The battle for the family is heating up in America.
It seems on almost every front there is another marriage that has ended in divorce and the seeds of destruction have been planted in yet another generation of abandonment, addiction, abuse and adultery. One in five home owners in America has been behind in their mortgage payments in the past year, only adding more stress and pressure to what most families are already feeling. What is a pastor to do? I am sure in the past week you and your staff have had to counsel several marriages that are struggling, help a single parent who is feeling overwhelmed in raising her children and some try and help families in your church that our facing some difficult financial challenges.
For over 20 years Craig and Jan Hill through Family Foundations International have been fighting to restore the “Family Mountain” by providing Ancient Paths seminars that have been healing hearts and transforming families around the world.
Recently in response to the outcry that we are hearing from pastors and church leaders, Family Foundations has put together a Pastor’s Toolbox filled with free resources and tools that can help you to restore marriages and equip families to bless their children. To get their finances in order so that they can prosper and properly support their families and the kingdom outreaches you want to do in your community.
Family Foundations tools were birthed from the frustration of a pastor’s heart to see more people healed, matured and released into effective ministry:
We are committed to partnering with churches to re-establish in families the biblical foundations of blessing that cause life to work and people to prosper from one generation to the next.
In order to help you understand more about how these kinds of results are achieved, we have created this online Pastors Toolkit just for you. There is also information about various other seminars available to your church. You are welcome to direct any questions that you might have to our Denver office,
(303) 797-1139 – Contact us via email
We look forward to the opportunity to serve you in any way we can and help you Transform Families and Create a Culture of Blessing. Yours for the Kingdom,
Craig and Jan Hill
Founding Directors
Family Foundations International
Read The Ancient Paths
Reading Craig’s book, The Ancient Paths, is probably the best way to get a feel for the ministry of Family Foundations. It’s a quick read, and it’s available right here in PDF format. If you have trouble getting the file to work, or if you prefer a hard copy, contact us.
Building a House of Blessing
Watch the first session (about 23 minutes) of the 7-session Blessing Generations seminar
Blessing is at the core of what Family Foundations does, so it makes sense that the Blessing Generations seminar is one of the most powerful experiences from FFI. For nearly twenty years, Craig Hill has been touching lives with the power of the father’s blessing, both healing broken hearts that never received the father’s blessing and teaching the importance of the blessing to young families.
Our passion is not to see people attend our events, but to see a culture of blessing in the churches we serve.
There are two ways to partner with FFI to create a culture of blessing in your church:
Building a House of Blessing:
Option 1: A Blessing Generations Seminar on Video
Partner with a trained FFI Coordinator near you to facilitate the Blessing Generations Seminar on DVD to your church.
- The Blessing Generations Seminar is a 2-day event, usually Friday evening and all day Saturday.
- The event includes 7 teaching times on video with 5 small group ministry times interwoven.
- Topics include: God’s purpose & power of blessing, 7 critical times of blessing, how to release blessing in your family.
- The costs incurred by running the seminar are minimal. Incidental costs may include hospitality and promoting the event.
- Even if there is no FFI Coordinator near your church, arrangements can be.
The price for a Blessing Generations Seminar registration is $45 per person, $85 per married couple
Option 2: A live Blessing conference
The purpose of a Family Blessing Conference is to give Parents the tools and a blueprint to build a house of blessing in their home.
- The live Blessing conference is a larger event that includes excellent speakers like [permalink id=891]Craig Hill[/permalink] and Neil Campbell.
- Topics include: The Blessing Challenge, Building a House of Blessing, The Power of Blessing in your Marriage, and Planning a Rite of Passage Ceremony
- Your church will need to agree to a minimum number of attendees before scheduling an event. The minimum is usually 400 people, but is evaluated on a case by case basis.
- FFI and your church will work together to promote the event. The cost to your church is minimal, and generally includes promotion and facilities costs. Accommodations and fees for speakers are paid by FFI.
I’m ready to schedule a Blessing event at our church
(click to email a pastor relations staff member)
The Power of Covenant in Marriage
Marriage is a covenant. At Family Foundations we are working everyday to heal hurting marriages, put an end to the divorce culture in the church, and make good marriages great. A Covenant Marriage Conference is an obvious choice if your church wants to see their marriages enhanced or if you want to make a stand against the culture of divorce.
Our passion is not to see people attend our events, but to see a culture of blessing in the churches we serve.
FFI’s Covenant Marriages Conferences are a powerful experience for married couples. The teaching includes an understanding of covenant as God views it and practical tools that couples can begin to use immediately. The weekend experience makes good marriages stronger and gives hope and help to those who are struggling in their marriage relationship.
For those pastors looking for a marriage experience that will transform the hearts of your couples we have trained Coordinators that can host a DVD based CMC conference. If you would like to host a larger CMC of over 100 couples we would recommend a live conference with Craig Hill and our other guest speakers.
Building a House of Unconditional Love
Option 1: Host a Video Covenant Marriage Conference
Partner with FFI to host a Covenant Marriage Conference with teachings from three presenters on video.
