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Tom Frye

Member since 02/2015

For singer/songwriter Tom Frye, ministry isn’t just about leading worship and performing concerts, ministry starts at home. Tom believes that our first ministry is to our families; serving our spouses and our children. It is this understanding that led Tom and his wife Lisa to start Family First, a ministry which focuses on equipping families to effectively minister to one another and to those in their circle of influence. “When Lisa and I were starting our family I made many mistakes. I was so focused on commitments outside my home, including serving on boards with civic organizations, assuming many responsibilities at church, and spending long hours at work that I was neglecting the most important people in my life, my family. Additionally, during those early years of our marriage we were committed to giving in-home care to my elderly grandmother and Lisa was serving as director of a newly formed Pregnancy Care Center, two ministries to which I believe we were genuinely called.” Tom related. He adds “All of my outside obligations were genuinely for good causes, but with the combination of our jobs, my grandmother and the other commitments it was impossible to give my wife and children the time they needed or deserved.” It was during this period when a friend challenged Tom with this simple statement “Your family is your first ministry.” Tom and Lisa took that advice to heart and began to work themselves out of many of their commitments in an effort to focus on the ministries to which they felt genuinely called. In the fall of 2000, a year after his grandmothers passing, doors began to open for Tom to share his music. At the same time, with their oldest daughter Kaylyn entering Kindergarten, the Frye’s began home schooling. To date the Fryes have graduated two of their three children with honors. Currently their oldest daughter Kaylyn, is a sophomore at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she is pursuing a degree in Music Business, their youngest daughter Maggie is spending 2015 in Sydney, Australia where she is studying music with Hillsong, and their youngest, Jonathon, is a high school Junior who is wrapping up his high school education both at home and through a local community college. Additionally the Fryes continue to schedule speaking engagements, worship services and concerts. Through their failures and victories they have learned the importance of deliberateness, perseverance and faith. It is this understanding that has helped them not only to serve their family, but now serve together with their family. The Frye’s are available for concerts, church services, home school and family conventions, as well as Family to Family events. For more information on their music visit www.fryefamilyband.net

My Mission Statement

Our mission statement is simple: "To encourage the broken and strengthen families for the Kingdom." Having both been raised in brokenness, my wife and I know first-hand the pain caused by divided homes. Our prayer when we began our family was to raise children who loved God, each other and had a heart to serve. Our philosophy was simple, to "do life together" based on the Deuteronomy 6 model. It was this approach that lead to our decision to homechool. We know this decision can be difficult and at times bring its share of doubts, but we have also experienced the amazing joy and closeness which homeschooling affords. My hope is that through sharing our story and sharing on topics related to family and homeschooling we can encourage others to make the committed to educate their children at home.

Honorarium

Negotiable

Past Engagements/Seminars

"I have shared during our concerts and as a guest speaker. For a complete list of dates please visit the link below" http://www.fryefamilyband.net/concert/past-events - 1/2015

Presentations

Building a Family Ministry

This session details the principles of serving God as a family. Encouraging parents to look for and develop the spiritual gifts of their family, in order not just to serve together now, but as a means through which we are able to disciple our children, preparing them to lead their own families and creating for them a legacy of faith.

My Brother, My Sister, My Best Friend (The Importance of Deliberate Parenting)

This session addresses the importance of functioning as a healthy family, encouraging parents to not accept the wisdom of the world, but the truth of the gospel. Demonstrating how through deliberate parenting decisions, effective God-honoring discipline and learning to serve each other in our homes we can not only have stronger families, but a greater impact for the Kingdom.

Obstacles or Opportunities (Viewing your story in the Light of the Gospel)

Through the sharing of his own struggle to overcome issues of fear and insecurity, Tom encourages others to identify the story of Christ in their own life. Bringing to light the beauty of being willing to bare our scars as a means through which we can most effectively communicate not only the hope of God's healing, but the beauty of His ability to redeem our pain for greater good.

Parenting as a Team (Reflecting the Personality of God to our Children)

This session addresses the importance of not just having a mother and father in the lives of children, but also the need for parents to work as a team, thereby best reflecting the personality of our Heavenly Father to our children, helping them to understand more clearly His unconditional love.

Preparing our Children for a Life of Purpose and Ministry

This session examines our role and responsibility to prepare our children for a life of purpose by developing in them a Kingdom mindset through practical applications of Psalm 127:4.

The Call of the Father

Through scripture, his own story and two sobering statistics, Tom examines the importance of a Fathers role in the physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of his children

Vegetables and Water

Based on Daniel chapter 1, Tom talks about the importance and the beauty of living a life of faithful obedience to God.

Publications

The Benefits of Freedom

Published in the Summer 2014 issue of Whoa Women Magazine

2014

Is Spanking Biblical?

Published at Crosswalk.com September 29, 2014 http://www.crosswalk.com/special-coverage/child-discipline-punishment/is-spanking-biblical.html

2014

Just Do Life

Published in the premier edition of Family Band Magazine, Summer 2014

2014

We are all Homechoolers Now

Published at Crosswalk.com March 14 2014 http://www.crosswalk.com/family/homeschool/encouragement/we-are-all-homeschoolers-now.html

2014

Parent is a Verb

Published at Crosswalk.com December 31, 2013 http://www.crosswalk.com/family/parenting/teens/parent-is-a-verb.html

2013

101 Devotions for Busy Families

with Lisa Frye, Kaylyn Frye, Maggie Frye, Jonathon Frye

In a world that screams "look at me," the Frye Family offers a different message; "Look to Jesus." Whether it's seeing beyond your fears, societal norms, or the seemingly constant change which can so easily distract us from that which is truly important, 101 Devotions for Busy Families serves as a practical reminder of the importance of our relationship with God and family. What others are saying: Tom encourages us to love God and our families ... with scripture as our guide... I encourage all to ponder the thoughts that Tom has to offer. —Mary Beth Chapman, author of Choosing to See This book is a great guide to diving into your own history and finding where the seeds of redemption have been sown in it. --Andrew Osenga, formerly of Caedmon’s Call.

Carpenter's Son Publishing 2013