Ministering to Families
Each person reflects the image of God, but family relationships more deeply reflect the relational aspects of the Trinity. Distinct, but unified. Earthly family relationships teach us about heavenly ones: God as Father, brothers and sisters in Christ, adopted into God's family we are the bride of Christ. Family is also the primary place for growth, care, maturity, and learning about the Savior. Does your church empower all types of families to be what God created them to be? If not, it's time.
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About the Guest
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Each person reflects the image of God, but family relationships more deeply reflect the relational aspects of the Trinity. Distinct, but unified. Earthly family relationships teach us about heavenly ones: God as Father, brothers and sisters in Christ, adopted into God's family we are the bride of Christ. Family is also the primary place for growth, care, maturity, and learning about the Savior. Does your church empower all types of families to be what God created them to be? If not, it's time.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
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Family is a central theme in the Bible. Maybe it should be in your church as well.
Ron: Family is a central theme in the Bible. Maybe it should be in your church as well.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: I mean think about it. Each person reflects the image of God, but family relationships more deeply reflect the relational aspects of the Trinity. Distinct, but unified. And then there’s this. Earthly family relationships teach us about heavenly ones: God as Father, brothers and sisters in Christ, adopted into God’s family we are the bride of Christ. Family is also the primary place for growth, care, maturity, and learning about the Savior.
Does your church empower families—all types of families—to be what God created them to be? If not, maybe it’s time. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
Announcer: Find more at familylifeblended.com.
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