Two upcoming Family Discipleship (FD) Facilitator training events: April 22-25, St. Louis & May 12-15, Ft. Wayne
Family Discipleship, as defined by
Concordia Center for the Family, is “Christ’s gifts nurturing faith in God’s children through the partnership of home and congregation.” Family Discipleship requires both homes and congregations to work together to nurture Christian faith in Jesus’ disciples from birth to entry into paradise with Jesus. That’s why our mission at CCF is uniting homes and congregations in making lifelong disciples of Jesus.
CCF has undertaken an effort, in partnership with several other entities of the LCMS, including the Nebraska District, to promote Family Discipleship in the homes and congregations of our LCMS. This united effort is called the CCF “Family Discipleship Initiative” or FDI.
Who should attend? CCF’s primary objective is to train LCMS Church Leaders, especially pastors, family discipleship leaders, and Lutheran school leaders, to implement the CCF Family Discipleship Initiative in our LCMS congregations and schools. The goal is to strengthen the marriages and families served by our LCMS congregations and schools so that faith in Jesus Christ will be passed by parents and caregivers to coming generations. Secondarily, CCF seeks to impact the whole earth as families practicing Christian Family Discipleship will be bold witnesses for Christ to everyone they encounter every day, leading many more to receive the blessings of life in Christ.
The two 4-day training opportunities to choose from in 2025 are:
- On the campus of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO – April 22-25, 2025. (REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 23rd, 2025).
- On the campus of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN – May 12-15, 2025. (REGISTRATION DEADLINE: April 13th, 2025).
Cost: $700 if you find your own housing, $800 if you share a room on campus, $900 if you have a private room on campus. The fee includes breakfast and lunch in St. Louis or ALL meals in Fort Wayne. The fee also includes registration, materials and ongoing virtual/live support from a CCF Lead Facilitator through the following year.
District Scholarships: The Nebraska District will scholarship $600 for the first person from a congregation ($400 registration + $200 travel) and $400 for one additional person from the same congregation. More attendees from the congregation are welcome, however there is a maximum of $1,000 in scholarships per congregation. We will award on a first come first serve basis and will award up to $8,000 in scholarships.
To ask questions and/or to apply for this training, please contact CCF Executive Director Rev. Dr. Todd Biermann at [email protected] or call 810-771-8837.
