Whether you have a full-blown family ministry in place or you're just getting started, Shift gives you a practical, workable plan that equips parents to be faith influencers in their homes, Shift gets you in gear with tools that make better use of seven rites of passage: The Birth of a Baby, Faith Commitment, Preparing for Adolescence, Commitment to Purity, Passage to Adulthood, High School Graduation, Life in Christ. As you tap into the natural patterns of child development and family, you'll motivate parents when they're most open to shaping their children's faith. Shift puts family discipleship--at church and at home--on one simple, common path. This is a family ministry approach that's attainable and sustainable.