MFP 333: The Family Meeting
Messy Family Podcast : Catholic Conversations on Marriage and Family
Mike and Alicia Hernon : Catholic Marriage Parent and Family
4.9 • 841 Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2025
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
What is the rhythm of leadership in your family?
Summary
Every relationship relies on communication, but when you operate as a family with many members, communication can become difficult! Kids can get lost in the chaos, plans get forgotten, chores undone, and mom and dad are constantly putting out fires. In comes the miracle of the Family Meeting! Well, let's rephrase that… A family meeting will not solve ALL your problems but it is a great step forward in leading your family and living life intentionally. In this podcast, we discuss the REAL purpose of a family meeting (and it's not about information shared!) and how effective meetings can satisfy one of the three fundamental needs of the human person. Listen in to find out why you need to get this on your family's calendar today.
Key Takeaways
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FMs give you an opportunity to lead intentionally and gives children the experience of belonging, a fundamental need
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Start with Prayer and Engagement
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Present something briefly - your observations, information or inspiration. Keep in mind your family's values
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Hear from the kids - This is key. It is where they will feel seen and heard.
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Get on the same page - coordinate the running of the home
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Commit to it and make it happen - don't give up! Depend on grace!
Couple Discussion Questions
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How would a family meeting benefit us right now?
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What is the best time for us to do this?
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What would be the key elements for us?
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Family, all in this together. |
| 0:08.2 | Family, we're taking a chance. |
| 0:10.8 | Family, like birds of a feather. |
| 0:13.3 | Family, get off my shoes and dance. |
| 0:15.4 | Hey, we are Mike and Alicia Hernin. |
| 0:17.4 | We have 10 kids and grandkids too, and we are here for every parent. |
| 0:21.4 | Because we are on a mission to empower moms and dads to embrace their sacred calling. So join the |
| 0:26.0 | conversation. |
| 0:31.9 | Welcome to the podcast. We're so glad that you joined us today. You know, communal or kind of corporate, communal, communal group relationships are really important, right? |
| 0:46.5 | And the only way you can remain a cohesive team at work or anywhere is that you actually get together and talk. |
| 0:55.7 | Well, I think communication, communication is key in any relationship. |
| 0:59.6 | Any relationship has to communicate. |
| 1:01.1 | And so that's even more true when you have more relationships. |
| 1:05.1 | Because I was going to say communication and communal. |
| 1:07.0 | And I'm like, wait, I'm like saying the same thing. |
| 1:08.8 | Isn't that the same root? |
| 1:10.0 | So communication between two people is pretty simple. But when you get communication, when you add one other person, |
| 1:15.5 | then it's like, okay, now it's nine ways. Okay, now it's four. Now it's a thing about a family. |
| 1:20.1 | There's a lot of communication. And when you're talking about things that are more serious, |
| 1:25.4 | you need to be more thoughtful and intentional about it. Right. And what we want to |
| 1:28.8 | talk about today is family meetings. Family meetings. Right. Now, don't just turn off the podcast. |
| 1:34.7 | Yeah. Don't worry. Don't worry. We're going to take it. It's a different take. It's you're going to do your |
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