My wife and I have eight children ranging in age from 15 years to 17 months old. I have just begun to experience the transforming power of having a family mission and vision statement.

One week after writing out the mission statement and discussing it with my two oldest sons (James, 15 and Corey, 13) I was impressed how all of us felt more direction and purpose. In fact, the three of us wrote out goals related to the fulfillment of each part of the mission statement. The very act of studying the mission and writing out goals provided an atmosphere of accountability that had never existed before.

For example, both of my sons have written goals for the time they will go to bed on a school night, wake up, and spend quiet time with the Lord. Additionally, they have goals for spending personal time with their siblings to develop family unity. My oldest sons and I meet every Sunday night for an hour to spend time praying together, studying God’s Word and see how we are tracking against our goals. There is no doubt whether or not we are making progress against these goals and, as a result, we are all able to hold each other accountable and encourage each other in these specific areas.

My sons are thanking me for holding them accountable and I have given them permission to hold me accountable in the areas where I know I need to grow too. We have only begun to scratch the surface of all that God will do in our family as we develop the habits that will lead to fulfillment of our mission!

Brian & Cindy Robinson

The Family Vision Workshop made Brandi and I want to plan now for what God truly purposes for our future. God has a plan for not only us, but our children and future generations as well. To think that we could influence what our family looks like five generations from now is inspiring. One of the things this conference did was wake up the vision we all dream of. It basically gives us permission to go against the grain of today's culture in how we raise our children, treat our spouses, and choose Christ in compromising situations. It spurred thought and gave ideas of how we can do this. In essence, it put in place many essential tools necessary to move forward with what could and should be the most amazing adventure a family could ask for. This is truly a divine experience.

Eric Thornhill

Greg & Mark:

A good system always accomplishes what it is designed to do. That’s what Developing Your Family Vision did for us. It gave us an organized system to implement, train, and communicate our core family values. It improved our family identity and ability to accomplish things together by seeing the McLerrans as a team. Attending a Family Vision Workshop will challenge and change your family forever.

Doug & Sandy McLerran

Doug-Pastor of Family Ministries at NewChurch, Oklahoma City, OK