1、Spiritual Parenting:,A Family Network Program,灵性的养育,一个以家庭为网络的活动,Parents,“Are the guarantors of faith.They give children their first pictures of God and help them develop a wonderful Christian virtue called trust, which as they grow older becomes the basis for faith.” 是儿女信仰的担保人,是第一个把上帝的形象传给儿女的人,并帮助他们
2、发展基督徒美德,就是一颗信靠上帝的心。随着儿女的成长,这种美德就成了他们信仰的根基。,父母,Mother comfortable with faith talk.母亲常常与儿女谈论信仰问题。Enforces drug standards.家庭有使用药物的规范。Family worship is interesting and meaningful.家庭崇拜是有趣和有意义的。Parents strongly oppose adolescent alcohol use.父母坚决反对青少年喝含酒精的饮品。Loving, caring family.有爱心和关怀的家庭。Mother is highly
3、 religious.母亲是非常虔诚的信徒。Parents punish wrong behavior.儿女的行为不对,父母会惩罚。Frequent parent/child communication.父母经常与儿女沟通。Parents set limits.父母设定行为的界线。Father often talks to child about his faith.父亲常与孩子谈论自己的信仰。Frequent family helping projects.经常全家出动做义工(志工)活动,Research: Factors for Strong Families,调查结果:健康家庭的因素,N
4、urturing intentional family spirituality培育全家的属灵生命Strengthening family worship加强家庭崇拜Mentoring personal faith个人的信仰获得教益Understanding our heritage了解本身家庭的传统Facilitating faithful families培育忠心事主的家庭,Potential Dynamics in the Family,家庭潜在的动力,Intentional Spirituality,家人属灵的生命,What do you think about when you he
5、ar the word “religion?”,Spirituality focuses on a growing sense of a daily relationship with Jesus Christ as your Lord.,Spirituality is never done only in private, it involves community.,Spirituality,属灵生命,当你听到信仰这个词时,你会想到甚么,属灵生命就是你越来越感到需要每日与耶稣建立关系,承认祂是你的主。,我们不但在个人灵修中培育属灵生命,也要在社群中培育。,Spiritual life na
6、turally grows, as do the people in which it is experienced.属灵生命是自然成长,人也会随着所经历的属灵生命成长。,Spiritual life is a part of every stage of life 灵性生活要成为人生每个阶段的一部分。,The family is the place where God is first learned.家庭是儿女首先认识上帝的地方,Spirituality,(Eph. 4:11-16)以弗所书4:11-16,属灵生命,Key Dimensions to Intentional Spiritu
7、al Parenting,Make spirituality to be a focus and target for your family life 使属灵生命成为家庭生活的焦点和目标,#1 Make the choice todo something,属灵生命的主要范围,#1 决定行动,Provide提供:the community地方;the opportunity机会,environmentwhere Gods love can be felt一个感觉到上帝的爱的环境,#2 Provide opportunities for spiritual growth,#2 为灵命成长提供机会
8、,Develop action plans and make commitments to stick with those plans 把行动计划写出来,承诺要照着计划去行。,#3 Move your choices to action,#3 将你的决定化为行动,Establish patterns for spiritual life:为属灵生活建立一些模式:prayers before meals, at bedtime, and during times of trouble.饭前祈祷、睡前祈祷和在困境中祈祷church attendance & participation出席和参与教
9、会崇拜/活动family worship家庭崇拜,#4 Spirituality is not justa private matter, it isa family matter,#4 属灵的生命不仅是个人的事,也是家庭的事,Care for our spouses and parents.关心我们的配偶和父母Care for others around us: the sick, homeless, neighbors关心我们身边的人:病人、露宿者和邻居,#5 Relationships with others central and crucial,#5人际关系十分重要,Family W
10、orship,家庭崇拜,The Valuegenesis Project onFamily Worship,How often does your family have worship?,你的家庭有多少次崇拜聚会?Never从来没有 23% 26%Less than once a month一个月少于一次 13% 11%About once a month大概一个月一次 7% 6%About 2-3 times a month大概一个月两至三次 9% 8%About once a week大概一星期一次 16% 15%Several times a week一星期几次 11% 11%Once
