Recent Articles

  • D6 to Families of All Abilities

    Written by Shannon Dingle on May 14, 2012

     
    “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
    And He has claimed you as His, regardless of any other labels the world places on you:
    You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
    even if inattention or hyperactivity disorders or mental illness make focus difficult,
    And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.
    even if your heart was labeled defective in the womb,
    You shall teach them diligently to your children,
    even if they learn in different ways,
    and shall talk of them when you sit in your…

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    Category: Family
    Tags: d6, special needs ministry,

  • Caring for Leaders at D6 2012

    Written by Matt Markins on May 14, 2012

    The D6 Conference is fully dedicated to caring for and developing church leaders.  One additional way we’d like to express this is by launching Leader Soul Care at D6 2012. Dr. Tim Smith and Dr. John Trent will be leading confidential coaching sessions during D6 (and after via Skype) for leaders just like you. 
    Need a little coaching?  Have a particular area or challenge you’d like to talk through, and at home there’s really no one you can talk to?  John and Tim are here to help listen and coach you along.
    For more information, please check out the video…

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    Category: Leadership
    Tags: D6 Conference, family ministry, leadership, senior pastors,

  • Welcome to the D6Family Blog

    Written by Matt Markins on May 10, 2012

     
    I’m so glad you landed on this page! D6Fmaily.com is a website dedicated to equipping families to cultivate disciples for Jesus Christ. We help churches all over North America (and even globally) to develop and sustain an integrated discipleship strategy that leverages the best of church and home. But what does that mean, really?
    Simply stated, we help equip churches to equip the home. Research shows that discipleship is most effective when the home is a discipleship center in partnership with the local church. Many call this Church+Home, Generational Discipleship, Family Ministry, #FamMin, Equipping Families, NextGen Discipleship, Spiritual Formation, and the list goes on. We call it…

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    Category: Family Ministry
    Tags: d6, D6 Conference, D6Family, faith at home,