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FaithBuilders
Questions For Catching Faith
A youth and family ministry resource to get people talking about things that truly matter.
Do you know what your kids believe about God, faith, church, and life in general? Faith is “caught” more often than taught and if you are like most families living out there in the real world...odds are...faith, that is “God Talk” is not part of your regular conversations. How will your kids and grandkids “catch” faith?
Do you know what your kids like about church or going to communion? Do you kids know who was most influential in shaping your faith? Do you know what your child is worried about? Do your grandkids know what you struggle to believe and why? The conversations that happen around questions such as these are crucial to your kids being caught up in faith.
........................................... “Few remember the truly “great” sermon or talk, but no one seems to forget the people of faith who show them Jesus in words and deeds.” ...........................................
FaithBuilders brings together 220 of the most important questions family members should be asking one another. Diving past small talk and plunging in deep to the central places of faith, you will be treading on “sacred ground” as you each share who God is to you, how you see God at work in the world, and what difference any of this makes in your life.
So how do you use FaithBuilders...well start simple. You claim any time possible and you make it sacred time by asking and answering questioins regarding what each of you believes. Through your sharing and listening to your kids, friends, grandkids, and their friends, I beleive you will have a profound expereince of what God does in this world as “two or more gather in God’s name.”
......................................... “I couldn’t beleive it, my high school aged son came home and started asking me some of these questions...I hadn’t thought that hard about my faith in years.” .........................................
What’s So Special about FaithBuilders?
You’ve likely seen hundreds of youth ministry resources specifically designed to be used in youth groups. FaithBuilders is different in that they are designed first and foremost to be used by families in the home (or wherever else they happen to be) as a family ministry resource and tool.
FaithBuilders also work great in youth ministry settings. Use them whenever you are looking for a way to help your kids dive deeper into their faith. With the open nature of the questions anyone can relate and everyone becomes an expert in their own experiences, feelings, and beliefs.
Why the Emphasis on “Families?”
For one...it’s God’s idea not mine. (See Deuteronomy 6:4-9 for proof!)
Secondly...Studies conducted by SEARCH Institute indicate that moms and dads, followed closely by extended family relationships, are the most influential factors in whether strong faith develops in the lives of kids. Youth groups and ministries are important, but families still take the top spots.
FaithBuilders’ first purpose is to help moms, dads, kids, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends, and neighbors do ministry...do FAITH...right where they live, eat, breathe, and sleep.
It’s second purpose is to be a valuable resource to youth and family ministries in helping kids grow deeper in their faith lives.
The Faithbuilders Formula:
Grab Questions + Grab People + Get Talking = VERY GOOD STUFF
Times to use FaithBuilders:
in the car
washing dishes
doing chores
at meals
at bedtime
family devotions
with guests
with family
at holidays
pretty much anytime!
The time is unimportant...what you do with the time is of the greatest importance!
NOTE: Since FaithBuilders is available as a PDF file, you can download it into your PDA using Acrobat for Palm OS’s - quite literally you can take FaithBuilders with you anywhere! Don’t have Acrobat for your Palm yet - no problem we’ll get you linked up in no time for free.
FaithBuilders will:
Get you talking
Get you thinking
Get you listening
Build faith through listening to the stories of the people you most care about
Build family relationships
Give you ways of diving deeper into your own faith as well as the faith of your kids and grandkids
Get you watching for how God is active in your life
Get you sharing how you see God touching your life and the lives of those around you
Here’s what you will receive with the FaithBuilders e-book:
A detailed introduction and suggestions to families and youth ministries for using FaithBuilders
220 questions divided into
Remembering: your past
Valuing: your priorities
Acting upon your faith
Believing the promises of God
An anotated Bibliography of resources for families and churches that want to continue exploring family based faith formation (an ever-expanding version of which can be accessed online at Faith-in-the-Home.com)
I am so certain that you will find FaithBuilders a blessing that it comes with a money-back guarantee. If you are unsatisfied for any reason, send it back for a full refund. No questions asked!
As an added BONUS, those who purchase this e-book (IT IS NOT AVAILABLE IN STORES) will also have the option of downloading the full set of questions formatted for printing out on pre-perforated business cards to create a “discussion deck” to further enhance your experience of FaithBuilders.
I really want FaithBuilders to get into the hands of the people who can best impact the lives of kids...their parents and extended families. Another excellent discussion tool similar to FaithBuilders sells for $29.95.
For Faithbuilders I charge only $6.49 in order to cover the basic costs of advertising and web hosting...I’d give it away free if I could afford it, perhaps someday by the grace of God. I do ask those who purchase to consider visiting our Sponsor, which helps to keep the price so low.
In order to view and print this ebook and the additional discussion card format, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader or Microsoft Word on your computer. If you do not have them, we will provide you with a free copy of Acrobat to install (typically takes about 2 minutes). FaithBuilders are only available via the internet.
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