Your December Resources Are Here!
If we were to come over to your house for dinner (How fun would that be?), we would most likely see all kinds of pictures, knick knacks, heirlooms, and symbols that hold significant value to you and your family. Each one of those prized possessions serves as a memorial that helps you mark a special moment in time that you want to remember. From that perspective, your home is a museum that tells the story of where God has brought you from, and where He’s taking you. This month’s material celebrates those memorials and helps the families in your church build more of them to enjoy.
Our team at M2P want to make sure to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas! We hope that you find some time over these next few weeks to reconnect to God, yourself, and your family.
Blessings,
The M2P Team
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WHAT IS IT?
How To Create Memorials As A Family Guide gives families a concrete way to study God’s word and create concrete symbols that remind them of what God has done and is doing for them.
HOW TO USE IT?
Event
Memorial Family Night – Invite families to an event to learn about Memorials and build them together.
- Provide copies of this resource for families to review.
- Discuss ways to use the resource in their home.
- Preview content for each of the memorials.
Non-Event
- Simply email the Memorial Guide s to families or share printed packets.
- Provide the resource to your small group leaders for use in a small group Bible study.. Print and distribute the discussion questions and activity ideas to students for families to share.
- Ask a few families to build the memorials and share pictures of them with you to help you inspire other families to use the guide themselves.
To download, click TOOLBOX.
COACHING VIDEO
At the heart of what all of us do is inviting the families of our community to hear and accept the gospel of Jesus. Have you ever considered that maybe one of the best ways to do that is through ministering to parents? In this month’s video, we explain how to take your Parent Ministry and give it a whole new meaning as your best Outreach Ministry.
To download, click COACHING.
PARENT VIDEO
Disappointment: How Do I Respond When My Kid Disappoints Me?
When a child makes a decision that disappoints his or her parents, the parents can quickly feel anger and frustration. That feeling in the heart simply tells the parent that something needs to change. God uses this to lead parents to a positive plan of action.
In our parent video this month, we talk parents through how to respond to disappointment in a healthy way.
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BLOG
“I’ll Be Home For Christmas:
Making the Most of Your Down Time This Christmas.”
Great ideas to inspire the moments you’ll get to enjoy this month to rest and celebrate.
“Twelve Days of Christmas: Twelve Quick Tips to Connect With Your Own Family This Christmas.”
You spend all year ministering to everyone else’s family, but Christmas offers a great opportunity to connect with your own family. This post will you give you some practical ways to make that happen.
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