Comments on: Orange Week: Reactivate the family http://childrensministryonline.com/fresh-ideas/orange-week-reactivate-the-family/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:29:58 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt Markins http://childrensministryonline.com/fresh-ideas/orange-week-reactivate-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-16533 Matt Markins Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:34:11 +0000 http://childrensministryonline.com/?p=5031#comment-16533 Brandon, Great comment (and great response Kenny)! I also zeroed in on your words "Many critics have said that parents will not do this at home so it is a waste of my time to promote it." My immediate response is "If parents are not going to do this at home, than what exactly is discipleship?" (rhetorical question). If the parents are not passing down their relationship with Christ, than why would a child follow in their parents footsteps? What you guys are talking about is the mission of the church: equipping parents to inspire the generations to follow after Jesus Christ. Great stuff guys! Brandon, Great comment (and great response Kenny)!

I also zeroed in on your words “Many critics have said that parents will not do this at home so it is a waste of my time to promote it.” My immediate response is “If parents are not going to do this at home, than what exactly is discipleship?” (rhetorical question). If the parents are not passing down their relationship with Christ, than why would a child follow in their parents footsteps? What you guys are talking about is the mission of the church: equipping parents to inspire the generations to follow after Jesus Christ.

Great stuff guys!

]]> By: Sam http://childrensministryonline.com/fresh-ideas/orange-week-reactivate-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-16522 Sam Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:04:28 +0000 http://childrensministryonline.com/?p=5031#comment-16522 Here is my post for Orange Week: Reactivating the family. http://samluce.com/?p=2563 Here is my post for Orange Week: Reactivating the family.

http://samluce.com/?p=2563

]]> By: Orange Week: Reactivate the family http://childrensministryonline.com/fresh-ideas/orange-week-reactivate-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-16521 Orange Week: Reactivate the family Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:58:57 +0000 http://childrensministryonline.com/?p=5031#comment-16521 [...] more on Reactivating the family be sure to stop by Kenny, Matt and Kendra’s blogs. function clicky_gc( name ) { var ca = [...] [...] more on Reactivating the family be sure to stop by Kenny, Matt and Kendra’s blogs. function clicky_gc( name ) { var ca = [...]

]]> By: Kenny http://childrensministryonline.com/fresh-ideas/orange-week-reactivate-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-16514 Kenny Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:04:30 +0000 http://childrensministryonline.com/?p=5031#comment-16514 Thanks Brandon. You said the critics say that parents won't do it at home, so it's a waste to promote it. Then I say, find another way to promote it. This isn't something we try and if it doesn't work, try something else. The Bible is very clear. Parents must lead their kids. Period. We're not done until we figure it out. There isn't another tactic. I think though that we have to not beat ourselves up if we don't see the results we want to see. What if this next year I can get 5-10 families who truly do this? Can I be okay with this? Good stuff to think about though. Thanks Brandon. You said the critics say that parents won’t do it at home, so it’s a waste to promote it. Then I say, find another way to promote it. This isn’t something we try and if it doesn’t work, try something else. The Bible is very clear. Parents must lead their kids. Period. We’re not done until we figure it out. There isn’t another tactic. I think though that we have to not beat ourselves up if we don’t see the results we want to see. What if this next year I can get 5-10 families who truly do this? Can I be okay with this?

Good stuff to think about though.

]]> By: Brandon http://childrensministryonline.com/fresh-ideas/orange-week-reactivate-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-16504 Brandon Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:08:36 +0000 http://childrensministryonline.com/?p=5031#comment-16504 I appreciate that you mention reactivating the family in the sense of getting parents to minister to their kids at home. Many of the other posts today are addressing how to get the family involved at church, which is not bad but only addresses the 0 hours that they are there in a year. Many critics have said that parents will not do this at home so it is a waste of my time to promote it, but if only 2 of 10 families do it, the results are still awesome. Thanks for addressing the real solution to reactivating the family. I appreciate that you mention reactivating the family in the sense of getting parents to minister to their kids at home. Many of the other posts today are addressing how to get the family involved at church, which is not bad but only addresses the 0 hours that they are there in a year. Many critics have said that parents will not do this at home so it is a waste of my time to promote it, but if only 2 of 10 families do it, the results are still awesome.

Thanks for addressing the real solution to reactivating the family.

]]> By: Matt Norman http://childrensministryonline.com/fresh-ideas/orange-week-reactivate-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-16492 Matt Norman Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:04:53 +0000 http://childrensministryonline.com/?p=5031#comment-16492 Man, what a great post. I think that to some degree the church stepped in where many parents stepped out. But, I think that may have been the easy way out. I am brand new in children's minsitry and this post could very well change the way I do children's ministry. Thank you so much for this post. Man, what a great post. I think that to some degree the church stepped in where many parents stepped out. But, I think that may have been the easy way out. I am brand new in children’s minsitry and this post could very well change the way I do children’s ministry. Thank you so much for this post.

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