THE BIBLICAL BASIS FOR FAMILY MINISTRY Eight Key Principles

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THE BIBLICAL BASIS FOR FAMILY MINISTRY--Eight
Key Principles--
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Principle 1
Family Ministry Practices Salvation by
Association, not Salvation by Segregation.
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• Luke 7 34Guilt by Association?
• Luke 5 30 Pharisees, separated ones
• Galations 4 4-7God didnt send us a manual
• Hebrews 4 15the Rescuer joins with the
  struggler
• John 8 3-11an important lesson for the sinner
  and the righteous

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Jesus

• 1. Unconditional acceptance. He did
• not judge her.

2. Healing on a level appropriate to her pain.
He refocused the attention.
3. Challenged her and her accusers to a higher
level of living.
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Pharisees

• 1. Called people to a higher level of
• living.

2. People were accepted.IF. they kept the Law.
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Principle 2
Family Ministry Practices a Needs-Based
Ministry, Meeting People Where They Arewith the
Gospel.
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Matthew 25 34-40 as you did it to one of
the least of these
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I Was...
a single mother, and you helped my son have
a father figure.
going through a divorce, and you did not
turn away from me.
struggling with a daughter on drugs, and
you helped me find a recovery program.
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I Was...
sexually abused by my father, and you helped
me receive the healing I needed.
driven by ambition and money, and you helped
me see Gods priorities.
out of work, and you helped me with a house
payment.
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I Was...
unable to talk with my spouse without
arguing, and you counseled us.
frightened of marrying, and you worked with
my fiancé and me.
new to the city, and you befriended me.
standing by my mother as she died, and you
comforted me.
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Principle 3
Family Ministry Pursues Credible Ministry.
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Credible Ministry is Servant-Ministry

• Dont hide behind sterile ministry (i.e., out
  of touch simplistic)
• James 2 14-17
• Servant Ministry seen in John 13

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Principle 4
Family Ministry Builds the Church as a Faith
Family.
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• Mark 3 33-35 - The Faith Family, the Church, A
  community of relationshipsGod and His People.
• The church and the home Grace places in an
  anxious world.
• 1 Timothy 34-5 - Real Christian leadership
  begins at home.
• The Church is Gods household of faith on earth.
  A large, diverse family.

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Principle 5
Family Ministry Brings All Ages and Family Forms
To Worthwhile Ministry.
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• Exodus 22 22-23Strangers, Widows, Orphans
• Tax collectors
• Lepers
• Prostitutes
• Widows, Children

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• The Disenfranchised
• Every type of household and family
• Sit Listen By the Well
• Acknowledge ALL struggles, big or small

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Principle 6
Family Ministry Draws On the Natural Giftedness
of the Body of Christ.
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• Romans 12 6-8
• Gauge the needs of the congregation and the
  giftedness of its members

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Principle 7
Family Ministry Holds Standards High While
Ministering To Fallen People.
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• Proper Distinction of Law Gospel
• Love the Sinner, but Hate the Sin
• Word and Sacrament Ministry
• Philippians 3 13-14

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Principle 8
Family Ministry Builds Real Families, Not Ideal
Ones.
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• Biblical families were real families. The
  message of Jesus was given to teach us how to
  walk the cobblestone streets, not the streets of
  gold.
• We are constructive co-strugglers.

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Summary
Family Ministry is a Holistic Ministry
Physical Spiritual Intellectual Emotional
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Family Ministry is a Relationship Ministry.
People are hungry for meaningful relationships.
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God Family Ministry Is A
Connection Ministry Fellow Man
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Being A Good Samaritan A Holistic Approach
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The Eight Biblical Principles In Review
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• 1. Family Ministry practices salvation
• by association.

2. Family Ministry practices a needs- based
ministry.
3. Family Ministry pursues credible
ministry.
4. Family Ministry builds the Church as a
faith family.
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• 5. Family Ministry brings all ages and
• family forms to worthwhile ministry.

6. Family Ministry draws on the natural
giftedness of the Body of Christ.
7. Family Ministry holds standards high while
ministering to fallen people.
8. Family Ministry builds real families, not
ideal ones.
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For Further Discussion

• How has this presentation changed your
  understanding of what family ministry is?
• What role should the pastor assume when it comes
  to ministry to families?

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For Further Discussion

• What seems to be the greatest needs of families
  in your congregation presently?

• How are you endeavoring to meet those needs?

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For Further Discussion

• What suggestions or ideas would you like to share
  with your seminar colleagues today?