SPHERE SOVEREIGNTY AND FAMILY INTEGRATED CHURCH ­| MICHAEL THIESSEN

The purpose of this lecture is to respond to the mass exodus of children leaving the church by exploring the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of a Family­Integrated­Church ministry model. Certain churches in the U.S. and Canada have been intentionally drawing the family unit back into the center of discipleship by labelling themselves as being a “Family­ Integrated” church. By doing this SWOT analysis, we hope to understand this ministry model and encourage churches' disciple­making.