The
Steele Family
Mission
We are enlarging and enriching God’s family in our generation.
Vision
We envision a large household of sons and daughters who all
serve Jesus with their gifts and will continue the growth of our family.
We see a large household of faith that has benefited from our
example in marriage, is growing in Christ’s likeness, and is impacting the
world with the gospel.
We see a lasting influence and a material inheritance for our
children through debt-free living, continuous saving, and generous giving to
God’s work.
Values
Do things that matter.
Make each other a priority.
Do what you promised to do.
Influence without demanding or nagging.
Be inclusive to those who don’t have a family.
He
who fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a
refuge. Prov. 14:26
Additionally, we came up with Family Roles that will help us relate to one another, particularly as we prepare to add children to our family. No - we are not pregnant! But we are in the beginning of the process of becoming foster parents through Lee County DHR. We anticipate completing the preliminary training, homestudy, background checks, etc by Spring 2014. Our family roles are: Leader, Helper, and Learner. Ben taught a wonderful lesson in his Timothy series this Spring about the roles of men and women in the church and that helped me solidify our family roles. For each role I wrote out the different titles they might wear (Husband, Father, Wife, Mother, Son, Daughter) as well as tasks they perform (reading, preaching, cooking, learning) and what they need to perform their roles well (rest, quiet, nurture, structure, surprises, responsibility, play). I used tagxedo.com to create these images - it's free and easy to use! I will probably be printing these out to frame and display alongside our mission statement.
