Redeeming Family

Nobody "just knows" how to be a good husband or wife or parent. We learn by example. And the fact is, most of us are working from behind the 8-ball. We don't have good examples to follow. We haven't seen these things modeled well. Our families of origin are a mess. If there's anywhere we deeply need to experience redemption and renewal, it's in the areas of marriage and parenting.

It is this need that moves Coram Deo to offer the Redeeming Family seminar April 13-14. Many of you have heard about the seminar already. But I wanted to put it on the blog in order to invite those of you who live outside of Omaha to take advantage of this opportunity - and also, to help us get the word out. We would like to see 50-100 people show up to get some good training in marriage and parenting.

The goal of this seminar will be to talk about how the Fall has broken us in the areas of marriage and parenting, and to give some practical pictures of what Redemption looks like. How should the gospel affect our marriages? How should it color our relationships with our kids? On Friday night, we'll focus on parenting. I'll spend some time setting a biblical framework for good parenting. Then we'll bring in some of our favorite friends and mentors to offer breakout sessions on everything from disciplining your kids, to setting the spiritual tone in your family, to dealing with extended family who do not share biblical convictions about parenting. On Saturday morning, we'll shift our focus to marriage. Again, we'll start by laying a biblical framework for marriage; then we'll break up the men and women and deal candidly with some issues related to each.

If you're not a parent, you can come to only the Saturday morning session, but the cost is the same. For more info, look here. Please register as soon as possible to help us with advance planning. You can also help us out by passing the word to anyone who might be interested. Everyone is welcome!