Description
What does it actually look like to build a family that lasts beyond one generation? In Episode 3, Rance Bland and Kevin Morrison open Pillar 1 of the Kingdom Outpost framework, Multigenerational Vision, with guests Hannes and Alma du Preez. Originally from South Africa, Hannes and Alma now live the very thing they have built for decades.
Hannes and Alma both grew up in deeply dysfunctional homes, married young, and had no manual, only God’s Word and a conviction that they would not repeat what they had lived. What followed was decades of intentionality: saying no to hobbies and social calendars so they could stay fully present at home, hosting Thursday night dinners where debate and disagreement were expected, and staying relationally invested long after their kids left home.
Now retired and traveling the country in a converted van, Hannes and Alma offer the vantage point Rance and Kevin are still running toward: six grandchildren, adult kids who still want to talk, and a family culture strong enough to survive the test of in-laws, distance, and time. The episode closes with a challenge that stops both hosts cold: write down God’s vision and Scripture for each of your children.
Episode Chapters
00:00 Intro and Theme Music
00:31 Pillar 1: Multigenerational Vision
03:24 Outpost Challenge Field Report
07:28 Meet Hannes and Alma du Preez
09:42 A Different Family Story
16:37 Models Worth Repeating
21:18 Multigenerational Vision in Practice
23:34 What They Said No To
27:39 Family Culture at the Table
29:32 Faith From Deep Conviction
34:05 Staying Relationally Invested
35:23 The In-Law Test
39:53 Letting Go as Parents
42:15 Outpost Challenge
44:44 Downloadable Resource
45:41 Closing and Next Episode Preview
Outpost Challenge
Challenged by Hannes & Alma du Preez:
Write down God’s vision and God’s purpose for each one of your children.
Ask God for a Scripture for each child. Write it down. Psalm 127:4 frames it: “Sons are like arrows in the hand of a warrior.” But you can only shoot an arrow when you know where it needs to go, and that requires sitting with God and seeking His direction for each specific child. Rance and Kevin are doing this same challenge with their families and will report back in Episode 4.
Email us at [email protected] to share what God spoke to you about your children. We read every response.
Downloadable Resource
Discerning Your Family Vision Worksheet
Links
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