Family-Integrated Church: Healthy Families, Healthy Church. By J. Mark Fox. Camarillo, CA: Xulon Press, 2006, 188 pp., $14.99.
Family is a key theme throughout the text of the Bible. And family is a key theme throughout Mark Fox’s book Family-Integrated Church. In his [...]
Together: Adults and Teenagers Transforming the Church. By Jeff Baxter. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010, 192 pp., $16.99.
Youth ministry is in trouble. Not only are most teenagers indifferent about Christ and the gospel, but youth ministers, by and large, have found themselves on [...]
Impress Faith on Your Kids. By Mark Holmen. Nashville, TN: Randall House, 2011, 128 pp., $11.99.
It’s often true that simpler is better. In the landscape of family ministry discussions in the church today, solutions can sometimes feel elusive. Church leaders seem to [...]
Spiritual Parenting: An Awakening for Today’s Families. By Michelle Anthony. David C. Cook, 2010, 219 pages, $14.99.
It has been said that the work of orthodox teaching is not only to present the same old truths without compromise but to present them more [...]
Before You Hire a Youth Pastor: A Step-By-Step Guide to Finding the Right Fit. By Mark DeVries and Jeff Dunn-Rankin. Loveland, CO: Group Publishing, 2011, 124 pp., $7.99.
Before You Hire a Youth Pastor: A Step-By-Step Guide to Finding the Right Fit is a much-needed [...]
While reviewing this book I was also engaged in conversation with two church leaders who were searching for insights into this very discussion: how do we practically adjust to the changing needs of families to promote spiritual formation in families without compromising Scripture’s timeless [...]
Given the self-centeredness and self-sufficiency modeled by many individuals today, it is a challenge to get parents to see their role through gospel-focused lenses. Farley writes from a decidedly Reformed perspective; he is not, however, primarily a trained theologian or educator (186). Farley writes [...]
From Crossway: Disciplines of a Godly Family presents a consistent, creative, loving approach to rearing children. Parents of four and grandparents of eighteen (so far), Kent and Barbara Hughes have plenty of experience using simple, practical ideas to raise a godly family and have [...]
From Crossway: 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 [...]
From Amazon: 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 [...]
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 what it means to be a man, to be a husband, to be a [...]
