Family Discipleship Articles
26 Feb
2021

Listen to Your Heart: VFBlog, Part 1

  • February 26, 2021
  • Terence Chatmon

Leaders will, at one point or another, face conflict. It doesn’t matter where you lead —at home, at church, at the office —the very nature of taking a stand and forging a path puts you in the line of fire. Even so, living in harmony with the brethren is a clear command in Scripture –..

24 Feb
2021

A Pivotal Moment in Human History

Last week, like millions around the world, I watched the reporting on NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars. It marks a pivotal moment in human history—exploration for new life. We have witnessed unimaginable progress and change in technology, science and even society in the last 25 years. Can you imagine what things will look like..

19 Feb
2021

Steps in the Right Direction

  • February 19, 2021
  • Terence Chatmon

“To make Christ known to your kids.” What if that truly became your “one thing?” What kind of difference would it make? Not just someday, but every day. Here’s the way I sort of look at it. I don’t think any of us would disagree with the notion that if 100 percent is full capacity..

16 Feb
2021

“Who will go to my people today?”

  • February 16, 2021
  • vfam

This is a question from a local pastor located in Pakistan. He has a great passion to share the good news to many in his country. To share with people who do not have an opportunity to hear the word of God. To share with people who has a literacy rate that is moderate to..

28 Jan
2021

Do This One Thing in 2021 to Improve Your Family’s Spiritual Health

  • January 28, 2021
  • vfam

In April, Atrium Health, a hospital system in the southeast U.S., published a focus piece on a family with three generations affected by COVID-19. Katerin was an expectant mother who contracted COVID-19, and shortly thereafter her father did too. In a time meant for joy, this family lived through the scare of losing a loved..

16 Jul
2020

A Conversation About Racism & Injustice

Terence Chatmon, Founder and CEO of Victorious Family, joined Pastor Jared Cagle at Chestnut Mountain Church for a conversation about Racism & Justice. As many families are engaged in this conversations this conversation sheds light on how to deal with injustice from a spiritual approach that will unite us.

17 Apr
2020

New Spiritual “Normal” For Your Family

  • April 17, 2020
  • Terence Chatmon

“While we sat at the breakfast table this morning, I looked at my 5-year old wondering to myself—how do I start preparing her for the world–spiritually?”  A young dad that I mentor recently shared that with me. Like all of us, he’s at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, plugged into the news, waiting to..

10 Apr
2020

Lord, You have Our Attention

  • April 10, 2020
  • Terence Chatmon

If you are like me, you’re looking everywhere for signs of hope.  Amid a crisis that will define a generation and challenge our very way of life –hope is in such short supply. We don’t often find it in the 24-hour news cycle, or on social media, or even from our circle of friends and family...

03 Mar
2020

3 Questions for Family Reflection

I’ve never met a man of faith who didn’t want to be spiritual leader in his home.  He may not have known whether he could do it, may not have seen how he could possibly make time for it, but it’s something he knows he should do. Moreover, believing parents know their kids need a..