Family Ministry Essay

A topic in Christianity that seems to be overlooked often is marriage. I believe strengthening today’s marriages is an important task in ministry. Marriages tend to only be talked about in the institution of church as they begin or unfortunately as they end. The Family Ministry Field Guide states, “with that community on a mission as the context, family ministry is any activity that directly or indirectly (1) forms families in the congregation community; (2) increases the Christlikeness of the family relationships of Christians; or (3) equips and supports families for the work to which they are called together” this helped me to confirm that marriage is an important aspect of Family Ministry, but seldom talked about. According to Matthew

“God, as her Father, brought the woman to the man, as his second self, and a help meet for him. That wife, who is of God 's making by special grace, and of God 's bringing by special providence, is likely to prove a help meet for a man.” Being that women were created for men in the purpose of marriage, it is important for us to know what marriage is. Biblically, marriage is shown as “a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.” Of course, marriage comes with more instruction than leaving your parents and further responsibility. The bible instructs “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” Along with instructing “Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.” These tasks can be easy to understand but can seem impossible to act on at times. Family Ministry used to strengthen and educate marriages of various kinds is critical for today’s families, which make up our

The understanding of these 3 separate entities becoming one unit can be seen in an example of a braided rope. The strands have more strength when they are all tied together than when one or more is untied. With the simulation of 3 strands being united taught in Christianity, why do we have the statistic of 52% never or rarely pray with spouse excluding meal time . Why is faith left at church when God is a major component in marriage? As believers, we can struggle with the business of everyday life and call on God to help us when problems arise instead of preventive action in worship, prayer, devotion, and praise. The church tends to be a hospital for after people are sick and Family Ministry is actually a preventive care for physicals and checkups. Family Ministry Field Guide stated that “The earlier young adults marry, the more likely they are to remain involved in church. Some studies have also suggested that young adults tend to reengage with youth by the time they turn thirty, perhaps around the time that they marry. If marriage is indeed a mechanism for reengagement in church, it is possible that the present problem of young adult dropouts results primarily from a postponement of marriage.” In Christian courtship it is understood by the couple that marriage is a holy matrimony. Most churches require or ask that the couples participate in pre-marital counseling or do items on