Family Ministry

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FAMILY MINISTRY

Building Faith Home Practices
These do-able, adaptable, fun, and meaningful activities can be used by households of all shapes and sizes, including singles, friends, couples, children, teens, and parents.

Center for Church and Community
It is part of Baylor University and provides research and hands-on training to congregations, denominational agencies and religiously affiliated organizations that bridge the divide between church and community.

Creating a Sacred Space at Home
This article offers tips on creating a sacred space for your family or yourself to stop and focus and listen for that still, small voice of God.

Going 4 Growth
Their Faith in the Home page offers links and downloads.

Grow Christians
This is a community of disciples practicing faith at home and a partnership between Forward Movement and Plainsong Farm, ministries of the Episcopal Church.

The International Anglican Family Network
IAFN is one of the Networks of the worldwide Anglican Communion. It is a forum for the exchange of information about the challenges facing families in different countries and cultures and the practical work being undertaken by churches and individual Christians; it publishes three newsletters per year.

Keeping Faith at Home with Children
This Rows of Sharon blog post offers resources for families to do faith formation at home.

Real Kids Real Faith
Karen-Marie Yust is the director of Real Kids Real Faith and wrote the book with the same name. This website has resources for those interested in the spirituality of children in three sections: Raising Spiritual Kids, Useful Stuff, and Supporting Families. You can sign up to receive more information on these topics.

United Church of Christ Faith Formation for Families and Children 
This website offers ideas for intergenerational retreats as well as other resources.

United Methodist Church Intergenerational & Family Ministries
This page offers articles, resources, and program suggestions.

Worshiping with Children
Their "Playing Church" at Home page has an order of worship and suggestions for worshiping at home.

GRANDPARENTS DAY

Annie’s Grandparents Day Page
This website has the history of GrandparentsDay, stories of grandparents, ideas and activities, as well as information about families of various ethnic groups.

A Grandparents Day Call to Worship
This Call to Worship comes from the UMC Discipleship Resources website.

Ministry Matters
This article has ideas for celebrating Grandparents Day for Churches.

A Prayer of Blessing for Grandparents Day
This prayer comes from the UMC Discipleship Resources website.