PART THE BIG IDEAS OF FAMILY MINISTRY CHAPTER Big Idea 1: Minister to the “First Family” First For the past five years our FamilyLife ministry has spent a lot of time listening to pastors—holding focus groups and meeting with individuals. I’ll never forget attending a day-long focus group of more than twenty pastors. For hours we discussed family issues and what the church needs to do to strengthen families. At the end of the day I asked, “What is your greatest need when it comes to strengthening
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