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HAUS-fah-ter

Hausvater: /HAUS-fah-ter/
noun (German)
1. Housefather.
2. Spiritually responsible 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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No Fear of Death: Teach the Resurrection to Your Children April 2015
Biblical Apologetics: Not to Win Arguments, but to Win People for Christ December 2014
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Will Our Children Stay within the Church? June 2009
A Savior Sent (Children's Christmas Service) June 2009
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