Family Ministry Today
The Center for Christian Family Ministry at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Latest Article
- Book Recommendation: ‘Point Man’ by Steve Farrar
- by Derek Brown – Feb 3
From Amazon: This bestselling classic encourages and equips Christian men to lead their families successfully through hazards and ambushes like divorce, promiscuity, suicide, and drug addiction. Men will find practical insight on topics such as a father’s influence, maintaining purity, and husband-and-wife teamwork. In [...]
Latest Video
Get the Flash Player to see this player.- What Is the Problem with Current Church Structures?
What is the difficulty with how churches have been ministering to families? Watch this video from Randy Stinson, Timothy Paul Jones, and Jay Strother to find out.
— Sep 15
Recent Posts
- Why Every Kid Should be a Winner and a Loser
- by David Prince – Feb 2
At some point in recent years it became fashionable among Christians to not keep score at children’s sporting events. It is sometimes treated as the proper Christian approach and attitude toward sports. Of course, the all too common, win at all costs, cultural sports idolatry is patently unbiblical and must be rejected among Christians.
But [...]
- The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family
- by W. Ryan Steenburg – Feb 1
Discussion With Stuart Scott, co-author of The Faithful Parent.
Martha Peace and Stuart Scott. 2010. The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing Company.
“Parents and children need help, a lot of help. They need help from [...]
- ‘Modesty: A Word to Fathers’ by C. J. Mahaney
- by Derek Brown – Jan 31
Below is an excerpt from a blog post by C. J. Mahaney in which he exhorts fathers to take an active interest in protecting and promoting their daughters’ modesty. According to Mahaney, fathers cannot avoid their responsibility to lead in this area—even if drawing clear lines and remaining firm in one’s decisions may be, [...]
- Research Brief: Effective Practices for Training Parents in Family Discipleship
- by W. Ryan Steenburg – Jan 30
The purpose of this two-phase sequential mixed methods study was to explore best practices for training parents to pursue household family discipleship among churches identified as holding and conducting a family ministry philosophy and approach. This research used quantitative methods to measure parents’ perception and practices, and qualitative methods to explore the best practices.
Expert [...]
Leadership
Dr. Randy Stinson
Dean of the School of Church Ministries
Dr. William Cutrer
C. Edwin Gheens Professor of Christian Ministry; Director, Gheens Center for Family Ministry