Leadership U.M.C. Leadership U.M.C. 2005-20062005-2006

““STRENGTHENING THE STRENGTHENING THE HOME AND STABILITY HOME AND STABILITY

OF THE FAMILY”OF THE FAMILY”

The “Inheritors”The “Inheritors”Howard CoxHoward Cox Pat Dunbar Pat Dunbar Hans Hamm Hans Hamm Holi ImigHoli Imig Chuck LahomeChuck LahomeTasha Polk Ken Richards Tasha Polk Ken Richards Joyce Epps-Joyce Epps-WatkinsWatkins

Leadership Leadership U.M.C.U.M.C.

2005-20062005-2006

““Mission and Mission and Ministry To The Ministry To The

Family Unit”Family Unit”

The Family

We believe the family to be the basic human community through which persons are nurtured and sustained in mutual love, responsibility, respect, and fidelity. We affirm the importance of both fathers and mothers for all children. We also understand the family as encompassing a wider range of options than that of the two-generational unit of parents and children (the nuclear family), including the extended family, families with adopted children, single parents, stepfamilies, and couples without children. We affirm shared responsibility for parenting by men and women and encourage social, economic, and religious efforts to maintain and strengthen relationships within families in order that every member may be assisted toward complete personhood.

Church Attendance Age Groups Ethnicity Gender Education

The Family Unit

“Then all the people left, each for his own home, and David returned home to bless his family.” 1 Chronicles 16:43

What Are Today’s Top Five Family Concerns?

“Come, my children, listen to me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.” Psalm 34:11

10 of the Top 5 Answers to What do you perceive as the Top 5 Family concerns today?

30%

18%11%

8%4%

10%

9%4% 4% 2%

Finances

Education

Time

Morals

Jobs

Health

Family

Faith

Spirituality

Discipline

Does the Church Stabilize and Strengthen My Family?

“For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”

Genesis 18:19

The Church Meets My Families Needs:

3%

0%

2%

4%

29% 13%

49%

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Somewhat Disagree

Unsure

Somewhat Agree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Does The Church Meet My Family’s Worship & Spiritual

Needs? “This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands.”

1 John 5:2

The Church meets my family's worship/spiritual needs?1%

0%

4%

1%

44%

26%

24%Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Somewhat Disagree

Unsure

Somewhat Agree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Does The Church Meet The Need Of The Children, Youth &

Young Adults? “Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

Matthew 19:14

The Church meets my children's needs?

4%

9%

10%

12%22%

31%

12%Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Somewhat Disagree

Unsure

Somewhat Agree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Does The Church Strengthen & Enrich My Most Significant

Relationships? “He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.”

Acts 10:2

The Church strengthens & enriches my most significant relationships (spouse,

children, parent, grandparent)

1%3%4%8%

42%19%

23%

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Somewhat Disagree

Unsure

Somewhat Agree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Does The Church Reach Out To The Community To Meet Family

Needs “Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb for his family, one for each household.”

Exodus 12:3

The Church reaches out to the community to meet family needs

4% 5% 6%

9%

38%

26%

12% Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Somewhat Disagree

Unsure

Somewhat Agree

Agree

Strongly Agree

What Are The Top Five Needs Of Your Family?

10 of the Top 5 Answers to What are the Top 5 needs of your Family?

3%

23%24%

12%

8%

4%2%8%

4%

12%

Shelter

Finances

Spiritual

Family Time

Time

Retirement

Leadership

Health

Education

Food

How Can The Church More Effectively Meet Your

Needs?

Programs on How to Handle Family Finances More Local Missionary Projects Stronger Involvement by Parents Youth Ministries Programs for the whole family Address the issues facing family today (Drugs, Sexuality, Media & Political)

•Divorce•Child Abuse & Displacement•Economic Failure•Drug Experimentation•Crime Involvement•Incarceration

Pre-Marital (Christian Preparation) prepinc.com/main/christian_prep.aspMarriage Savers: www.marriagesavers.orgParenting & Family Programs: “Scream Free Parenting” Bring Peace & Harmony to the blended Family-Kevin Leman Crown Financial Ministries Designing an Older Adult Ministry-Discipleship Resources Financial Peace University-David Ramsey

Crown Ministry (Financial Awareness) Food Banks & Feeding the needy Family Night Meals Family Bible Study Groups Missionary Teams in USA & International Programs for Teens about Peer Pressures

““I AM A METHODIST,I AM A METHODIST,

AND WE ARE ALLAND WE ARE ALL

MISSIONARIES.”MISSIONARIES.”

Thomas Ware 1775Thomas Ware 1775