Darren Whitehead at D6 Conference 2009
Listen as Darren Whitehead of Willow Creek shares about church & home at D6 Conference 2009:
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My First Family Night at Hesston MB
Last night, a dream of mine (and many others from Hesston MB) came true. We had our first Family Night at Hesston MB. The purpose was for the family to come together for a meal, fun, and learning together. Our regular ministries to children and 5 th /6 th graders were canceled and replaced by Family Night. Thanks to Edna Decker and her wonderful team of ladies for the great food! Thanks also to Tony for setting up and for Josh getting me sound at the last minute. I was very pleased with how the evening went. As families arrived they prayed and ate together. After everyone had finished eating, I led them in a song to get them moving. I used Go by Seeds Family Worship. Then I used a resource called "Family Friendly Ideas Your Church Can Do" published by Group and we used the one titled, "As For Me and My House". During this time, families made a baton for their family. All of the details are in the book. After each family had made a baton, we had some r...
Darren Whitehead at D6
Here are a few things that Darren Whitehead from Willow Creek shared in his session: Spiritual development has to change! Parents have the most influence with their kids. The church needs to equip parents. What happened at home was more important than what happened at church. Plan A-The Family Plan B-The Church Whitehead said to parents at Willow, "You are not partnering with us, we are partnering with you." Something unexplainable happens when the family & truth unite. The church needs to be known for helping families.