Q:  What is the goal of Heritage Builders?
A:  To get parents, in particular dads, to be intentional about giving their children a Godly Heritage.  This is accomplished through every day living, based on Deuteronomy 11:19 "Teach them (Truths) to your children, talking about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up."  This verse implies that passing on a Godly Heritage is done most effectively through everyday living.  Heritage Builders provides the tools for you to do this; you need to supply the desire to obey God in teaching your children.

Q:  What is the first step in incorporating this in my family?
A:  If you are new to Heritage Builders, the first step would be to purchase our Family Starter Kit for $39.50.  The tools that come with this kit provide you with everything you will need, except your willingness to incorporate the principles.  You should also listen to the two "Introduction" messages here.

Q:  What are some of the things you do in incorporating this in the family?
A:  One of the first things is to start a once-a-week Family Night.  This lasts from 20 to 60 minutes, depending on you and your kids.  You would choose an activity for Family Night out of one of our Family Night workbooks.  For an example of a Family Night lesson, click here.  During these lessons, you will instill in your children various object lessons that they will remember.  But there are a couple other key components to Heritage Builders.  After you read Your Heritage, you will understand that you need to provide for your children, not only spiritually, but also emotionally and socially.  Here are the books that help you do that:  Family Compass gives practical, intentional ways to pass Godly values on to your child; the book Family Fragrance shows you how to fill your home with the AROMA (Affection, Respect, Order, Merriment, Affirmation) of love.  Family Traditions will help you strengthen your family's identity; and Extending Your Heritage teaches you how to influence your family and beyond (your students, your grandchildren, your neighborhood kids). 

Q:  As a pastor, how can I implement this in my church?
A:  Great question!  We believe that we strengthen God's Family, by strengthening the individual family.  You are the shepherd for not only your biological family, but also your congregational family.  There are many families hurting and need tools to help them train their children.  We have three options for implementing this in your church.  Prices are very reasonable; and the plans to implement them are very flexible.  We have trained Instructors that can assist you in the implementation.  Keep in mind however, that this is not a "program" like the "Purpose Driven" model.   We would rather consider this to be a "Family Focused" model.  Not that Scriptures are not our focus, rather because Scriptures are the foundation, families become our focus.  Throughout the Scriptures, believers are referred to as being a part of a family.

In addition, as you look for leaders within your church, you will rightly turn to 1 Timothy 3 for guidelines.  In verses 4 and 5, Paul tells Timothy to look for those who manage their household competently, having his children under control with all dignity.  We believe that if a dad cares enough to make his family a priority, he is on his way to fulfilling the elder requirements (assuming of course that he fulfills the other elder parameters).  This becomes a great way for potential leaders to identify themselves.

Also, we do not feel that it is the church's responsibility to train the children; rather, we believe it is the church's responsibility to train the parents on how to train their children.  A trend has been started where parents abdicate the responsibility to train their children to the church or to the Christian school; however, we do not believe that this is what Deuteronomy 6:7 is telling us.  This verse tells the fathers to teach their children.  The church and school should reinforce what the parents are teaching at home.  Heritage Builders provides the tools for the parents to do this.

By the way, our Family Night workbooks work great as Sunday school curriculum.  You would teach the lesson the same as you do in your biological family, only for this format you would teach it to your Sunday school "family".  For adult Sunday school, the Building a Heritage curriculum is fantastic at teaching all of the Heritage Building principles.  It can be taught in a 10 to 13 week format.

Q:  How do I contact Heritage Builders?
A:  If you need to place a book order, please click the "For Our Store" tab above and enter your order online for the fastest service.  If you want more information on implementing Heritage Builders in your church, call us toll-free at 1-888-31-FAMILY (1-888-313-2645).  Feel free to email us any questions at info@heritagebuilders.com.