Rebuilt Families StepMom StepDad StepChildren StepGrandparents StepSiblings Who knows someone affected by these issues Alternative Rebuilt Families or the New Rebuilt Families Homosexual StepDad ID: 411711
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Rebuilt FamiliesSlide2
Rebuilt Families
Step-Mom
Step-Dad
Step-Children
Step-Grandparents
Step-Siblings
Who knows someone affected by these issues?Slide3
Alternative Rebuilt Families or the New Rebuilt Families
Homosexual Step-Dad
Homosexual Step-Mom
Polygamy
Gender Reassignment
Cohabitation/ Step Dating Partners
Children/Adult Relations (NAMBLA)
Other new families?
Why knows someone affected by these issues?Slide4
Christian vs. Post-Christian Worldview
How do we view these rebuilt families as Christians?
How does the post-Christian world view rebuilt families?
Do we affect the progression and how?Slide5
Rebuilt Realities in the U.S. (Step Mom & Step Dad)
Nearly everyone in the US gets married (a)
US has highest remarriage rate in the world. ½ of all marriages! (b)
The majority of divorced men or women remarry other divorced people (c)
Redivorce
is more likely after rebuilt family (d)
1/3 of rebuilt marriages last (e)
How will this effect Marriage Education in our field? How do we adapt?Slide6
Step-Children
1/3 of children will live in a rebuilt home (a)
Rebuilt homes provide less support for kids (b)
Myth- “What is best for us is best for the children.” This creates stress on children (c)
Children fare more poorly in rebuilt families(d)
How do we aid these children?Slide7
Step-Grandparents
Rebuilt Grandparents have ambivalent feelings regarding rebuilt members (a)
The Blood that binds is absent (b)
What has been your experience?Slide8
Rebuild and Reeducated
What can we do?
Be a futurist- see future problems before they come. Look ahead for the new rebuilt families
Make it a full church priority (sermons, support groups, etc.)
Provide non-confrontational opportunities- online- videos, text, private group discussions.Slide9
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