Great Book for Youth Pastors

Richard Ross was among the first (1986) to describe church ministry with teenagers with parents in a central role. His newest book has by far the most compelling and thorough model for student ministry built around faith at home. The book Student Ministry and the Supremacy of Christ features a plan to mobilize parents to disciple their own teenager—and two friends whose parents do not know Christ. This innovative concept allows churches to focus on generational transfer in believing families—while simultaneously guiding students from unbelieving families toward Christ and transformation. Ross’ view of the central role of parents in student ministry is clear in the attached graphic.
The book is available from http://www.crossbooks.com/BookStore/BookStoreBookDetails.aspx?bookid=52391

Focus On Parenting Simulcast Conference

Thanks for participating in the Focus On Parenting simulcast conference sponsored by Focus On The Family. It was truly a humbling experience for me to serve as their opening and closing speaker and I pray the message God gave me to share will continue to bless you and your family.

Welcome to our Faith@Home website! This site serves as a “homebase” for a national and international Faith@Home movement that God is leading which is equipping individuals and the church to establish the home as the primary place where faith is nurtured. In anticipation of your visit we tried,  to identify the things you may be looking for so as to save you the time of having to navigate in and around the entire site.

Faith@Home Resources

Faith Begins At Home is Pastor Mark’s book for families that will inspire, motivate and equip you to bring 24/7 Christ-like living into your home.

Faith@Home Mom – Read a chapter of Maria Holmen’s new book for moms which comes out this spring!

Faith@Home Dad – Read a chapter of Pastor Mark’s new book for dads which comes out this spring.

Faith@Home Prayer – Read a chapter of Pastor Mark’s book which comes out this spring.

Faith@Home Devotions – Read a chapter of Pastor Mark’s book which comes out this spring.

Support Pastor Mark & Maria & the Faith@Home Movement.

How to get the quarterly Faith@Home newsletter.

Pastor Mark Live Chat in December

Register for a live online chat with Pastor Mark. This is your chance to ask questions, share insights and exchange ideas with the Faith@Home community.  The live chat is schedule for the second week of December, we will contact you with date, time and how to login to the system November 30.

Pastor Mark or Maria will visit your church

Pastor Mark and his wife Maria want to share the Faith@Home message with as many people as posible! They have equiped Pastors, church teams and families with the tools to establish the home as a place where faith is nurrured. For more detail information visit our Seminar section of the site.

Faith@Home Focused Church seminar - A one day event that will challenge and equip pastors and church teams to develop a more comprehensive and integrated Faith@Home focus throughout ALL the ministries of the church.

Extreme Family Makeover – A two to three hour Christian parenting seminar that will inspire, motivate and equip parents to bring basic faith skills back into their life at home.

Faith@Home Mom – A one hour keynote message from Maria Holmen to moms that will inspire and equip them to be 24/7 faith@home moms!

Faith@Home Dad – A one hour “man to man” keynote message from Pastor Mark to dads that will challenge and equip them to be Godly men at home

If you would like more information please contact us at info@faithathome.com

Good luck, God Bless and Good Parenting

Pastor Mark

Faith@Home & OLA

Here is a great story on Faith@Home at Our Lady of the Assumption in Ventura, CA. Enjoy!

http://www.the-tidings.com/2009/110609/sbfaith.htm

Thank you Tidings & OLA.

If you have questions please add them below.

F@H Testimonies

We would like many “voices” speaking into the Faith@Home movement because this is an ever evolving movement and EVERYONE has something to contribute.  We would like this site to be a place where people can share their stories and learn from one another.

Share

  • specific stories
  • examples or testimonies about how you have implemented a Faith@Home idea
  • strategy or initiative into your life at home or ministry at church.

Be sure to pick a target area that you want to write about: Faith@Home focused mom, dad, single, grandparent, Sr. pastor, youth pastor, children’s pastor, or adult ministries pastor.

Feel free to recommend resources.  If you have found a resource that works we would love to share it with others.

And finally make your post brief and to the point meaning less than 250 words.  What are you waiting for?

Use the space below for your sharing – Thank you and God Bless.

FOTF Weekend Magazine Interview Part 4

Pastor Mark was recently interviewed by Dr. Bill Maier on Focus on the Family’s Weekend Magazine. This is part 4 in a 4 part series – enjoy

[podcast]http://www.faithathome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/podcasts/MarkFOTFPart1.mp3[/podcast]

Pastor Mark will be one the main speakers at live simulcast on November 14, called Focus on Parenting. For information on how you or your Church can be part of this simulcast visit http://www.focusonparenting.com.

FOTF Weekend Magazine Interview Part 2

Pastor Mark was recently interviewed by Dr. Bill Maier on Focus on the Family’s Weekend Magazine. This is part 2 in a 4 part series – enjoy

[podcast]http://www.faithathome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/podcasts/MarkFOTFPart2.mp3[/podcast]

Pastor Mark will be one the main speakers at live simulcast on November 14, called Focus on Parenting. For information on how you or your Church can be part of this simulcast visit http://www.focusonparenting.com.

Why is it important?

Reason #1 – The Antidote to Hypocrisy

  • One of the primary reasons why people leave, or do not engage in, the Christian faith is hypocrisy. Many have grown up in or around Christians who act, dress and behave one way at church while they live a completely different way a part from church.
  • Faith@Home is critical for both churches and individuals today as it strikes at the core deterrent that is turning many people away from Christianity. Faith@Home is about helping people live a 24/7 Christian lifestyle not a one hour, at church only, Christianity.

Reason #2 – Top Influence

  • When Christian teenagers were asked to identify the things that influenced them to become and remain Christians the top two influences identified were mom and dad. In fact, mom and dad were two to three times more influential than any church program.
  • It is clear that what happens at home is more influential than what happens at church. While church programs are important they are secondary in impact to the influence that the home life has on faith development and nurture.

Reason #3 – Multi-Generational Impact

  • The choices and decisions we make today will not only impact us but it will impact our children and grandchildren as well.
  • The good news is that the decision we make today, to be a Faith@Home household and Faith@Home focused church, will not only impact us but it will impact future generations as well!