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 [...]
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 [...]
Reinventing Youth Ministry (Again): From Bells & Whistles to Flesh and Blood. By Wayne Rice. Kindle edition; Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2010, 207 pp., $17.00.
Over the past several years, local church youth ministry has come under fire. These critiques have questioned the validity [...]
Four Views of Youth Ministry and the Church. By Mark H. Senter III, Wesley Black, Chap Clark, and Malan Nel. Kindle edition; Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2001, 192 pp., $17.99.
In his introductory chapter, Mark Senter sets the backdrop in an attempt to frame the debate [...]
Doug Fields has been the Pastor to Students at Saddleback Church in Southern California since 1992. Early in his book, Purpose Driven Youth Ministry, Fields identifies his goal for the book is to coach the reader “through a plan to build a healthy youth ministry [...]
Youth Ministry 3.0: A Manifesto. By Mark Oestreicher. El Cajon, CA: Youth Specialties, 2008, 155 pp., $12.99.
The premise for Mark Oestreicher’s book, Youth Ministry 3.0, is that youth workers need to change (19). Oestreicher introduces the problem by referencing recent studies, which found that teens [...]
One emphasis in the Family-Equipping Ministry Model is equipping parents to lead devotional times in their homes. Here are eight books that may be helpful for parents in your congregation:
Adam Murrell. The Young Baptist’s Catechism. [Self-published.] $7.00.
Buy it here.
Will your youngest children understand everything in this catechism? Of course not-but using catechisms [...]
When God Shows Up, A History of Protestant Youth Ministry in America by Mark Senter III is an appealing read that shows how youth ministry developed in America from the early nineteenth century through the first decade of the twenty-first century. The book provides an [...]
“What resources would you recommend to help our church move toward a Family-Equipping Ministry Model?”
I’ve lost count of the number of times that I’ve been asked that question–and I’m always glad to answer it! I’m glad to answer it because it typically means that a minister or other church leader wants to equip parents [...]
Contemplative Youth Ministry: Practicing the Presence of Jesus. By Mark Yaconelli. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2006, 256 pp., $19.99.
Contemplative Youth Ministry: Practicing the Presence of Jesus is the result of research conducted by Mark Yaconelli, the creator and co-director of the Youth Ministry and Spirituality [...]
Family-Based Youth Ministry. Revised and Expanded Edition. By Mark DeVries. Downers Grove, IL: Inter- Varsity Press, 2004, 255 pp., $16.00.
When reading the new edition of Family-Based Youth Ministry (2004), by Mark DeVries, it is helpful to know ahead of time just what this book offers, and what it does not. DeVries has been involved in [...]
