Any family that has implemented elements of family worship have most likely also encountered seasons of drifting away from this vision. When that happens, we not only pray for the Lord to renew our passion to be a Deuteronomy 6 family, but we also gather the family together and recast the vision of family worship.

Imagine getting together with everyone in your home for the purpose of recasting this vision. You could open up the Word of God and read Genesis 18:19, Deuteronomy 6:4-9; 11:18-20; 32:46, Joshua 24:15, Psalm 78:4-7, Psalm 145:4-7, Ephesians 6:1-4, or 2 Timothy 1:5 & 3:15. Allow the Scriptures to cast the vision so that your family understands that you are simply seeking to be faithful to all the Lord has called you to do in your home.

Share your plan for your family devotions (when, where, what). Share your prayer for this time together. And ask each member of your family to join this vision and commit to be a Gospel Family. You may even write out a new Family Mission Statement together as a reminder of this joyful, biblical vision.

We offer this booklet as a short encouragement for families to RENEW their passion for family worship, RECAST a vision for family worship, RESTART these rhythms, and REDISCOVER the joy of Family Worship.

Jonathan Williams, Ph.D. (Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the founder and executive director of Gospel Family Ministries. This ministry focuses on strengthening family ministry in the local church and cultivating family worship in the Christian home. Jonathan is the author of “A Practical Theology of Family Worship” and “Gospel Family.” He also teaches as an adjunct professor at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX, and is the managing editor of the Southwestern D6 Family Ministry Journal. Previously, Jonathan served for 10 years as the senior pastor of Wilcrest Baptist Church, a multi-ethnic church of more than 50 nations. He lives in Texas with his wife and three children.