Many church leaders today mistakenly think that a highly organized program is necessary for the needs of families in the church. Unfortunately, there is often so much going, so many good things for toddlers, juniors, teens, and every other age group, that the family unit is actually being pulled apart. It's time to slow down. Families need to be taught to do things as families. One of the major problems in today's families is that fathers, mothers, and children spend too little time together.
Fathers face the pressures of being a success at work.
Many mothers have entered the work force either for the personal satisfaction of a career or to increase the family income. Many homes in Western culture today are reaping the consequences of fragmentation as a direct result of both father and mother pursuing their own interests outside the home. Parents need to be taught the priority of family life. Church leaders should assist parents in guarding their homes against the pressures of immorality. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.