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Head to the Heart + Home Journals

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Pull parents into the confirmation/youth discipleship process every night in every home
Head to the Heart Home Journal

Small group ministry is a vitally important facet of your Head to the Heart confirmation or youth discipling program. But what about the most important and influential small groups of all: families?

What if you could plug those small groups into your Head to the Heart program, too?

What would your families look like three years from today if a majority of parents were talking to their teenage children about God and praying with them every night?

What would your church look like three years from today if most of your faith education was happening in homes most nights and most of your youth program was being run off-site by parents who brought God talk into their nightly family conversations?

These colourful journals provide parents with an effective, non-threatening tool for the nightly family faith-talk at home.

Explore the Head to the Aussie Heart Home Journals

Journal 1: Martin Luther and the Small Catechism

So, Who was Martin Luther and What is the Small Catechism?

You'll find out in the most colourful, fun and effective ways imaginable. Learn it at church in art, music, skits, stories, cartoons, and Bible study. Then bring it on home every night of the week with this interactive family Home Huddle Journal. Ten engaging themes will take you through the life of Martin Luther, the birth of the Reformation and the key parts of the Small Catechism.

What's in Martin Luther and the Small Catechism?

(These chapters parallel H2H's Martin Luther and the Small Catechism Themes/ Lessons)

Martin Luther & the Small Catechism Included Chapters Verse Reference
1. The Stormy Monk Luke 1:78-79
2. The Protesting Professor Romans 1:17, 3:22b-24
3. Trouble, Trouble, Trouble Haggai 2:4-5
4. Heretic's Trial Ephesians 2:8
5. Luther: A Legacy Isaiah 40:8
6. Ten Commandments Overview Psalm 119:11
7. The Lord's Prayer Overview Matthew 6:9-13
8. The Apostles' Creed Overview II Corinthians 13:11b, 12a, 13
9. The Sacrament of Holy Baptism Titus 3:4-7
10. The Sacrament of Holy Communion I Corinthians 11:26

Journal 2: The Apostles' Creed

So, What's the Apostles' Creed All About?

You'll find out in one of the most colourful, fun and effective ways imaginable. Learn it at church in art, music, quiz shows, skits, stories, cartoons and Bible Study. Then bring it home every night of the week with this interactive family home journal. Ten engaging themes will take you through the most central teachings of the Christian faith.

What’s in the Apostle’s Creed?

(These chapters parallel H2H's The Apostles Creed Themes/ Lessons)

Apostle's Creed Included Chapters Verse Reference
11. God the Creator Isaiah 40:28a, 30-31
12. God the Provider Colossians 1:16-17
13. God the Preserver Nahum 1:7-8
14. Jesus the Saviour John 3:16
15. Jesus the Redeemer Colossians 1:13-14
16. Jesus the Lord Joel 2:28, 29, 32a
17. The Holy Spirit I Corinthians 12:4
18. The Church and the Saints Romans 12:4
19. The Forgiveness of Sins I John 1:8-9
20. Resurrection and Eternal Life Romans 14:8, I Corinthians 15:51-52

Journal 3: Lutheran Life.

So, What is at the Heart of Lutheran Life?

You'll find out in one of the most colourful, fun and effective ways imaginable. Learn it at church in art, music, quiz shows, skits, stories, cartoons and Bible Study. Then bring it home every night of the week with this interactive family home journal. Ten engaging themes will take you through what Lutheran Life is all about.

What's in Lutheran Life?

(These chapters parallel H2H's Lutheran Life Themes/ Lessons)

Lutheran Life Included Chapters Verse Reference
21. Baptism: One Lord, Faith, Baptism Ephesians 4:4-6
22. Baptism: Newness of Life Romans 6:4
23. Communion: Passover to Last Supper Psalm 34: 1-8
24. Communion: Taste and See I Corinthians 10: 16-17
25. Lutheran Worship: Gathering Habakkuk 2:20
26. Lutheran Worship: The Word Isaiah 55:10-11
27. Lutheran Worship: Meal and Sending Numbers 6:24-26
28. Confessing My Faith Romans 10:8a, 9, 11
29. Confirming My Convictions Psalm 61:1-5, 8
30. Claiming My Calling Esther 4:14c, 8b

Journal 4: The Ten Commandments

So, What are the Ten Commandments all about?

You'll find out in the most colourful, fun and effective ways imaginable. Learn it at church in art, music, skits, stories, cartoons, and Bible study. Then bring it on home every night of the week with this interactive family Home Huddle Journal. Ten engaging themes will take you through the Ten Commandments and their relevance to teenagers today.

What's in The Ten Commandments?

(These chapters mirror H2H's Ten Commandment Themes/ Lessons)

The Ten Commandments
Included Chapters 		Verse Reference
1. Gods and Idols Exodus 20:2-3, 4-6
2. Name in Vain Exodus 20:7
3. The Sabbath Exodus 20:8a
4. Honouring Parents Exodus 20:12
5. Killing Exodus 20:13
6. Adultery Exodus 20:14
7. Stealing Exodus 20:15
8. False Witness Exodus 20:15
9. Coveting Exodus 20:16
10. Ten Commandments Review Psalm 22:27, 29-31

Journal 5: Hot Topics

So, What are the Hot Topics all about?

