The Willow Creek Association along with Kurt Bruner and Dr. John Trent at the Center for StrongFamilies is committed to the helping the local church discover leading innovations in spiritual formation through the Innovations Alliance.
 
 
What is the Innovation Alliance?

The Strong Families Innovation Alliance, led by Kurt Bruner and Dr. John Trent, is a coalition of leading churches committed to an open architecture methodology for discovering, implementing and sharing cutting edge family ministry programs targeting three areas of concern.

• Strengthening Relationships: Children need to experience a loving relationship between mom and dad that reflects the gospel and between parent and child that makes kids want to embrace their parents' beliefs.
  
  
• Winning Our Kids: The overwhelming majority of those who ever become Christians do so as children, most before age thirteen. Most parents recognize it is there job to pass faith to their kids in the context of the home, yet feel ill-equipped to do so.
  
  
• Keeping Our Youth: An alarmingly high percentage of teens raised in Christian families abandon their parents’ faith during the teen and young adult years. And while this is trend has created tension between parents and youth ministers, partnership between church and home is vital to keeping our youth.

In April 2007, leaders from 14 evangelical churches gathered in Scottsdale, Arizona to launch a two year innovation process. From the nation's largest congregation to a recent church plant, participants represented churches from a wide range of sizes and traditions. They came together around a common recognition that generational faith-transference must be a key priority for the local church. We encourage you to explore these executive summaries to gain an overview of the innovation process and become familiar with the Innovations Alliance terminology.

Will your church grow the deep roots of faith needed for the next generation? Growing a Faith that Lasts will inspire you to build a culture within your church that empowers all parents to strengthen their own spiritual formation in order to more effectively lead their children. Current research shows that half of the kids who grow up in the church will walk away from the faith. In this DVD, Dr. John Trent and Kurt Bruner, leaders of the Strong Family Innovations Alliance, discuss the roots of this disturbing trend, their research and insights into the problem, and what you can do to produce a legacy of faith in your church. BONUS: Two adult small group lessons. Order Download the Growing A Faith the Lasts Assessment Tool

Check out the Innovation Alliance Group on Facebook Facebook members can easily access introductory features of our new online community and click on "request to join" to gain full access to videos, discussions, future initiatives, regional events, and more. Questions about the facebook community can also be sent to Innovations Alliance .