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 [...]
Through the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, Crossway Books has made available in its entirety an excellent resource for family-equipping ministries, Dennis Rainey’s book Building Strong Families. To access the book, go to http://www.cbmw.org/Building-Strong-Families/. Included in the book is Dennis Rainey’s chapter “Local Church Family Ministry in the New Millennium.”
Perspectives on Family Ministry: Three Views . Ed. by Timothy Paul Jones. Nashville: Broadman and Holman Academic, October 2009. 213 pp.
Introduction
Dr. Timothy Paul Jones, the editor of this book, served for fourteen years in vocational ministry. He is now an Associate Professor of Leadership [...]
“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 [...]
A stirring call to Christian families and churches to be a people who care for orphans, not just in word, but in deed.
The gospel of Jesus Christ-the good news that through Jesus we have been adopted as sons and daughters into God’s family-means that Christians [...]
Updated and revised, this highly acclaimed, medically and biblically accurate book covers all the bases about sex in marriage with a sensitivity and frankness that every married couple will appreciate.
In this helpful handbook, William Cutrer guides pastors, other ministry leaders, and laypeople through crisis care and ministry. Drawing from his personal and professional experience as a physician and seminary professor, Cutrer covers a wide variety of topics, from specific crises such as suicide, to [...]
Parents have the greatest privilege of their lives literally in front of them everyday: their children. Pointing their children to Christ, modeling faith, encouraging with words, and showing unfailing love isn t a burden. It s a privilege. Apparent Privilege will arm parents with biblical [...]
In Perspectives on a Child’s Education, proponents of four very different learning options present their faith-based positions on how a parent should answer the question, “Where should I send my child to school?” Troy Temple (International Center for Youth Ministry) is convinced every Christian parent [...]
