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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FLBlended Podcast

100: FamilyLife Blended: The Birth of a Move...

December 5, 2022
with Gayla Grace, Nicole Burns

How did Ron Deal get started in blended family ministry? When was FamilyLife Blended birthed and what is Nicole Burns' role? What about Gayla Grace's start in ministry? Listen to Ron and Gayla tell their stories and how they intersect with FamilyLife.

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Ministering to Families

July 12, 2021
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Family is a central theme in the Bible. Maybe it should be in your church as well.

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Part of the Family of God

July 8, 2021
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"Yeah, Ron, I'm an only child who has seven brothers and sisters."

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Being Okay Asking for Help

July 1, 2021
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If you were lost, would you ask for directions?

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Let’s Fix This

May 27, 2021
with Ron Deal

Does your church have a ministry to stepfamilies?

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Let’s Be Pro-Hospital

May 13, 2021
with Ron Deal

I'm pro-hospital. Aren't you?

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Timely & Relevant

October 20, 2020
with Ron Deal

When I say the word parent, what comes to mind?

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute
Stepfamily Ministry

Before Marriage and After

February 15, 2019
with Ron Deal

Ron, if it weren't for the stepfamily, we'd be a happily married couple."

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute
Stepfamily Ministry

Non-Traditional Is the New Traditional

January 15, 2019
with Ron Deal

The gospel is the same. Families are not.

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute
Stepfamily Ministry

Not Second-Class Christians

January 3, 2019
with Ron Deal

We've all heard Romans 5:8; "while we were still sinners Christ died for us."

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute
Stepfamily Ministry

Start a Ministry

January 1, 2019
with Ron Deal

What you mean start one ourselves? Can we do that?

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute
Stepfamily Ministry

Start a Small Group 2

May 20, 2020
with Ron Deal

Ron, we can't start a stepfamily Bible class or small group-we don't have all the answers.

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute
Stepfamily Ministry

Start a Small Group 1

May 19, 2020
with Ron Deal

Have you ever taken a road trip with friends? Now, that's good times.

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blended families

What’s the Right Place for Stepfamilie...

Sabrina Beasley McDonald· 5 min read

The effort to lump stepfamilies at church with biological families may have noble motivations. But it often leaves stepfamilies feeling unloved and unseen.

FamilyLife Blended® Minute
Stepfamily Ministry

Less Than One-Half of One Percent

February 5, 2020
with Ron Deal

Can you turn to your church for help?

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute
Stepfamily Ministry

The Church’s Dirty Little Problem

January 25, 2020
with Ron Deal

I feel like the church's dirty little problem.

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute
Stepfamily Ministry

We’re Here to Help

August 5, 2019
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We are here to help.

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute
Stepfamily Ministry

Listen to the Stories

May 14, 2019
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Here's a blended family ministry tip everyone can do.

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute
Stepfamily Ministry

Stuff Everyone Can Do

April 29, 2019
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Here are some ministry tips for pastors and everyone else.

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute
Stepfamily Ministry

Laced With Hope

April 17, 2019
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There's hope for today's family.

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute
Stepfamily Ministry

Reeming the Next Generation 2: A Message to...

April 11, 2019
with

What do you do with good news? Share it!

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FamilyLife Today®
Sticky Faith For Stepfamilies 2

Having a Faith of Their Own

June 28, 2016
with Kara Powell

Professor and youth minister Kara Powell shares some proven ideas for churches and parents that will help kids develop their own faith.

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FamilyLife Today®
Blending Hearts And Homes

Blending Hearts and Homes

March 11, 2016
with Gil and Brenda Stuart

Gil and Brenda Stuart share how they experienced the pains and joys of remarriage.

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Church

God Loves Stepfamilies, Too

Ron Deal· 5 min read

Christian stepfamily adults are often caught in a holding pattern around God and His church, unable to touch down in His love.

Finding your way back to church

Guiding Stepfamilies Through Wilderness Wand...

Ron Deal· 5 min read

While attempting to combine a new stepfamily, John and Diane were once again trying to accept the Lordship of Jesus Christ.  Only their church wouldn't accept them.

Church

Smart Churches, Smart Stepfamilies

Ron Deal· 3 min read

If churches are going to remain strong, they must intentionally work to build smart stepfamilies.

Special needs blended family

Swimming in the Blended Family Ocean

Ron Deal· 3 min read

FamilyLife Blended™ is passionate about helping stepfamilies succeed.

Stepfamily ministry

7 Steps to Beginning a Stepfamily Ministry

Ron Deal· 4 min read

The core method of stepfamily ministry is starting a class or small group of couples who come together to study and support one another.

FamilyLife Today®
Blended Family Ministry In The Church 2

Once Overlooked, but Not Forgotten

March 13, 2015
with Dave Wilson, Ron Deal

Pastor Dave Wilson recalls one of his Sunday sermons when he publicly apologized to the broken and blended families in his congregation for the church's weak attempts to reach out to them.

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FamilyLife Today®
Blended Family Ministry In The Church 1

Ministering to the Blended Family

March 12, 2015
with Dennis Rainey

Blended families take up a fair share of the pew space in our local churches today. Dennis Rainey shares a message to illustrate how all of us, as Christians, are a part of God's blended family.

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