Family Ministry at PoP
Families as centers of nurturing and faith formation
Families today need a place to belong where they can grow together. Here at Prince of Peace, the purpose of our ministry to families is to meet that need by providing a place where friendships and relationships can be built around the fundamental relationship – the relationship with Jesus Christ. Our definition of families is “anyone who has a mother” – everyone has a family! We seek to equip families and offer them opportunities to gather together and be strengthened for the challenges they face in our world.
Family Ministry Leaders at PoP -- (703) 451-5855
Pastor Ken, Minister of Nurturing - email Pastor Ken
Joel Dietrich, Minister to Students - email Joel
Karin Meissner, Associate Minister to Students - email Karin
Our Goals for
Ministering to Families
Strengthening Family Relationships
– Our goal is first of all to strengthen people in their relationships
with Jesus. This happens in an environment that builds and strengthens
husband-to-wife, parent-to-child, family-to-family, and peer-to-peer
relationships. In addition, children and youth have a need to build
relationships with caring Christian adults. We aim to strengthen your
family as well as our community of believers as the family of God.
Nurturing Spiritual Growth of Families –
We grow spiritually as we
study God’s Word and give ourselves in service to others around us.
It’s important for families to continual grow together in their
relationship with Jesus Christ and learn what it means for them to
follow Him, both as a family and individually. Families at Prince of
Peace have opportunities to grow through worship, study, service, and
leadership development.
Equipping Families as Centers of Faith and Support –
Families serve in many
roles in our world today, and we feel that it’s important to equip
families to fill those roles. Families need the tools to grow together
in faith and maintain healthy relationships, as well as the tools to
share their faith in their everyday lives. When families are nurtured a
centers of faith formation and support, they are better equipped to face
the ever-changing challenges of life.
How Do We Do That?
Our goal is to create a culture of welcoming people into the family of God, and to make our ministry offerings family friendly. In all areas of ministry at Prince of Peace, we seek to equip families to share their faith within the home. We know that families are extremely busy and often have trouble finding time to spend quality time together, so we periodically provide opportunities to draw families together in faith and fellowship. We also provide families with resources to help them carve out time at home to spend together, nurturing faith and growing closer as a family.
Weekly "Taking Faith Home" (pdf flier) devotional guide from the Youth & Family Institute
There are also many other resources available in the Prince of Peace library!If you have resource suggestions, feedback on these resources, or questions, please email Joel Dietrich
Prince of Peace Events
www.washingtonparent.com posts many family events in the Washington DC area