Family Matters, Inc.

Summary

Family Matters is a non-profit ministry whose goal is to help build families that last. Through conferences, radio, speaking engagements, books and other resources, we equip family members to put Christ at the center of their lives. As He empowers each person, He will cause them to flourish in the home, church, community and marketplace.

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Family Matters ("FM") is a non-profit ministry whose goal is to see families transformed by God into instruments of restoration and reformation by equipping families for every age and stage of life. FM views families as the foundation of a successful society. Today, perhaps more than ever before, the family is being fragmented and undermined by many counter-forces such as busyness, relentless change, a lack of clear moral values, an attitude of indifference, and children being forced to grow up too fast. When families are unhealthy, our communities suffer many of the consequences in areas relating to economic productivity, education, law enforcement, health care needs, abuse, and violence.

Family Matters offers hope to today’s family by...


• Educating family members about the strategic role they play in their homes and communities.
• Equipping family members with successful relational skills and resources to make better family choices.
• Encouraging family members to keep their promises and fulfill their commitments to one another.
  
  In addition to offering hope, the FM ministry philosophy embraces a grace-based approach to relationships, provides a solid grasp of the "big picture", promotes a character-driven strategy for parenting, and shows family members how to leave a legacy that never dies.
  
  Family Matters has created relevant, practical and well-researched tools to equip families...
  
  
• Books: Little House on the Freeway, 301 Ways to Bring Rest to Your Hurried Home, Raising Kids Who Turn Out Right, Homegrown Heroes, Powerful Personalities, Basic Training for a Few Good Men, Surviving Life in the Fast Lane, The Joy of a Promise Kept (with a chapter by Darcy Kimmel) and We Still Do (with a chapter by Tim and Darcy Kimmel)
• Video Series: The Hurried Family Video Series (a ten-part study), Raising Kids Who Turn Out Right (an eight-part study) and Basic Training for a Few Good Men (a seven-part study)
• Conferences: Parenting 101 Conference, Home Improvement Marriage Conference, and Basic Training For a Few Good Men Conference

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Family Matters, Inc. uses the following to express its mission:

"The mission of Family Matters is to build strong families by educating, equipping and encouraging them for every age and stage of life."

Program Accomplishments [ Back to top ]

• Family Matters offers several conferences yearly: Parenting 101, Home Improvement, Basic Training for a Few Good Men, Raising Kids Who Turn Out Right, and other speaking engagements.
• Family Matters is a resource center for those seeking to build up their family spiritually. They offer many books, tapes and videos designed to strengthen family relationships.

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  Family Matters gives the following as its statement of faith:
  
  

  1. We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the inerrant Word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and practice.
  2. We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
  3. We believe that Jesus Christ is true God and true man. He came to earth being supernaturally conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.
  4. We believe that man was created in the image of God, that man sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God; and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature.
  5. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures as a representative, substitutionary, and complete sacrifice, and that all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood.
  6. We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in His ascension into Heaven, and in His present life there for us, as High Priest and Advocate.
  7. We believe in the second imminent visible and personal coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to establish His worldwide kingdom on earth.
  8. We believe that all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ are born again of the Holy Spirit and thereby become children of God eternally.
  9. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust.
  10. We believe in the great commission which our Lord has given to His Church to evangelize the world and to disciple believers.

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      Transparency Grade of : C
      Criteria category	Grade	Other Comments
      Timeliness:	70	11/9/2011 12:19:56 PM: Organization made financial information available greater than 7 ½ months.
      Financial Information:	90
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      Ranking Category	Rating	Overall Rank	Christian Growth Sector
      Overall Efficiency Rating		230 of 348	20 of 37
      Fund Acquisition Decision		230 of 348	20 of 37
      Resource Allocation Decision		of 348	3 of 37
      Asset Utilization Decision		of 348	3 of 37

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