- The Covenant Marriage Conference on video includes excellent speakers Craig Hill, Bob and Audrey Meisner, and Dave and Maxine Broom.
- Topics include: Communication in Marriage, How to divorce-proof your marriage, Intimacy through transparency, How to realistically function in unity, Why the Biblical view on blood covenant and the threshold covenant are critical to your marriage, How marriage and covenant reflect the image of God
- The conference is 10 parts, and can be arranged around your church’s needs. A common format is Thursday night, Friday night, and all day Saturday, with each conference hosting a vow renewal ceremony and romantic reception. Another popular format is Friday night, Saturday half-day, Sunday afternoon. Both formats allow for a great outreach opportunity, as the participants are encouraged to invite their friends and families to the renewal ceremony.
- Your church will need to agree to a minimum number of attendees before scheduling an event. The minimum is usually 50 couples for a video conference. These numbers are evaluated on a case by case basis.
- The price per couple is $85 for the video version.
- FFI and your church will work together to promote the event. The cost to your church is minimal, and generally includes promotion and facilities costs. Accomodations and fees for speakers are paid by FFI.
Option 2: Host a Live Covenant Marriage Conference
Partner with FFI to host a live Covenant Marriage Conference at your church.
- The live Covenant Marriage Conference is a larger event that includes the same excellent speakers that the video event does, but live!
- The topics covered in a live Covenant Marriage Conference are the same as the video version of the conference.
- Your church will need to agree to a minimum number of attendees before scheduling an event. The minimum is usually 100 couples for a live conference. These numbers are evaluated on a case by case basis.
- The price per couple is $120 for the live version.
- FFI and your church will work together to promote the event. The cost to your church is minimal, and generally includes promotion and facilities costs. Accomodations and fees for speakers are paid by FFI.
Also Available:
Host a Covenant: Unconditional Love Course
Partner with an FFI Ministry Team Member near you to bring the Covenant: Unconditional Love course to your church.
- The Covenant: Unconditional Love course can be conducted at your church or in a small group setting in a home.
- The course includes 10 parts that organized in a way to meet the needs of your church. Two popular configurations are: 1) a 10-week home group study or 2) a weekend event at your church (5 parts) and a 5-week follow-up home group study
- Topics include: Communication in Marriage, How to divorce-proof your marriage, Intimacy through transparency, How to realistically function in unity, Why the Biblical view on blood covenant and the threshold covenant are critical to your marriage, How marriage and covenant reflect the image of God
- The FFI Ministry Team Member will provide the licensed materials to the participants from your church (these materials are not available anywhere else, they are exclusively licensed to our Ministry Team). The suggested price is $35 per couple.
- Every Covenant: Unconditional Love course ends with a celebration time for attendees to renew their marriage covenant. They are encouraged to invite friends and family to the special celebration, which is a great opportunity for outreach.
I’m ready to schedule a Marriage event at our church
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Covenant Marriage Conference Testimonies
FFI’s Covenant Marriages Conferences are a powerful experience for married couples. The teaching includes an understanding of covenant as God views it and practical tools that couples can begin to use immediately. The weekend experience makes good marriages stronger and gives hope and help to those who are struggling in their marriage relationship.
The re-establishment of covenant in marriage as one of God’s ancient paths is part of the calling on FFI; a key ingredient in transforming families.
Covenant Marriage weekends currently are offered in a video seminar format and occasionally in a live event setting. Check the schedule to find one coming near you.
Building a Strong Financial House
Times are tough, maybe as tough as they’ve ever been in the lives of the people in your church. That’s why it’s important that you provide the people you minister to a solid foundation of practical wisdom and biblical principles when it comes to money. At FFI, we’ve been helping people use their money wisely and address the root issues that cause money mismanagement for more than a decade.
FFI pairs practical financial wisdom with ministry to the heart issues that cause people to make bad decisions with money.
Building a Strong Financial House
Partner with a trained FFI coordinator to bring a Financial Foundations seminar to your church.
- The Financial Foundations Seminar is a 2-day event, usually Friday evening and all day Saturday.
- The event includes 7 teaching times on video. There is ministry time available for those who would like it.
- Discover the difference between wealth, riches and money. Other topics include: What is “Mammon?”, getting out of debt, scriptural uses of money, release God’s blessing in finances
- The costs incurred by running the seminar are minimal. Incidental costs may include hospitality and promoting the event.
I’m ready to schedule a Financial Foundations event at our church
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Financial Foundations Video Testimonies
Next Steps
I’m ready! What comes next?
ChurchSeminarAgreementCAN If you feel like you’re ready to partner with FFI to establish a culture of blessing, covenant and financial wisdom in your church, you can download an FFI Event Agreement here in PDF format.
This agreement is the first step to host an event or seminar at your church. It is a brief, yet important, agreement that clearly defines the relationship between FFI and your church. Its purpose is to uphold the integrity of the FFI ministry experience and spells out FFI’s commitment to changed lives in your church, as well as the church’s responsibilities when hosting a seminar.