Family

This Groundwork Everyday course is designed to help people live in a way that honours Jesus in their families, whether they're married, divorced, single, parents, or not. It explores how each life-stage can be an excellent base for discipleship and mission. It gives a Biblical overview of the nature and purposes of marriage and parenting, as well as theological and practical observations on conflict, raising children, living as a single person, and courting. Throughout, there's an...
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This Groundwork Everyday course is designed to help people live in a way that honours Jesus in their families, whether they're married, divorced, single, parents, or not. It explores how each life-stage can be an excellent base for discipleship and mission. It gives a Biblical overview of the nature and purposes of marriage and parenting, as well as theological and practical observations on conflict, raising children, living as a single person, and courting. Throughout, there's an emphasis on how members of local churches can support one another in each life-stage.Contents1. Family as mission-field and mission-base2-3. Marriage: what it is4. Marriage: what it's forExtension - CohabitationExtension - Conflict in marriage5. Divorce and remarriage6-7. Children and parentingExtension - Raising childrenExtension - Parenting without a godly marriage8. Singleness9. Courting