CM TeleSummit – Why Family Ministry Is Not an Option – Rob Rienow

Posted by Wayne on Jun 21, 2010 in Kidmin Resources, Parenting | Comments Off on CM TeleSummit – Why Family Ministry Is Not an Option – Rob Rienow

Here is my next installment of notes from the CMTelesummit.

• Talk from D6 conference
• VisionaryParenting.com
• Rainer – What percentage of people who say they’re Christian and can explain the basics of the gospel? 
  • Before 1946: 65%
  • Between 1946-1964: 35%
  • Between 1965-1976 15%
  • Between 1976-1994: 4%
• Evangelism and discipleship in crisis, and it’s a generational crisis
• Not a crisis of the church, but a crisis of the home
• Up until 1900, no confusion in church about who’s job it was to pass faith on to kids
• Starting in late 1890’s new experiment – age segregated, church building based evangelism and discipleship to kids
  • Failed experiment
  • New in context of Christian history
  • Since 1900, no generation with more faith than their parents
• Conclusions
  • Key work we have to do is theological
  • Three theological foundations
    • The biblical purpose of parenting and grand-parenting is to impress the hearts of children with a love for God.
      • Authentic real community happens in families
      • God’s discipleships groups – called families
    • The biblical purpose of parenting and grand-parenting is to impress the hearts of children with a love for God.
    • God has designed the family as an essential engine of world evangelization through the power of multi-generational faithfulness
      • Families continue to raise up multi-generational followers of God
  • Taught up to 1900’s as Theology of Families
• If can’t prove it theologically, then it’s just another new idea
• Next section of talk is biblical support for three theological foundations.  For more info and support, see http://visionaryparenting.com/documents/the%20family%20and%20gods%20plan%20for%20the%20world.doc