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Episode 304: Making Your Own traditions

Christmas is a time of family traditions But sometimes you can't be with family

1. Live too far away
2. Grown kids have other family

It's a struggle for most pastor families to put their family before the church Set date boundaries early For newly married pastors- talk through traditions you had as kids. Pick the ones you want to continue So make sure to start or protect family traditions Your young kids need those traditions and memories

1. Read the Christmas story
2. Celebrating advent
3. Adopting a family in need
4. Occ shoeboxes
5. Serve at a community Christmas dinner
6. Missions offering
7. Our tradition of opening presents early because we would be traveling

  Does your church do a Christmas Eve service?  Should you?