11、 a day每日一次 15% 15% More than once a day每日多于一次 6% 8%,家庭崇拜之价值调查结果,#1 Make family worship short,sweet and simple,5-10 minutes preschoolers5-10 分钟 学前儿童15-20 minutes - primary age15-20 分钟 小学阶段儿童,Key Factors in CreativeFamily Worships,创意的家庭崇拜具备的要素,#1 时间短、有趣和简单,Start where the children live.从孩子熟悉的地方开始Use s
12、ignificant events at school, and at play.利用一些在学校、游乐场所发生的事为主题Use relevant life situations for spiritual lessons.利用合适的生活例证来带出属灵教训,#2 Make worship meaningful,#2 是一次有意义的崇拜,Habits are formed by repetition 不断重复做便成为习惯,#3 Make worship frequent,#4 Do shared worship,Share leadership轮流带领崇拜 Switch methods不同的带领方
13、法 Involve children给孩子参与,#3 使崇拜成为习惯,#4 人人有份参与,Study all your schedules to see what might work. 查看自己哪一段时间方便Build a schedule and begin to keep it.订一个时间表,并开始照时间表进行Better to do something once a week with meaning than to try to fit worships into an overly crowded schedule.只要家庭崇拜做得有意义,一星期一次都可以,不必在一周安排得密麻麻的
14、时间表内安排多次的家庭崇拜聚会。,#5 Find a regular time,#5 特定一段时间,Parental attitudes, actions, habits, priorities, speech, gestures, excitement, etc. reflect and teach children just what kind of a God they serve. 父母的态度、行为、习惯、谈吐、姿态、放在首位要做的事,热诚去做的事等,都反映着他们所侍奉和教导儿女去认识的上帝是一位怎样的上帝。,#6 Set an important example,#6 作个好榜样,P
15、rayer at mealtimes and bedtimes.饭前、睡前祈祷 Reading the Bible with the children at breakfast, supper or before bedtime. 在早餐、晚餐前和睡前与儿女一起读圣经 Develop your own personal devotional time. 有个人灵修的时间,#7 Use routine moments to see God,#7 利用平日来亲近上帝,Mentoring Personal Faith,个人的信仰获得教益,#1 Dont forget congenialrelatio
16、nships,#2 Use gentle reasoning,Key Factors in Mentoring Faith,个人信仰获得教益的要素,#1 家人之间要和谐共处,#2 用论据说服人心,#3 Dont forget faith-talk,#4 Study Gods word,#5 Communicate through agrace orientation,#6 Keep everything positive,#3 说有信心的话,#4 研究上帝的话语,#6 保持正面思想,#5以谦虚的态度彼此沟通,#7 Pray in your own words, Pray out loud wi
17、th children 与儿女一起开声向上帝祷告, Teach children different types of prayers: 教导儿女认识不同形式的祷告:* ACTS prayersACTS祷告模式 A adoration敬拜C confession认罪T thanksgiving 感恩S supplication/petition 恳求/祈求,#7 诚心祈祷, Natural times自然会祷告的时间: - leaving for school上课之前 - before driving somewhere驾车之前 - leave for overnight stay出外留宿之前
18、 - sickness生病 - birthdays生日,#8 Pray at regular and natural times,#8 在经常和自然会祈祷的时间内祷告,#9 Vary positions and locationsof prayer for the family,#10 Learn to care and share,#11 Encourage loveand compassion,#9 家庭祷告可以在不同的地方进行,#10 学习关怀和分享,#11 激发相爱和怜悯,Understanding OurHeritage,了解本身家庭的传统,Keys To Nurturing ASe
19、nse of History培养儿女对家族历史感兴趣的方法,#1 Teach your little story of faith and your family history,#2 Share the big story of faith,#1 讲述你信主的故事和家族的历史,#2 分享其他人信主的故事,#3 Share the heroes of faith with your kids,#4 Clarify doctrinalquestions,#3 讲述信心英雄的故事,#4 解释圣经要道的问题,#5 Spend time together learning your familys v
20、alues,Substance abuse standards 使用药物的规范,Way of life standards 生活方式的标准,* Popular cultural standards 接受新兴文化的标准,#5 把家庭的价值观传给下一代,Developing Family Spirituality,培育忠心事主的家庭,#1 Build Strong,Relationships,#1 建立稳固的,关系,#2 Know what your childrenare doing,#3 Know your childrens friends,#4 Help them make responsible choices,#2 知道你的儿女做甚么,#3 认识儿女的朋友,#4 帮助他们作负责任的决定,#5 Search for a spiritualcommunity whereyour family can thrive,#6 Start your familys journey now,#5 寻找一个助你家庭成长的教会,#6 现在就开始你的家庭养育灵命之旅,