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/ HAUS-fah-ter /

noun (German)
1. Housefather.
2. Head of household, including the housefather as assisted by the housemother.
>> Example: "As the Hausvater should teach it [Christian doctrine] to the entire family ..."
(Martin Luther, Small Catechism, 1529)

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Articles
Explore important topics relating to family, church, and society by  scrutinizing them from a Confessional Lutheran perspective. Read  the conclusions others have reached, or submit your own article.

Audio & Video
Listen and watch to learn more about how God can use you as a channel of His blessings to the people around you, or submit your own edifying presentation.

Best Blog Posts
Read award-winning blog posts that promote a confessional Lutheran vision for family, church, and society, or nominate your own favorites for our ongoing contest.

Bible Studies
Edify your family or congregation with one of our Bible study guides, or submit your own for others to borrow.

Book Reviews
Learn how others are reading books concerning family, church, and society through the lens of the Lutheran Confessions, recommend additional books to be reviewed, or volunteer to review a book for us.

Contests
Enter a contest that encourages contemplation of your vocation in Christ; or, view winning entries from prior contests. (Contests for a variety of age groups and educational levels will be sponsored from time to time.)

Film Reviews
Consider how a Hausvater or Hausmutter evaluates films to determine their suitability for a Christian family; recommend additional films to be reviewed; or, volunteer to review a film for us.

Hymnody & Liturgy
Apply our worship resources in your home or congregation, or offer your own lyrics and music for the edification of God's saints.

Poetry
Let the poet within others give you insight into God's plans for family, church, and society; let the poet within you share that gift with others.

Prayers
Borrow one of our featured prayers for use in your home or your congregation, or write your own and submit it to share with others.

Sermons
Contemplate
sermons that focus particularly on biblical vocations within the home, the congregation, and the broader culture; or, suggest one of your own sermons to be added to our website.

 

Some Ideas for the Future

Conferences
(Conferences exploring the topics addressed in our Mission and Vision Statements are currently in the planning stages.)

Print Journal
(A print journal is presently in the planning stages.)

Books
(A few manuscripts are presently in development, and we also intend to publish the proceedings from the conferences being planned.)

 
 

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