Subgroup to think of strategies for protecting the minds and hearts of our children.
Tami Rudkin
We are in the fight of our lives for our kids. With computers, music, and visual media our kids are exposed to all kinds of beliefs and lifestyles that are not only destructive but deadly. Have your group break up into small groups of three and have them make a list of three ways to fight for our kids' spiritual, physical, and emotional lives. After five minutes have someone from each group share ...
The Dads of Destiny Small Group Program is positively impacting families.
Bill Beahm Ph.D.
Something has dramatically changed in the value system of Americans today. Fathers are increasingly absent from the home, and children are being raised in a fatherless society.
A recent study by the National Center for Fathering has revealed that 72.2 percent of Americans agree that the most significant family or social problem facing America is the physical absence of the father from the home. Why ...
The same biblical principle underlies both small group and family.
Bettejean Sydnes Cramer
"Step aside, Ward and June Cleaver. The days of housewives in pearls and pumps are over." Rapidly disappearing are firm and fatherly chats with errant sons. A startling number of today's kids would have to hire a detective to track down bio-dad if they wanted to learn "father knows best." The grim statistics from the recent census confirm our worst suspicions–the traditional nuclear family is ...
After 12 years of marriage and a decade of Christian service, my husband and I decided to begin a new small group in our home … a very small group. In fact, our group consisted of just the two of us. It seemed that raising our son, work schedules and church obligations allowed us to minister to many people. We touched so many other people's lives that we never saw each other. It doesn't surprise ...
Family care is at the center of what we're trying to achieve in small groups.
Richard Dodge
You're about to take your wife out for her birthday, and you check the mailbox on your way to your car. It's a card from your small group leader, wishing her a happy birthday. Or perhaps your youngest child is about to have tubes placed in her ears as a way of combating the numerous ear infections she has had lately. The night before the procedure, your small group leader calls, offering to take your ...
Back in the 60s, Billy Graham asserted that the eleven o'clock hour on Sunday is the most segregated hour of the week. Of course, he was talking about racial and ethnic issues, but there is another segregation that has been going on in church for many years: the segregation of our households. Today in many, if not most, of our church's worship services, our kids stay with their parents until _________. ...
Prodigal Sons moves Jesus' famous parable into the world of modern business. Told through the lens of the older son, this story is a great reminder of how moving away from God in either direction can destroy us, and of how much our Father loves us and longs to get us back.
This is a bundle of two movies, a PDF discussion guide, and an announcement poster.
This 12-session course challenges men to live lives of integrity through the examples laid out in the Bible.
In our desire to be men of integrity, we need to consider the journey of faith we are on, which will require that we be recklessly obedient to God. He wants to redeem our weaknesses, make our lives a blessing to others, and teach us to be strong, yet vulnerable. Christ will transform you by turning temptation into obedience and enable you to leave a lasting legacy of spiritual fortitude. Finally, ...
Encouragement for men to live a life of integrity.
The men of the Bible were mostly a courageous bunch. Consider Adam, who was less than perfect but still sought God, or Caleb, who stood against popular opinion to believe God's promise to Israel. And who could be more courageous than Daniel, who trusted his sovereign God even as he was thrown to the lions? In the New Testament, we see Thomas courageously turn his doubt into a vital faith, Barnabas ...
This course challenges and encourages men to live lives of integrity through the examples laid out in the Bible.
These six Bible studies challenge and encourage men to live lives of integrity through the examples laid out in the Bible by Abraham, Peter, Joseph, and others.
Session 1
Journey of Faith Abraham: A man who traveled in trust
Session 2
Reckless Obedience to God Joseph: Obeying God when we don't feel like it
Session 3
Redeeming Our Weaknesses Peter: A man who didn't let his failures define him
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