Educating and Empowering Parents
An outreach of Cathedral of Faith's Children’s Ministry

The Pastor’s Pen 

In a survey of more than 11,000 participants (churched youth) from 561 congregations across 6 different denominations:

• Only 12% of youth have a regular dialog with their mother on faith/life issues.
• Just 5% of youth have a regular dialog with their father on faith/life issues.
• Less than 1 in 10 (9%) of youth experience regular reading of the Bible and devotions in the home.
• Just 12% of youth have experienced a servanthood event with a parent as an action of faith.

       Researcher George Barna confirms these results: “In a typical week, fewer than 10% of parents who regularly attend church with their kids read the Bible together, pray together (other than at meal times) or participate in an act of service as a family unit.

 A growing relationship with Jesus Christ can be defined by four things:                                              1. Loving and following Jesus Christ.

                                 2. Living the faith out at home.

                               3. Becoming connected and engaged in the church.

                                       4. Making a difference in the community and world.

     

 

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                                  Faith at Home goals:

• Strengthen existing marriages.
• Inspire parents to become intentional at home.
• Equip parents to pass the faith.
• Strengthen the parent/teen relationship so that kids want their parent’s faith.
• Help families experience God as a unit rather than as isolated individuals.      

                                                         Mark Holmen
In His Service,                           www.faithbeginsathome.com

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