At Hendersonville, we believe that intentionality fosters healthy families. That’s why we offer this Family Discipleship Navigation Plan as families make their way through our Kids’ Ministry and Student Ministry.
Each Checkpoint offers suggestions for fostering relationships in the family, community, and creating faith-forming habits. Checkpoints also detail Celebrations that take place at Hendersonville.
Purpose: Establish family practices, adjust to a new and growing family, and find a community that encourages you.
Celebration: Child Dedication
Big 3
Fostering relationships within the family: sentences of affirmation and blessings
Fostering relationships within the community: establish intentional connections with others
Fostering faith-forming habits: define your commitment by writing a commitment statement for your family; this coincides with the Child Dedication
Purpose: Create a space for your family to host meaningful conversations when the pace of life increases.
Celebration: Kindergarten Blessing on Promotion Sunday; High School students partner with Kindergarten students to bless them throughout the year
Big 3
Fostering relationships within the family: set and establish priorities (for example, how we steward our time, what we say yes to, etc.)
Fostering relationships within the community: connect with a Small Group
Fostering faith-forming habits: creating spirit-empowered rhythms in everyday life (morning, drive time, meal time, bed time, etc.)
Purpose: Nurture curiosity in faith to grow your child’s desire to trust in the character of God.
Celebration: Establish Class Champions that recognize and celebrate your child’s gifts and talents.
Big 3
Fostering relationships within the family: set an intentional time to establish memories with your child
Fostering relationships within the community: seek out opportunities to serve others together
Fostering faith-forming habits: empower your child to participate and take ownership in your family’s daily faith-forming rhythms
Purpose: Engage your child’s interest and affirm their personal journey.
Celebration: A family retreat with parents/guardians and their child.
Big 3
Fostering relationships within the family: affirming your child’s value within the family
Fostering relationships within the community: finding people who constantly reaffirm your child’s value
Fostering faith-forming habits: establish your presence to create a safe space; create an anchor point (“I know where my home is…”)
Purpose: Fuel passion so your child keeps pursuing authentic faith and finds significance in their faith community.
Celebration: Leadership Retreat
Big 3
Fostering relationships within the family: shift your focus from managing their faith to being someone who coaches them through their walk
Fostering relationships within the community: encouraging partnership in a ministry context within the church
Fostering faith-forming habits: coaching your child to initiate and own their relationship with God; encourage alone time through parents’ modeling alone time
Purpose: Mobilize your child’s potential by listening, guiding, and encouraging them as they launch into adulthood.
Celebration: Senior Sunday
Big 3
Fostering relationships within the family: book-end affirmations utilized in Essentials
Fostering relationships within the community: partner with a Kindergarten student, participating in a mentorship within the congregation
Fostering faith-forming habits: core habits (spiritual disciplines to carry with them to college)
Coming soon.
