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Family On Mission: Standing Fast in Cultural Currents
Establishing a personal mission for our family can help us make God-glorifying decisions and resist the pull of an ungodly culture.
Where Are We Going? Leading Your Family with a Gospel-Centered Vision
The most effective parents I know are those who communicate a vision to their kids—those who say, ‘This is who we are. This is who we follow. And this is where we’re going.’
These are parents who take into account the unique giftings, talents, and challenges within their family and work together toward God’s purpose for their family.
In Matthew 28, Jesus gives his disciples one last important charge before he went back to heaven: ‘Make disciples.’
Now, sometimes we read this charge with overseas missionaries in mind—they have gone out into all the world and are making disciples in other lands. But did you know that as a parent, you also have a wide-open mission field right in your own home?
Although the reality of faithfully and daily discipling our kids can be hard, discipleship is simply helping our children see what their faith in Jesus means in the day-to-day.
When we craft a family vision, we’re asking our kids to take this journey of discipleship along with us.
We tell them who we are and where we’re going as a family.
We teach our kids the characteristics of the Christian life that we value most.
We help them see that living a life of following Jesus is the most fulfilling and exciting way to live.
How do we begin to figure out a vision for our family?
Four Questions to Help Determine Your Family's Ministry
If you're anything like us, you've wondered, "How do I know what God has called our family to do in His name?" While the answer to that question is far more exhaustive than a short blog post, here are some thoughts that have helped us brainstorm:
How to Stay Focused on Your Family's Ministry and Giftings
When it comes to being a family "on mission" for the gospel, it's easy to fall into the trap of comparison. As we admire what God is doing through the lives of other families (who seem to never waiver in their good works, heart for the lost, or desire to sacrifice) we can chain ourselves to the iron ball of condemnation.
Without even realizing it, our mission becomes about living-up and impressing those around us with radical service INSTEAD of resting in the full righteousness Jesus purchased on our behalf.
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