Posted on January 16, 2010 - by rfrank

6 models of family ministry – part 4

Model 4: Let’s Create A Position Model

Philosophy:
1. A new staff position (usually called a “family minister”) is added.
2. This family minister works independently of other ministries.
3. The family minister does programming for families and parents, while the student ministry focuses on students and the children’s ministry focuses on children.

Pros:
1. It is the easiest if you have margin to plan programs for the family or if the church has money to throw into a staff position.
2. It’s what most churches are doing in an attempt to start doing family ministry.

Cons:
1. The overriding disadvantage is that these programs can create competing systems and your children and student staff will continue to function independently.
2. Those who have the direct connection with children never really take ownership of a strategy for their parents.
3. Kind of connected but not integral to planning and strategy.