Sovereign Word

Family integration is the embodiment of the belief that the most basic building block of Christ’s church is the family. Additionally, it is founded on the principle that God has ordained the family as the most fundamental institution of all human society. When families break down, so do cultures and nations.

 

Family integration strives to create a church whose practices and ordinances strengthen families because if a church is populated by weak or loosely bound families, then sooner or later, the church will struggle.  What structure can withsand the challenges of our world with a foundation that is crumbling? 

 

In light of this need to preserve and protect the family, Sovereign Word Family Fellowship has decided not to offer a separate Sunday School or children’s church. Why would we do this?  The absence of Sunday School or children's church means that families sing together, pray together, learn together, and grow together.  Everything is done with and through families.  We think this is the best form of youth ministry and discipleship training.

Additionally, we encourage family members to grow within their Biblically defined roles by providing specific teaching and opportunities to put into practice the lessons learned. It is this kind of family-based spiritual development that we believe enables families to live out the discipleship principles taught in Deuteronomy 6.

 

In the absence of a Male head of the house, we encourage and support the Mother to take on a role of biblical leadership and to fulfill the scriptural mandate to give her children a Christian education.