ssmc family camp august 2015. 'building homes for a last day church

Building Strong

&

Community

Family Camp Objectives

1. To challenge us to consider the family factor in relationship-building in the church.

2. To provide the opportunities to experience ways that could help our relationships at home and outside it.

Church Family

Corporate

Discipleship

Strong RELATIONSHIPS

Development of Faith

Head Heart Hands

Knowing It

Loving It Living It

Teachable MomentsRelationships

Proximity

Development of Faith

Head Heart Hands

Knowing It

Loving It Living It

Church Family

Parents are the primary shapers of faith and life in their children; and the role of the church is to partner with the home in that process.

Professor Ben Freudenburg

Ephesians 4:11-16 Romans 12:4-8

Att

ack

Attack Attack

Families Under Attacks

Spiritual

Attacks on the Family

•TRAC Malaysia

iii

Executive Summary: TRAC Malaysia 2014Number of people completing the

survey:N=932

% of male respondents: 44% % of female respondents: 56%

(p. 34)

N=932 (p. 35)70 plus = 2%60-69 = 18%50-59 = 31%40-49 = 19%30-39 = 10%20-29 = 10%

< 19 = 2%

Well being index:N= 902

Outstanding well being habits = 7%

Good well habits= 47%Some distracting risks= 43%

Serious & unnecessary risks= 3% (p. 9-12)

Data concerning marriages/relationships:

N= 726First marriage: 85% of 726

Divorce= 5%/widowed=4% of 726Currently married: 71% of 932

Married over 20 years: 68% of 726Marital/relational health factor

Overall:Red= 12%

N= 774 Yellow= 51%Green= 37%(p. 36,37,13-21)

Spiritual data:N=919

Have been a Christian for over 10 years: 85%

Attend worship > 4 times a month: 84%Read Bible regularly w/ spouse 14%

Pray regularly w/ spouse: 21%Pray regularly w/child: 26%

Spiritual self assessment factor:Low= 4%

Moderate= 81%High= 14%

(p. 28,31, 25-33)

Data concerning children:N= 706

Have children over 18: 324/46%Have preschoolers: 116/16%

Blended families: 3%Single parents: 1%

Are grandparents: 18%Parental health factor:

Red= 12%N=482 Yellow= 34%

Green= 54%(p. 38-39,22-24)

Quad 1: Pressing need (s) with little ministry emphasis: •4 Managing the hurriedness of life•8 Adjusting to changes in me and my roles •14 Developing healthy lifestyle habits

Quad 4: Less pressing need (s) with high ministry emphasis: •17 Biblical understanding of marital roles•18 Understanding spousal differences

Caring for aging parent: 31% (p. 35)

Age range: 19-70+ years

iii

Executive Summary: TRAC Malaysia 2014Number of people completing the

survey:N=932

% of male respondents: 44% % of female respondents: 56%

(p. 34)

N=932 (p. 35)70 plus = 2%60-69 = 18%50-59 = 31%40-49 = 19%30-39 = 10%20-29 = 10%

< 19 = 2%

Well being index:N= 902

Outstanding well being habits = 7%

Good well habits= 47%Some distracting risks= 43%

Serious & unnecessary risks= 3% (p. 9-12)

Data concerning marriages/relationships:

N= 726First marriage: 85% of 726

Divorce= 5%/widowed=4% of 726Currently married: 71% of 932

Married over 20 years: 68% of 726Marital/relational health factor

Overall:Red= 12%

N= 774 Yellow= 51%Green= 37%(p. 36,37,13-21)

Spiritual data:N=919

Have been a Christian for over 10 years: 85%

Attend worship > 4 times a month: 84%Read Bible regularly w/ spouse 14%

Pray regularly w/ spouse: 21%Pray regularly w/child: 26%

Spiritual self assessment factor:Low= 4%

Moderate= 81%High= 14%

(p. 28,31, 25-33)

Data concerning children:N= 706

Have children over 18: 324/46%Have preschoolers: 116/16%

Blended families: 3%Single parents: 1%

Are grandparents: 18%Parental health factor:

Red= 12%N=482 Yellow= 34%

Green= 54%(p. 38-39,22-24)

Quad 1: Pressing need (s) with little ministry emphasis: •4 Managing the hurriedness of life•8 Adjusting to changes in me and my roles •14 Developing healthy lifestyle habits

Quad 4: Less pressing need (s) with high ministry emphasis: •17 Biblical understanding of marital roles•18 Understanding spousal differences

Caring for aging parent: 31% (p. 35)

Age range: 19-70+ years

68%

20 TRAC Churches

See pg(s)… 35; 111-112 Road Map to supportive data Comprehensive

Report

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Malaysian Population (age 15+)Malaysian Population (age 15+)

Malaysian Population (age 15+)

See pg(s)… 41; 71-72; Quad Maps 73-94; Q1-184 by FLC 95-114

3

See pg(s)… 41; 71-72; Quad Maps 73-94; Q1-184 by FLC 95-114

3

52%

14

Souls

63%

14

Souls

15

65%

17

49%

19

71%

How much emphasis do you think

the church is giving to building

healthy families in their midst?

1. Very little____

2. Some____

3. Much____

4. Very much____

13%

69%

15%3%

Very Little

Some

Much

Very Much

Trinity Annual Conference 2014

82%

How much is the church intentionally

investing in finding out the needs

(marriage, parenting, faith-building,

human sexuality, aging care, etc.) of

their families and meeting these

adequately?

1. Very little____

2. Some____

3. Much____

4. Very much____

21%

65%

14%1%

Very Little

Some

Much

Very Much

86%


How much does the church

intentionally equip the parents in

passing on the faith to their

children (all ages) at home?

1. Very little____

2. Some____

3. Much____

4. Very much____

17%

60%

21%

2%

VeryLittle

Some

77%


Church-centred

Home-supported

Professor Ben Freudenburg. ‘Family-friendly Church’

Are We Missing Something Significant As A Church?

Church Family

Corporate

Discipleship

Home

Discipleship Relationship with

God

Marriage

Parenting

Singlehood

Human sexuality

Aging care, etc

S t r o n g R E L AT I O N S H I P S

+

Church-centred

Home-supported

Home-centred

Church-

supported


Home-centred

Church-supported


T R AC M a l a y s i a

Wholesome Family

GOALS

To build strong marriages with mutual submission and clarity for roles

To strengthen parenting relationships of parents and childrenTo cultivate Godly values and biblical standards for families

STRATEGIES

Family Devotion

Family Worship in the Church

Think Tank for Family Ministry

Marriage Courses

…and MY

FAMILY

Unless the LORD builds the house,….

Psalm 127:1

1 Corinthians 7:13-24

1 Corinthians 7:17, 20, 24

17 Nevertheless, each one should retain the place in life that the Lord assigned to him and to which God has called him.

20 Each one should remain in the situation which he was in when God called him.

24 Brothers, each man, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation God called him to.