Christian Family Mission Statement Examples and Strategies

Family mission statement, family purpose, family rules– there are lots of popular phrases right now about how to create direction for your family. Here at Legacy Stone, we’ve helped hundreds of Christian families craft their own mission statements, so today we want to help you unlock the power of a mission statement for your family. When your family lives with a clear mission, it changes the way you operate and gives structure and clarity.

Let’s take a look at some of these Christian family mission statements and then explore the defining traits so you can create your own effective family mission statement.

Christian Family Mission Statement Examples

Here are examples of Christian family mission statements, including some that have been created by Legacy Stone families. 

• Act diligently. Honor God. Pursue kindness.
• Preach good news, serve those in need.
• Read, heed, lead.
• Seek justice. Love mercy. Walk humbly.
• Sit with Jesus. Walk with Jesus. Stand firm.
• Rooted in faith. Reaching in love.
• Live in joyful love and faithful service.
• Seek adventure. Choose joy. Live generous.
• Cultivate hearts for Jesus and others.
• Seek Christ. Love family. Live generously.
• Love God, love others, go do stuff!
• Love hard. Live intentional.
• Come in for worship to go out and serve.
• Raise disciples. Live on purpose.

Strategies for Your Family Mission Statement

Having helped hundreds of families build their own mission statements, these are some of the defining traits we see in the most effective family mission statements.

• Easy to Remember: Something unique we noticed about families who kept practicing their mission statements was we’d usually receive videos from them of their children rattling off the mission statement. It became a consistent theme that if it was short and simple to recite, it also became simple to live out. Under 7 words is usually a good benchmark.

• Easy to Act On: If you want your family to actually use the mission statement you create, it needs to be clear in its application. You don’t need to include all the possibilities, but look for the phrases that give you the clearest picture of the types of actions your family will take.

• Easy to Connect to Vision: A family mission statement is more than rules without context; it should be your tool for how you accomplish the bigger picture vision of your family together. A good mission statement isn’t done in isolation, but rather it gives the path forward for what you want to accomplish.

For example, a family with a vision to “be a multi-generational family bearing the fruit of God’s love” might set a mission statement to “live as disciples through faith, love, and service.” Mission gives clarity on how you make progress.

Make Your Christian Family Mission Statement Your Own

While a mission statement might set your daily actions and standards of behavior, it still can create hope for your family. Having a clear path towards success can feel encouraging and even relieving as a family.

Sit down with your family and brainstorm together the lists of actions that connect to those strategies above. Make sure you all are clear on your vision to help guide the process.

If you want to go through the same process that all these Legacy Stone families have navigated, get started with the 7 Generation Family Legacy Study. This is our cornerstone study for all families who want to be multi-generational in their approach. We will walk you through exactly how to craft your family’s unique values, vision, and mission, and then equip you with the plan to implement these.