Family Ministry Field Guide: How the Church Can Equip Parents to Make Disciples

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Pub. Date: 2011-06-01
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Summary

Scripture calls parents to train their children in the faith and to nurture their children's souls. Yet few parents actively engage in their children's spiritual development. How can churches best equip families to engage in their divine calling to disciple their children? Family ministry expert Dr. Timothy Paul Jones guides church leaders to develop a ministry system that equips parents to be the primary faith-trainers in their children's lives, moving beyond mere programming into a deeper spiritual life at home, within the church, and beyond. This resource is for leaders in the trenches--those who: see parents disengaging from their children's spiritual development; see too many students leave for college and drop out of church; have heard of "family ministry," and just want to know more; or are frustrated with programmed ministries that fail to produce results.

Author Biography

Dr. Timothy Paul Jones is a best-selling and award-winning author of books, magazine articles, and reference materials. He is senior editor of The Journal of Family Ministry and professor of leadership and church ministry at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was named by Charles W. Colson as one of four Names you Need to Know.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. 11
Introduction: The Gap in Your Chruchp. 15
Map the Gapp. 21
What Families in Your Church Are Doing-and Not Doing-When You're Not Lookingp. 23
What Family Ministry Is and Why It's Worth Itp. 31
Rethink Your Goalp. 41
Why Not to Do Family Ministryp. 43
How to Find the Right Motivationp. 53
Frame Your Ministry in God's Story Linep. 67
Discover Who Your Children Really Arep. 69
The Split in God's Story Linep. 81
Give Parents the Guidance They Needp. 93
We're Supposed to Do That at Home?p. 95
A Matter of Training and Matter of Timep. 101
Providing What Parents Really Needp. 109
Transition to Family-Equippingp. 123
Killing the One-Eared Mickey Mousep. 125
Family-Equipping Transition 1: Bep. 137
Family-Equipping Transition 2a: Equip Families for Faith Talksp. 151
Fmaily-Equipping Transition 2b: Equip Families for Faith Walks and Faith Processesp. 161
Family-Equipping Transition 3: Acknowledgep. 171
Family-Equipping Transition 4: Synchronize (with W. Ryan Steenburg)p. 179
Afterwordp. 197
Twelve Tools to Equip Familiesp. 199
Family Discipleship Perceptions and Practices Surveyp. 201
Motives Matterp. 204
Living in God's Story Linep. 206
What Message Are We Sending?p. 208
TIE Your Ministry Togetherp. 210
Acknowledgementsp. 212
Appendix: Survey Methodology and Resultsp. 215
Notesp. 219
About the Authorp. 223
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