Mission and Vision

Mission Focus: Our discovery of Biblical Identity, both for men and women, prompts us to engage in the great commission.

I am called to serve families that need to grow in Christ’s leadership. We need to prepare disciples, who are then ready to prepare disciples through the teaching and modeling the words and deeds of Jesus. This MUST first take place within our families. Christ and Christ led families are The Strong Foundation that prosperous and thriving, tight-knit communities and hometowns are built upon. As our families are strengthened, those families pour into our communities. Communities in turn, pour into our towns or cities which pour into the state and beyond. With this as our motivation for all things, we can shape the world into the model left us by Christ. And it all starts at home. I am committed to this calling in the following areas.

I: There is a need for CalebStrong.org (CS) curriculum.

Manhood is in a state of crisis and has been for some time. There are statistics that show how the crime rates, unemployment, and even education level are all affected by the declining rate of engaged fathers in the home. Broken families cause chaos that is felt through all age groups and social classes. Men are struggling with purity, accountability, authority, provision and many other areas that all speak to a loss of identity and definition. What does an honorable and authentic man look like? The Bible gives us many examples and models of manhood. Using both positive and negative examples we will put together a Biblical definition of manhood and masculinity. There is a definitive definition and our goal is to help men of all ages discover it. CS will be curriculum will be appropriately targeted for men of all age groups.

The Mission for CalebStrong.org is to “Help Men of every age, discover the Biblical definition of Manhood, and define appropriate levels of Responsibility, Authority, and Leadership.”

II: There is a need for EstherStrong.org (ES) curriculum.

I trust honest women who have confessed that women struggle in many of the same ways that men do. Scripture also has examples of women who have struggled with leadership, provision and purity as much as men. What is the Biblical model for women? The Bible also informs us in chapters like Proverbs 31, how to guide our women. Mentoring materials will be developed from those sections of scripture and from partnerships with honorable women. ES will be curriculum will be appropriately targeted for women of all age groups.

The Mission for EstherStrong.org is to “Help Women of every age, discover the Biblical definition of Womanhood, and define appropriate levels of Responsibility, Authority, and Leadership.”

III: Both CalebStrong and EstherStrong need to fall under one family focused umbrella. The working label is currently for this non-profit organization is The Strong Foundation (word-play intended).

TheStrongFoundation.Org or TSF, will combine the two curriculum ideas above into one parent organization. The overall focus for TSF is the strengthening of our identity in Christ, starting within the family. TSF curriculum will separate gender specific identity issues and target those audiences individually under the respective labels of CalebStrong and EstherStrong. However, TSF will use a common gospel identity as the foundation for all learning and family focused training materials.

The Mission of TheStrongFoundation.org is to “Build Strength of Character, at every age (children through adulthood), through the discovery of Biblical Identity, to prepare individuals and families for Active Engagement in our immediate Areas of Influence, with appropriate levels of Responsibility, Authority, and Leadership in order to Strengthen our Families, Communities and beyond, as Servant Leaders

I believe that the most atomic (or smallest effective unit) structure for this country (and, by extension, this world) is the individual. By training up individuals to Actively Engage their own personal arena, we start a chain reaction that can effect change in the whole united community.

IV: We must begin to effect change where we have been granted influence.

Within our current communities, we already have opportunities to be Servant Leaders and to disciple men, women and families. Communities include neighborhoods, schools, churches, recreation spaces and work. In those communities, we can start new engagement groups, (aka “DNA groups” or “small groups”) that will allow us to mentor, and speak life into others. If you become more involved with your communities and you will begin to see opportunities to serve others.

“People don’t care what you know, until they know that you care.”

I’ve had experience in the business and technology worlds, and I’ve held volunteer positions in the ministry and non-profit arenas, but I do not possess a degree or theological certification. I am not ordained in anyway. I do this because God has placed an urging on me to prepare parents and young, future leaders who would also train-up young men and women.

I have learned from both scripture and my own experiences, that sometimes The Father doesn’t prepare us for the ministry to which we are called. He calls us to the ministry that he intends to prepare us.

If you feel drawn to this mission, I would love your company on this journey. With prayer filled consideration, please contact us on the Contact Us page. And please pray for us as we re-launch from our roots as CalebStrong.org into what is to become TheStrongFoundation.org. *Be Strong*

May Jesus have His way with your day.

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