It started out as an idea for a Christmas present. I wanted to give Carrie something to hang in the house as a symbol of who we are and what we are about as a family. This past summer I started jotting down notes about some areas that were important to our family. After listening to some sermons and reading some books by men far smarter than me, I began to come up with a modern day family crest. I wanted to create a framework for our family and create a visible symbol that would serve as a daily reminder to us. Once I had my thoughts in order, I handed my idea off to a friend of mine who is a graphic designer. He turned my thoughts into the visible symbol that you see above. I could not have been happier. It was exactly what I wanted for our family and it now hangs in the most prominent spot of our house. I sent my design to a guy that gave me some initial inspiration. Mark Batterson serves as pastor of National Community Church in Washington D.C. He liked it so much that he wanted one for his family. He sent me his ideas and we designed one for the Batterson Family. My goal is to help families create their own family crests and give them a visible symbol to encourage them towards strategic parenting. If you have an interest for one of these, just comment and leave your contact info or email me at bbrady@pdsmemphis.org. We are very much in the initial stages of this but are very excited to see how God is going to use this tool to help families.
If you are interested in creating a family crest, please send an email to bbrady@pdsmemphis.org and we can begin talking about the process.
I am interested in this idea. I am not really clear how you go about creating a crest. Is this a poster that I am seeing? I have a Scottish background so my thoughts on crests may be a bit traditional. My wife and I are very interested in this. How much does it cost? How do you do this?
Ditto on what David said!
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I would love to pursue a family crest. We have discussed our family’s mission statement, and this would be a fun visual complement to what we strive to represent. This project would be a visual representation and reminder of what we seek to stand for as Christians and as a family. Please involve me as you look into this further.
Catherine