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PAR!Coalition!

When the Enemy Comes in like a Flood,!God will Lift up a Standard. Isaiah 59:19 !

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Civic! Social!

Market!Sacred!

Will we be on PAR?

To ensure that we are, we are asking for 4 pledges.

We pledge to take actions to support…

1. Happy and Healthy Marriages 2. Strong Families

3. Build Conflict Resolution Skills

4. Freedom.

Use it to proclaim righteousness or lose it!

Marriage We pledge to support marriages.

ACTION We commit to encourage all married people in our fellowship to build their marriages with solid standards. We commit to train our married people so they help others build their marriages with solid standards.

!7 Secrets to a Happy!& Healthy Marriage! !1.  We work on our marriages !Regularly and deliberately !!

2. We learn to positively resolve conflict !

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3. We practice loving one another & try to

understand and speak in the Love Language

our spouse understands: Gifts, Touch, Words of

Affirmation, Quality Time, Acts of Service !

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4. We work to improve the Love Growers:

Expressing Affection, Finances, Communication,

Children, Transparency, Extended Family,

Companionship, Respect, Home & Family Care !

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5. We work to reduce the Love Eroders:

Disrespect, Lack of Honesty, Selfishness,

Excessive Activities, Anger, Annoying Habits !

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6. We learn to develop good Sexual Relations,

paying attention to our appearance !

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7. We work to create proper balance between

freedom & boundaries, using wise principles of

marriage governance such as these secrets!

Families We pledge to support families.

Dad  Mom  Brother  Sister  

Grandpa  Grandma  Uncle  Aunt  Cousin  In  Laws  Out  Laws  

1.    We  love  and  honor  one  another.  2.    We  pracBce  Love  Growers,  considering  the  unique  Love  Language  of  each.  We  reduce  Love  Eroders.    (see  Marriage  Secret  Sauce)  3.    Provision  and  Family  ResponsibiliBes.  We  provide  for  those  family  members  wherein  we  have  responsibility;  addiBonally,  we  help  meet  each  other’s  needs.  We  share  in  responsibiliBes.    4.  RecreaBon  and  Fun.  We  enjoy  each  other  and  life  together.    5.    Family  Governance.  We  work  to  create  proper  balance  between  freedom  &  boundaries.  We  learn  to  posiBvely  resolve  conflict.  6.    Life  Moments.  We  build  memories  and  tradiBons  and  together  celebrate  important  moments  in  life.    7.    Extending  Family.    We  honor  our  extended  family.  

Solid  Principles  ~  Built  to  Last  

Strong Families

Are BUILT

ACTION We commit to encourage people in our fellowship to build their family relationships with solid standards. We also commit to equip our people help

others build their family relationships with solid standards.

Making Peace: The Ministry of Reconciliation!We pledge to improve our !Conflict Resolution Skills.!

Work to build skills now!Reconciliation principles and process can be found at !

www.PeaceMakers.net and www.AdministeringPeace.com!ACTION!

We will identify people in our fellowship who will be trained in the ministry of reconciliation, reconciling people to God and each other.

!We will take advantage of Peace Making training that will be offered though out the community. ! !

Freedom!We pledge to support and !

use our freedom.!

ACTION! Freedom of Speech has been granted to us by the Bill of Rights. ! The responsibility to proclaim peace and righteousness has been given to us by God.! We will use our freedom of speech to boldly raise a standard of peace and righteousness, not being silenced by political correctness, fear or any such thing.!

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Freedom !It isn’t FREE. Use It or Lose It.!

   

!!!!!! We pledge !to discharge Our !Sacred Duties!

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Who? All Christ-followers!!What? Seven Stars for things !we devote ourselves to.! 1. Love God and Live Christ! 2. Love Our Neighbor! 3. Make Disciples! 4. Apostle’s Teaching, Scripture! 5. Fellowship! 6. Breaking of Bread! 7. Prayer! !!

Where? !!

Four Yellow Stars for the 4 pillars of our lives. The 4 Pillars.! 1. Disciples, in other words, me, individuals ! !2. Marriages! 3. Body of Christ, in other words, the church, believers !4. Families!!

Three Stripes for three communities. Three Communities! 1. Natural community – all people! 2. Kingdom community – all believers! 3. Connected community – where we live, work & play!!

Four Yellow Stars for the 4 areas of responsibility. We have ! authority to act in these areas. The Four Authorities.! 1. Sacred – Our responsibilities to God! 2. Social – Our responsibilities to each other & those around us! 3. Civic – Our responsiblies to act and administrate with ! good governance in all arenas of life wherein we have authority! 4. Market – Our responsibilities in commerce, gainful occupation & work!!

How? Five of the stars for our responsibility to equip ! everyone in the five foundational, gateway skills.! 1. Equip all to plant, strengthen & support new works, aka apostolic! 2. Equip all to perceive what God is saying, aka prophetic! 3. Equip all to proclaim the Good News, aka evangelistic! 4. Equip all to provide care, aka pastoral! 5. Equip all to impart, aka teacher!

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The Kingdom Peace and Righteousness Banner

represents our responsibilities. !

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!*A$dream$without$a$plan$is$a$wish.!

PAR!A DREAM with a PLAN*!

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Civic! Social!

Market!Sacred!

PAR!We pledge to strive for PAR Excellence in our marketplace

responsibilities.!I will take actions to support !

1. Happy and Healthy Marriages! 2. Strong Families! 3. Build Conflict Resolution Skills! 4. Freedom (Use it so we don’t lose it!)!

Choose YOUR level!! If I take action on…! ONE = a BRONZE Member TWO = a SILVER Member! THREE = a GOLD Member FOUR = a PLATINUM Member!

Contact us:!!

Phone: (302) 827-7271!Facebook/parcoalition

parcoalition@gmail.com!!