshipping with children.
•Give attention to the “senses” in worship.
• Recruit “pew parents”.
#5 - Make Worship Child and Parent Friendly
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• Follow-up on married couples each year.
•Use the Alpha “Marriage Preparation Course”.
•Offer “Parents Nights Out”.
•Look at marriage mentoring.
#6 - Be Proactive in Caring for Marriages
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#7 - Tend Your Own Marriage and Family Life