Dear friend,
Family of Faith Church seeks to help you build a home discipleship culture in your home. As our mission statement puts it, our aim is: "Encouraging simple Christian practices in the home--Bible reading, prayer, memorizing Scripture, family worship and singing--so lives may be transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit through the Word."
Any relationship grows from listening and talking repeatedly. The Christian practices listed in the mission statement provide individuals and families ways to listen and talk repeatedly to God. These habits of interacting with God's Word strengthen our relationship with our loving Creator and Savior.
Building healthy spiritual habits is like building healthy physical habits. A fitness club helps people to develop consistent physical habits. Likewise, our church helps you to develop consistent spiritual habits. The goal is to know God better and to become more like Jesus. The Bible says, "Train yourself for godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come" (1 Timothy 4:7-8).
Family of Faith Church challenges individuals and families to grow in a closer relationship with Christ. We do this by providing support and accountability in developing the home discipleship practices of Bible reading, prayer, Scripture memory, family worship and singing. We also encourage putting God's Word into practice.
Your relationship with God is a gift of grace, not a result of your works or habits. Family of Faith doesn't just challenge you to develop excellent spiritual habits. We encourage you with God's grace and support you with the Holy Spirit's power so that you can overcome difficulties and succeed in starting and maintaining a daily walk with God.
You are always welcome at Family of Faith. May God bless you with His joy and peace.
In Jesus' love,
David Feddes
Dr. David Feddes is pastor of Family of Faith Church and provost of Christian Leaders Institute, which supports mentor-based ministry training through online courses. David is also adjunct missiologist for Crossroad Bible Institute, which provides biblical distance education to more than 40,000 people in prison. Previously he served as broadcast minister for the Back to God radio program, reaching people in more than fifty countries. David earned his Ph.D. in intercultural studies from Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL. He and his wife, Wendy, have nine children (one in heaven).