Keys to Building Strong Families

1. Develop a mission statement – Some families have a family crest that serves as a point of identity and recognition. In the same way, a family mission statement serves as a unifying factor that can galvanize family members around common principles and values. A family mission statement also establishes a “we” mentality instead of an “I” mentality.

2. Establish family values – We all know the frustration of making New Year’s resolutions only to experience failure months later. It is one thing to have good intentions, another to have the resolve to follow through. It is when our good intentions become a settled conviction within our hearts that they translate into life values. Life values transform good intentions into godly decisions.

“So that you may surely learn to sense what is vital, and approve and prize what is excellent and of real value [recognizing the highest and the best, and distinguishing the moral differences]….” (Phillipians 1:10a Amplified)