NBFamilies: A Family of Storytellers!

Sallee Kids: Julie Partin,
Josh Sallee, and Jill Lewolt.

This might take a little while, you may want to grab some coffee. But, I promise, that if you finish reading the blog and watching the videos, you might just feel a little better and maybe have a new appreciation for NBFamilies.

These are my kids Julie, Jill, and Josh. Each Friday, when it is my turn to blog about family ministry, it makes me miss my kids. As I was preparing some notes about faith talks something struck me as very interesting. All my kids are storytellers.

Julie is co-hosting a show.

Julie's career is in the entertainment industry. She spends her time going to auditions for commercials, music videos, and hosting jobs. She has recently been doing some news reporting. I love hearing her stories about her next opportunity in the entertainment industry. She is a great storyteller.

Jill is loving a toddler.

Jill’s career is in Children’s Ministry. She not only regularly tells the story of God to the children at her church, but she also travels around and teaches other adult children’s ministry workers how to do Family Ministry. She will occasionally call or text and ask for prayer as an opportunity to serve the Lord by telling God’s story. I love hearing her stories about her ministry. She is a great storyteller.

Josh is performing at his show.

Josh’s career is creating, recording, distributing, and performing rap music. Each year his influenced in the music industry is a bigger. He’s very talented. His talents have developed from a hobby, to a start up career, to becoming a popular and legitimate artist in the music business. Each song he writes tells a story. I love hearing stories about his newest song, his latest event, and the people he has met along his journey. He is a great storyteller.

Today I want us to Discuss the Family Faith Talk

A Faith Talk is a designated time, at least once per week, with no media, when the family gathers together for prayer and a bible activity. This Faith Talk gathering may include not only parents and children but also other friends and neighbors who have been invited to share this time with the family.
The purpose of the talks is to restore Christian parents to their God ordained role as teachers of God's word in their children's lives. Every Christian parent should take steps to become significant and consistent source of God's word in his or her children’s lives.

NBFamilies ask themselves the following questions concerning Faith Talks and the future of the NBFamilies.

We dream of a home were Scripture is discussed, believed, and lived out each day in all its depth and richness.

Can you envision your household becoming a family where the Gospel stands at the center of life?
What if our family made the family meal - the most basic way of sharing life together - a high-priority and a means of spiritual formation in our home?
What if our family read and discussed the Scripture -our only perfect and ultimate source understanding God and the gospel - regularly, appropriately, and in unity?
What if our families prayed together and in doing so we’re trained in the life long habit of trusting God?

You may have seen the following three videos. They’ve been around for quite some time. I cant watch them without smiling. They also make me tear up with pride for the parents of these little girls. These videos stand in my memory as excellent examples of children who have been challenged to hear, to learn, and to tell God’s story. These examples also prove that we could expect more of our kids spiritual involvement than we do.

When the Sallee family would gather for Faith Talks (we call them “Family Night”), we would each share the responsibility to lead the night. Perhaps this is why my kids are such good storytellers.
Enjoy!

Little Girl Quotes Psalms 23