Family Ministry Today

The Center for Christian Family Ministry at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Books

Brian Yawn’s ‘What Every Man Wishes His Father Had Told Him’ for only $2.51 on Kindle

Brian Yawn’s ‘What Every Man Wishes His Father Had Told Him’ for only $2.51 on Kindle

by Derek Brown – Jun 13

Right now Amazon is offering Brian Yawn’s book What Every Man Wishes His Father Had Told Him on Kindle for only $2.51. Below is an excerpt from Tim Challies’s very positive review.

What this book offers is interesting, helpful, mature reflections on [...]

‘Weakness is the Way: Life with Christ our Strength’ by J. I. Packer

‘Weakness is the Way: Life with Christ our Strength’ by J. I. Packer

by Derek Brown – Jun 10

J. I. Packer’s new book is not about family per se, but it does teach an important lesson–a lesson that parents should pass on to their children.  Carl Truman, writing at Reformation 21, commends this “devotional gem” to Christians because [...]

Book Review: ‘Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids’ by Kara Powell and Chap Clark

Book Review: ‘Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids’ by Kara Powell and Chap Clark

by Benjamin D. Espinoza – Apr 19

Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids. By Kara E. Powell and Chap Clark. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011, 224 pp. $14.99. Paperback.

Why are college students so prone to walking away from, or completely rejecting, the [...]

Book Review: ‘You Lost Me: Why Young Christians are Leaving the Church…and Rethinking Faith’ by David Kinnaman

Book Review: ‘You Lost Me: Why Young Christians are Leaving the Church…and Rethinking Faith’ by David Kinnaman

by Benjamin D. Espinoza – Apr 3

You Lost Me: Why Young Christians are Leaving Church…and Rethinking Faith. By David Kinnaman. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2011, 256 pp. $17.99.

In 2007, David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons co-authored the groundbreaking book unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity…and Why it [...]

Book Review: ‘Father Hunger: Why God Calls Men to Love and Lead Their Families,’ by Douglas Wilson

Book Review: ‘Father Hunger: Why God Calls Men to Love and Lead Their Families,’ by Douglas Wilson

by Ryan Steenburg – Mar 18

Douglas Wilson, Father Hunger: Why God Calls Men to Love and Lead Their Families. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2012. 272 pp. $15.99.

The concern for functional fathers is as old as history itself. Yet every new generation must address rampant delinquency in the home. [...]

Child Identity Theft: What Every Parent Needs to Know

Child Identity Theft: What Every Parent Needs to Know

by Derek Brown – Mar 15

At his blog typically reserved for the discussion of literature  for children, Ray Van Neste reviews a book about an issue that concerns children: identity theft.  Van Neste recommends Child Identity Theft: What Every Parent Needs to Know, ”to families, schools [and] churches [...]

Alistar Begg’s “Lasting Love: How to Avoid Marital Failure” only $0.99 on Kindle

Alistar Begg’s “Lasting Love: How to Avoid Marital Failure” only $0.99 on Kindle

by Derek Brown – Jan 17

The Kindle version of Alistar Begg’s Lasting Love: How to Avoid Marital Failure is currently $.99 at Amazon!  Below is a description of the book:

From Amazon: If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Months, even years, before the wedding, couples [...]

Book Recommendation: ‘Disability and the Gospel: How God Uses Our Brokenness to Display His Grace’ by Michael S. Beates

Book Recommendation: ‘Disability and the Gospel: How God Uses Our Brokenness to Display His Grace’ by Michael S. Beates

by Derek Brown – Dec 10

From Crossway Books: Michael Beates’s concern with disability issues began nearly 30 years ago when his eldest child was born with multiple profound disabilities. Now, as more families like his are affected by a growing number of difficulties ranging from down syndrome [...]

Book Review: ‘ApParent Privilege’ By Steve Wright

Book Review: ‘ApParent Privilege’ By Steve Wright

by Troy W. Temple – Nov 5

ApParent Privilege. By Steve Wright. Wake Forest, NC: InQuest Ministries, 2008, 175 pp., $14.99.

During the first several years in the family ministry conversation, there were drastically opposing views with the most drastic opinions calling for the disbandment of local church youth ministry. [...]

Book Review: ‘Family Shepherds: Calling and Equipping Men to Lead Their Homes,’ by Voddie Baucham Jr.

Book Review: ‘Family Shepherds: Calling and Equipping Men to Lead Their Homes,’ by Voddie Baucham Jr.

by Ryan Steenburg and Timothy Paul Jones – Oct 19

Until a few years ago, Voddie T. Baucham Jr. was known primarily as a cultural apologist and popular speaker at youth events. Much of that shifted in 2007 with the publication of Family Driven Faith: Doing What It Takes to Raise Sons and Daughters [...]

Leadership

Randy Stinson

Dr. Randy Stinson

Dean of the School of Church Ministries
William Cutrer

Dr. William Cutrer

C. Edwin Gheens Professor of Christian Ministry; Director, Gheens Center for Family Ministry
Timothy Paul Jones

Dr. Timothy Paul Jones

Associate Professor of Leadership and Church Ministries; Editor of The Journal of Discipleship and Family Ministry; Director of the Doctor of Education Program