Equipping the Saints to Serve
People. Eph. 4:12

The fifteen Family Ministry recordings are from a conference the Downer family did at Maranatha Bible Conference Center in Muskegon, Michigan which Jim and Kim McHenry attended. See their comments below. Click here for further comments.

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"The conference covered so much helpful teaching on interpersonal relationships with your children. One thing that set this conference apart from others I've been to, is their children's involvement. If it were just them saying, 'This is what we've done and this is what's worked,' it would be valuable, but to see the living fruit of what they have done right there alongside with them and to see the interactions between them - to know this is real and honest. It's really amazing. The Downers shared how to relate on such a deeper level than I think most people ever achieve with their children and deeper than I've been able to achieve. Just to hear that it is possible and to help us, step by step, to learn how to deal with our children and to get to that level, was so encouraging. I personally felt extremely challenged. There are so many areas I want to go back and put into my life. Also, there was such encouragement to reach out to those you can have an impact on for the Lord."

--Kim McHenry, Homemaker and
Homeschool Mom,
Plymouth, Michigan

"I probably have not seen this many good ideas come out of any conference I've been to before in the area of cultivating the relationship, and making a disciple out of your own child. What really came shining through was discipleship as it relates to relationships. Probably the most powerful thing I've seen was that the relationship with your children is so important and effective in leading them on the path to Christ. Also the concept of that reproducing in others down the line is so important and one I had not really even thought about - that the multiplication of discipleship can happen - not only through your own kids, but that we should be making disciples of others and our kids should be making disciples of others.

Of rare value was the session with fathers and sons on sexual purity. It was a great help that Phil had the willingness and frankness to go where few dare to go in helping in that area. It gave me a springboard to talk to my own son about those matters I had naturally been kind of shy to speak about with him. But it helped because Phil opened the door."

-Jim McHenry, Physician, Plymouth, Michigan

Family Ministry

TANGLING WITH TEENS

In this series, the Downer family shares honestly about how the Lord has used the conflicts, struggles, and insights of everyday life to teach them how young people can build their lives upon solid biblical principles and live lives of purity, relational harmony, and lasting impact.

  • The Results of Teenage Years Without Godly Training - Phil and Susy Downer's Testimony
  • Solving Conflicts Through Truth in Love
  • Giving Teens a Vision to Change the World
  • Finding Victory in the Dating Dilemma

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PURITY & ACCOUNTABILITY FOR MEN - YOUNG AND OLD
Listen as Phil and his three sons explain how they have committed to strive for purity as a team. Packed with time-tested principles for overcoming temptation, seeking the Lord God with whole hearts, and establishing effective accountability, this is a hard-hitting series you won't want to miss.

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SEXUALITY TO ACCOUNTABILITY -
AGES 8 to 18

In a tasteful yet direct presentation, Phil, Susy, Anna, Paul, Matthew and Joshua talk about building godly protection into your children. They discuss the importance of establishing open lines of communication at an early age on sexuality from a biblical perspective, which will become the foundation for accountability and purity in the years to come.

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BUILDING CHARACTER AND GODLINESS IN YOUR CHILDREN
With real-life stories, humor, practical ideas, and rich biblical content, the Downers explore the challenging issues of love-based discipline, character development, building relationships, and growing in one's personal devotional life with a transparency that many have found helpful and encouraging.

  • The Keys to Godly Discipline - Part One
  • The Keys to Godly Discipline - Part Two
  • Teaching Your Children to Love God's Word

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SUCCESSFUL AND FRUITFUL HOMESCHOOLING
In this series, the Downers relate the strategies they have found for becoming a family that passionately loves and serves the Lord in a desperate world. As a home educator or simply as a parent who shares this goal, these messages will equip you with practical ideas and biblical principles for raising a Godly family.

  • As Parents, We are Watchmen for our Family, Community, and Generation
  • Successful and Fruitful Homeschooling -
    Part One
  • Successful and Fruitful Homeschooling -
    Part Two

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TURNING YOUR FAMILY INTO A
DISCIPLESHIP TEAM

As the Downers share openly from their lives, you will hear of the many mistakes and lessons that the Lord has used to teach them how to build healthy relationships, develop diligence at an early age, and gain a vision for family ministry that can change the world.

  • Building Relationships with Peers & Parents
  • Teaching Your Children How to Work with Godly Diligence
  • Family Ministry That is Fun & Fruitful
  • 16 A Call to Commitment and Action - Reaching & Discipling Others for Christ

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Marriage Ministry

This is the insider story of how a marriage was destroyed by anger, selfishness, and independence, and miraculously rebuilt by God through discipleship. In this six session series, Phil and Susy explain the vital lessons they have learned over the years concerning how to develop open communication, oneness of mind, body, and spirit, godly protection from the allure of the world, and true intimacy.

  • Damaged Goods, A Marriage Restored
  • Rebuilding Relationships, Healing and Overcoming the Past
  • Intimacy in Communication - Building a Lifetime Partnership and Teamwork in Your Marriage
  • Becoming A One Woman Man - Phil only
  • For Married Women Only - Susy only
  • Changing the World One Person at a Time - Making Disciples

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Radio Ministry

This powerful CD contains 60 one-minute reminders of what discipleship could look like in your life every day. Taken from Phil's daily radio program on Truth Talk airing in 15 cities and 7 states (www.truthtalklive.com), you will receive a shot in the arm for God's focus on your day, your relationships and your desire to disciple those in your sphere of influence. Each Discipleship Moment will be a reminder and encouragement to focus on God's Word, His love and forgiveness for us, and our ministry to our wife, husband, children, church community, and those without Christ. Discipleship Moments delivers practical insights and answers that will touch your life and help you touch others.

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As young parents a few years ago, we searched to find a family that could mentor us in raising our children. We were very impressed with the Downer family, but unfortunately they lived in Chattanooga and we lived in Cape Girardeau. The videos on marriage and raising godly children have been wonderful! We appreciated the openness and sharing of Phil, Susy and the children. We have since shared the videos with neighbors, friends, area pastors and our Sunday School classes. The information has been a true blessing to many."

- Carolyn Pruemer
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
4/30/01

For the best in discipleship material and training in evangelism and discipleship, we use and recommend Operation Timothy, both Living Proof video series Lifestyle Evangelism and Lifestyle Discipleship, and Straight to the Source. All may be ordered directly from the CBMC Ministry Resource Center.