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Church for the Fatherless

Church for the Fatherless

A Ministry Model for Society's Most Pressing Problem

von: Mark E. Strong

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Verlag: IVP Academic
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 02.08.2012
ISBN/EAN: 9780830863365
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 184

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Fatherlessness has reached epidemic levels.Forty percent of children in the U.S. will go to bed tonight in a home without a father. Studies show that people without fathers are at much higher risk for low educational performance, drug abuse, crime and poverty.Fatherlessness is rampant in our churches as well. When planting his church, Mark Strong realized that fifteen of twenty core leaders, whether they were in their twenties or sixties, white or black, had grown up without an active father figure in their lives. And he determined to make a difference in the lives of the next generation.The church is uniquely positioned to minister to the fatherless, both within its own community and in society at large. Strong shows how we can make our churches places of refuge for our nation's fatherless. Churches can reveal a true picture of God as loving Father through mentoring both children and dads, meeting the practical needs of children, and much more. By embedding key values into your congregational culture, your church can become a church for the fatherless.Be part of the solution. Are you ready to make a difference?

Inhaltsverzeichnis

<p>Introduction<br />
Part One: Understanding the Problem<br />
1. Father Where Are You?<br />
2. The Impact of Fatherlessness<br />
Part Two: How We Can Help the Fatherless<br />
3. Embedding a Corporate Value<br />
4. Getting the Message Out<br />
5. Equipping Men to Be Fathers<br />
6. Mentoring the Fatherless<br />
7. Praying for the Children<br />
8. God Their Father<br />
9. The Healing Path<br />
10. How Do I Get Started?<br />
Epilogue: A New Story<br />
Resources</p>

Autorenportrait

Mark E. Strong (DMin, George Fox Seminary) is senior pastor of LifeChange Christian Church, a diverse congregation located in the heart of inner-city Portland, Oregon. He is the author of Church for the Fatherless and he serves on the Board of Regents at George Fox Seminary. He and his wife Marla have four children.

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