A weekend focused on God’s design for the family.
Family is God’s idea. He is into relationships. God delights in community. Deep at our core, we value family intimacy, close-knit relationships and strong comradery with one another.
For you, how do we thrive as a family whilst maintaining our own identity? We all talk to each other, but rarely do we communicate. How do we set appropriate boundaries? How do we develop our own family identity?
For parents, are you looking for a step by step guide to parenting? Is there a one-size fits all framework? How do we understand each child’s unique personality? How do we create a home they desire to belong to?
For spouses, are you building a marriage of your dreams? Or did you just stop at the altar? What happened after you said “I do”?
For teenagers, are you struggling with relationships between you and your parents, you and your siblings? What is a Christian family even meant to look like?
For young adults, are you in the process of still discovering who you are and who God has called you to be? How do we grow in our individuality and independence while surrounded by the pressures of parents, work, study, relationships, and the stresses of life?
Packed with biblical insights and practical applications including extended Q & A, we invite you to join us for our Family Blueprint Seminar this weekend at Australia for Christ Church with guest speaker Brett Ryan from Focus on the Family Australia.
Brett Ryan is the CEO of Focus on the Family Australia
Brett is an enthusiastic communicator who has the privilege of speaking and training all over Australia. He is a regular media commentator for a number of radio stations. He has a particular passion to help meet families at every stage of need, to promote the importance and values of marriage, build healthy relationships, equip parents and encourage them to create a loving and stable environment at home. Brett speaks in work places, schools and churches on topics such as work life balance, fatherhood, resilience, stress, drugs and alcohol, technology, healthy sexuality, suicide and depression.
Kate and Brett have been married for 28 years and they have 3 young men, Taylor 24, Lachlan 22, Cameron 20 and one beautiful daughter in law.
Timetable for the weekend below:
Thursday 16th May (Belong – 18 to 30 years) |
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| Session 1 | Finding individuality in family Discover where you fit in the middle of all your family relationships |
8 pm – 9.30 pm |
Friday 17th May (Anthem – High School) |
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| Session 2 | FAM-ily (part of the “ily” series) What is it and why? And what happens when it doesn’t go the way you want? |
8 pm – 9.30 pm |
Saturday 18th May |
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| Session 3 | God’s design and purpose of family and relationships | 9 am – 10.30 am |
| Session 4 | Q & A: Seasons of life – Singleness + Marriage + Parenthood | 10.45 am – 12.15 pm |
Sunday 19th May |
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| Session 5 | Family foundations, structure and values | 9 am – 10 am |
| Session 6 | Everyone plays a vital role in the family. Relationship dynamics | 10.30 am 12.15 pm |
