Some exciting things are happening in our FamilyLife family!  It is with great pleasure we welcome Brian Siewert and Faith at Home to FamilyLife Canada.

Brian’s passionate vision to help Canadian families resonates with ours and we are convinced that joining forces will multiply the impact of both ministries.

Faith at Home is a movement very similar to our Home Builders initiative, but specifically designed to help parents instill a faith desire within their children.  Basically it helps church leaders equip parents to equip their kids for lifelong faith. The mission: “To encourage, equip, and inspire churches in Canada and beyond to build faith into the next generation through the enduring strength of homes”.  Currently there are 2,000 churches in the Faith at Home network.

 The reality is this:  60-90% of kids raised in Christian homes will leave the church after high school. Clearly there is a failure to pass on faith from one generation to the next.  Faith at Home works to train and equip parents with the resources they need to “effectively impact the Christian faith of the next generation.

Brian believes that “If we are going to reach Canada for Christ the greatest opportunity is through relationships –  marriage and family. Every generation needs to renew themselves through God’s ancient principles, and we know that can happen by getting parents to be responsible champions of faith in their own homes”.

Across the country Brian sees a wave of new interest in God and religion within the home.  The challenge is to discern how to fuel that momentum and properly steward the movement.   We are privileged to join Brian and Faith at Home in responding to that challenge.   Please pray for Brian, his wife Celia and their 4 children as they join our team and as we together work to equip and encourage the families of Canada.

If you would like to learn more about Faith at Home, please visit the website: www.faithathome.ca.