D6 Conference Review

I will post one or two specific thoughts about the conference, but this a quick highlight of 3 days. Coming up I will have 3 people who will write their perspective about the D6 Conference. Oh, and this will be the first time to have guest bloggers. 

Overview:

The overarching theme of the 3 day conference last week in Frisco was that faith must start at home. The church needs to provide scaffolding for families so they can be the ones who are seen as the primary spiritual role models and influencers. The “D6” model is based upon what we find in Deuteronomy 6 about the family.

Key Concepts:

You reach a family for Christ you can change the world or at least another generation.

The church must equip mothers and fathers to equip their children.

 A D6 model must return to the natural authenticity of the early church and not consume a program.

 Connect people to three simple themes. As an example if everyone can identify these questions: Who is God? What is true? Why am I here?

Creating environments for connection.

 Family groups--Small group idea, but it incorporates the entire family instead.

 Celebrating life stage milestones as a church community.

 The current generation view God as a Moralistic, Therapeutic, Deism.

 The church has created silos of ministry, but must integrate them in a strategic way.

 Add a faith skill per year for parents. You motivate, model, practice, and provide. 

 Faith at home is a simple strategy containing only 3-4 components in a language that everyone understands    for the entire church.

 Discipleship and missions begins in the home.

 This is a process to see our life in Christ as a way, not a program.

Personal Takeaway:

My primary ministry is my family!

As a minister I must align, equip, resource, and provide wins for the parents.

Steps to any transformation must start on on our knees. Neh. 1:4 (starts with prayer and fasting), theology, personal, buy in, implementing practices, start it to see it through for many years to come. It is like turning a cruise ship.

·         Reclaiming and Rediscovering the beauty and connection between the great commission and families could change the world.

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     The nature of any conference is that it is similar to drinking from a fire hydrant. This is brief, but I will continue to process from the fire hydrant and maybe narrow it down to a glass. If you have any questions please feel free to ask.