You'll find out in the most colourful, fun and effective ways imaginable. Learn it at church in art, music, skits, stories, cartoons, and Bible study. Then bring it on home every night of the week with this interactive family Home Journal. Ten engaging Hot Topics of particular interest to young people trying to make sense of the big questions of faith and life.

What's in The Hot Topics?

(These chapters parallel H2H's Hot Topics Themes/Lessons)

Hot Topics
Included Chapters 		Verse Reference
1. Sex and Love 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a, 13
2. Drugs: Your Body is a Temple 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
3. Fast Cars and Other Risky Business Romans 12:1-2
4. Media and Materialism Isaiah 55:1-3a
5. God and Science Job 11:7-12
6. War and Peace Romans 5:12
7. Suicide Psalm 42:1, 5-6a
8. Stewardship of Time Mark 12:28-30
9. Stewardship of Talents Matthew 5:3-10, 13a, 14, 16
10. Stewardship of Treasure Malachi 3:10

Journal 6: The Lord's Prayer

So, What is the The Lord's Prayer all about?

You'll find out in the most colourful, fun and effective ways imaginable. Learn it at church in art, music, skits, stories, cartoons, and Bible study. Then bring it on home every night of the week with this interactive family Home Journal. Ten engaging Hot Topics of particular interest to young people trying to make sense of the big questions of faith and life.

You'll find out in the most colourful, fun and effective ways imaginable. Learn it at Church in art, music, skits, stories, cartoons and Bible study. Then bring it home every night of the week with this interactive family home journal. Jesus had a lot to say about prayer and He spent a lot of time praying. In fact Jesus refers to prayer 42 times and the Gospels record Him personally praying 28 times. These ten engaging themes give young people Jesus' blueprint for a life of prayer.

What's in The Lord's Prayer?

(These chapters parallel H2H's The Lord's Prayer Themes/Lessons)

The Lord's Prayer
Included Chapters 		Verse Reference
11. Our Father Matthew 6:9a
12. Hallowed Matthew 6:9b
13. Kingdom Come Matthew 6:10a
14. Will Be Done Matthew 6:10b
15. Daily Bread Matthew 6:11
16. Forgive Us Matthew 6:12
17. Time of Trial Matthew 6:13a
18. Deliver Us from Evil Matthew 6:13b
19. The Doxology  
20. Lord's Prayer Review Matthew 6:9b-13

Journal 7: The Life of Jesus

So, What is The Life of Jesus all about?

Who could have seen this coming? They were looking for a political Saviour and they found a wandering teacher. They were searching for a military messiah, and they were given a suffering servant. They were expecting a jewelled throne and a crown of gold, and they received only a rugged cross and a crown of thorns. In the end, they went to find a bloodied corpse, and they were slapped in tge face with an open tomb, and an open invitation and an open door to eternity. Who is this Jesus of Nazareth? Where did He come from? Where did He go? And what does He want of a teenager’s life today?

What's in The Life of Jesus?

(These chapters parallel H2H's The Life of Jesus Themes/Lessons)

The Life of Jesus
Included Chapters 		Verse Reference
1. The Gospel Overview John 1:1-15, 10-12a, 14
2. The Birth of Jesus Matthew 1:20-23
3. Baptism and the Wilderness John 3:3
4. The Teachings of Jesus John 4:13-14a, 15, 7:38b
5. The Miracles of Jesus Luke 7:19, 22b
6. The Hard Sayings of Jesus John 14:6
7. The Last Commandment John 15:12-13
8. The Passion John 3:17
9. The Resurrection Mark 16:2-8
10. The Great Commission Matthew 28:19

How Exactly Will The Head to the Heart Home Journals Help Make My Ministry Better?

  • Connects your confirmation or junior youth ministry activities with your youth's family faith journey, taking your Head to the Heart program to the next level.
  • Provides parents with a convenient "how to" manual to the FAITH 5 Nightly Home Huddle, the cornerstone of our ministry's Faith Incubation - Every Night In Every Home mission, to keep lines of communication open during this important period in the family’s life.
  • Provides a keepsake record of the confirmation/junior high youth ministry that can be referred back to at a later time
    • What was my Low on this date? Was it really as low as I thought it was at the time?
    • What was I praying for? How did God answer my prayers?
    • How did God use me to further God's work on earth?
  • Provides FINK Links scattered throughout each lesson to direct users to specific pages on www.faithink.com.au where they can:
    • Listen to and/or download Faith Inkubators music
    • Play FINKmania QuizBowl online
    • Print two weeks of additional, extended home devotions (these are in addition to the briefer home devotions found right in the Home Journals)
    • View and/or purchase artwork by world renowned artist, He Qi
  • Provides key church budget-related benefits
    • Because the H2H Home Journals can serve as a replacement for the standard H2H Thought-Time handout sheets there is no more printing/photocopying required.
    • Part or all of the book resource cost may be moved from church budget to individual participants and their families (In fact, to increase the family’s level of commitment to the Nightly Home Huddle process, we highly recommend that you consider doing just this.)

If you have any questions about the Faith Inkubators Australia Head to the Heart system, please contact Faith Inkubators Australia, at bcyfm@lca.org.au.