To promote the emotional health, psychological and spiritual well-being of its
members.
To nurture love, support emotional well-being, encourage strength,
protect from danger,
teach morals, set boundaries, provide structured living, and promote
teamwork
Problems &
Challenges
of
Fatherlessness
60% of rapists come from fatherless homes
72% of adolescent murders grew up without a father
70% of long-term prison inmates are fatherless
The Solution -
The Church's Involvement
Church
Family prayer teams in every church
Model & affirm marriages
Re-Educate
Equip families to teach & model appropriate behavior
Teach biblical principles about family
Heal The Trauma
Teach young people to end the curse with them
Responsible adult males reach out to young men
Re-Engineer the Family
Require ALL parents to take responsibility
Change expectations of fathers; shift paradign back
Supporting Scriptures
Deut. 6:4-10
I Tim. 5:8
Prov. 22:6; 3:11,12; 23:24 & 22:15
Eph. 6:4
Exodus 12
Col 3:21
