The Faith@home Focused Church


Book Description

Have you ever wondered why Christianity is declining in America? Since the 1980's, many American congregations have been very focused on "doing church" better. A lot of effort and resources have been poured into worship and ministry programs, and they have significantly improved yet Christianity has been steadily declining. Could it be that "doing church better" is not the answer to stop the decline of Christianity in America? Could it be that we have paid too much attention to what's happening at church and not enough attention to what's happening at home? Do we care that many church goers are living, acting, dressing, behaving one way at church and a complete different way at home and as a result, children raised in those environments are later leaving the church at an all time high rate? In The Faith@Home Focused Church Pastor Holmen is going to challenge church leaders to consider three very important questions; Do we want the home to be the primary place where faith is lived and nurtured?




Faith Begins at Home


Book Description

In the past, faith was a central part of the family's home life, yet the reality for many families today is that faith is no more than one - hour, drop off Christianity. To become the strong, healthy, joy - filled families God intended begins with parents establishing their homes as the primary place where faith is nurtured. Faith Begins at Home combines inspirational stories and practical ideas with biblical truth to help families rediscover how to bring the basics of faith back into their home.




Faith @Home Revealed: What's Really Happening Outside of Church.


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If it's true that we get what we measure, can you conceive of a reality where we would put aside the archaic practice of measuring attendance and offerings, and replace it with measuring the progress of faith life at home? Now, for the first time, readers can discover what is truly happening in the homes of churchgoing people based on groundbreaking new research of over 6000 church goers across 12 denominations. - What good is our discipleship if it is not being lived and expressed at home? - What good is our evangelism if 60+% of our kids are walking away from the faith because of the hypocrisy they saw at home. - What good is our missionality if we are doing one thing in the world and another thing at home? - What good is our worship if that's all people do, spiritually, once a week? Get ready, this book is going to be revealing, challenging yet incredibly helpful in showcasing faith life at home realities church leaders have overlooked for far too long.




Faith @Home Grandparents


Book Description

Many grandparents find themselves "parenting" their grandchildren or being the primary spiritual influence in the lives of their grandchildren and they are looking for help. Pastor Mark Holmen surveyed over 200 grandparents and asked, "What is preventing you from being a spiritual influence in the lives of your adult children and grandchildren?" What surfaced were two tactics and five specific roadblocks that Satan uses to keep grandparents out of the game as spiritual influences in the lives of the children and children's children. Pastor Mark then asked grandparents to provide practical ways they have overcome these roadblocks and tactics which he then reveals. Faith @Home Grandparents identifies the problems grandparent face and provides practical solutions, that other grandparents have used, to become effective spiritual influences in the lives of their adult children and grandchildren.




Church+Home


Book Description

Lasting, lifelong faith is rarely taught in church programs but is rather ''caught'' from a lifestyle of faith lived out at home ... but how can your church equip the home to be the primary place where faith is nurtured rather than being a ''drop-off center'' for Bible education? By becoming a Faith@Home church. Based on Mark Holmen's foundational book Building Faith at Home, this new revised and expanded edition includes everything you need to weave a Faith@Home focus into the DNA of your church community! Church + Home builds on the ministry concepts Mark has refined through the rapid international growth of the Faith@Home movement. You will learn how to reestablish your church members' homes as the primary incubator for faith by implementing vibrant, effective Faith@Home ministry in your church, no matter its size. You'll also find practical tools for building bridges between your church's programs and member's homes, and hear from pastors, student ministers and lay leaders whose faith communities are making an eternal difference in families' lives. Your church can put faith back where it belongs ... Church + Home shows you how. Find out how your faith community can become a Faith@Home church to grow the next generation of the Body of Christ.




Faith @Home Dad


Book Description

This book is for all dads but especially for dads that are intimidated by the idea of having to be a spiritual influence and example to their children. Through personal stories, practical ideas and straight forward Biblical wisdom this small book packs a lot of punch as Pastor Mark does not hold back in speaking honestly and directly to dads about the impact they can and should be making in the lives of their children.




We Are Church: A Small Group Experience


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BASIC.We Are ChurchA Small Group ExperienceFRANCIS CHAN In this bold new interactive 9-session small group study, Francis Chan takes on the practical aspects of the church, distilling the reality of God's design for the church into foundational truths that will challenge Christians to become the church described in Scripture. Features the final four BASIC films on DVD, each enhanced with two exclusive study sessions found only in this small group experience.- BASIC.Fellowship DVD- BASIC.Teaching DVD- BASIC.Prayer DVD- BASIC.Communion DVD- Six (6) We Are Church Follower's Guides, corresponding to the interactive DVD studies- Resource DVD with video clips, trailers, and poster for church use, sermon outlines for pastors, tips for leaders, and more.




Teaching Your Children Values


Book Description

One of the greatest gifts you can give your children is a strong sense of personal values. Helping your children develop values such as honesty, self-reliance, and dependability is as important a part of their education as teaching them to read or how to cross the street safely. The values you teach your children are their best protection from the influences of peer pressure and the temptations of consumer culture. With their own values clearly defined, your children can make their own decisions -- rather than imitate their friends or the latest fashions. In Teaching Your Children Values Linda and Richard Eyre present a practical, proven, month-by-month program of games, family ctivities, and value-building ecercises for kids of all ages.




Family Driven Faith


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More teens are turning away from the faith than ever before: it is estimated that 75 to 88% of Christian teens walk away from Christianity by the end of their freshman year of college. Something must be done. Family Driven Faith equips Christian parents with the tools they need to raise children biblically in a post-Christian, anti-family society. Voddie Baucham, who with his wife has overcome a multi-generational legacy of broken and dysfunctional homes, shows that God has not left us alone in raising godly children. He has given us timeless precepts and principles for multi-generational faithfulness, especially in Deuteronomy 6. God's simple command to Moses to teach the Word diligently to the children of Israel serves as the foundation of Family Driven Faith. - Publisher.




The Christ-centered Home


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In the hectic scramble of a world that asks us to do everything, be everyone, and make it all look easy, we often lose track of the experiences that really matter most?quiet moments in our homes with our families when we feel the peace of Jesus Christ. The lessons Jesus taught in the homes of His followers were simple. They were basic. And they were?and are?essential. In The Christ-Centered Home, you will discover how to fill your family's hearts with the principles Jesus taught in the most sacred of classrooms: the home. There is a humility that comes when we invite the Lord into our most private spaces. Within the hush we hear the gentle whisper of His voice, we experience the touch of His hand, and we feel the prompting to rise. Invite Him in, and experience the added measure of peace, strength, courage, and hope that comes when Jesus Christ becomes the central focus of your home. -- website.