The “Longings of the Heart Family Series” content is coordinated for children, teens, and parents,-- so that the family can talk over the ideas, draw strength from, and grow together in their relationships with God and each other. It can be used either for a specific age group alone, or in a family setting, with each age group meeting together and covering the same topics. This is a Bible Study that can be a topical study or used in sequence, whichever the group chooses. We are urging the Church to reach out to the following groups of people affected by a broken family structure—for each, congregations may use the combination of sports-based or classroom activity-based formats that best fits their gifts, calling, and participants at different ages.

Target Groups

Single Parent Families

Blended Families

Foster Children

Adopted Children

Grandparents raising grandchildren

Adults from Broken Homes

Program Formats

Street League

Sports/activity based for ages 8 to adult, a Christian league, will soon be using principals from the "Longings of the Heart" either in topical subjects or in sequence .

Camp Nehemiah

This camp experience will focus on any one session of the "Longings of the Heart Family Series". Camp participants include children, teens, or the whole family.

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Blended Family Enrichment

The blended family weekly time together will soon be using the "Longings of the Heart" either in topical subjects or in sequence .

Growing Together

The single parent family weekly time together will soon be using the "Longings of the Heart Family Series", either in topical subjects or in sequence.

Club Nehemiah

T-Club Nehemiah

A club for kids and teens-- classroom, sports/activity-based will soon be using the "Longings of the Heart" either in topical subjects or in sequence . .

P.M. Care

This all-night facility is a long-range goal to help meet the needs for the single-parent child and safety and security for both caregiver and child... whether the need is for refuge from an abusive situation or a place for children to stay while the caregiver is not available or working. There would be professionally qualified care of the child. There would be clear expectations of the adult: attending parenting classes, participating in the "Longings of the Heart Family Series" as their child does and investing some time working at the P.M. Care center. A sliding scale will be determined as to the time and services.

Foster-a-Heart

This of group of foster children and their foster families will soon be using the "Longings of the Heart" either in topical subjects or in sequence .

Grand-Hearts

This is a support team for grandparents raising their grandchildren. They may want to gather with each other and use the "Longings of the Heart Family Series", or join in with a single parent group where both ages may help energize and encourage each other.

Classroom-based for adults:

Growing Forward

For independent adults from broken homes will soon be using "Longings of the Heart" either to be used in topical subjects or in sequence .