Thinking about the ministry

	Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions (George Barna, Regal) RRP £11.99 Churches usually focus on teens and adults, failing to realize that a child's moral development is set by the age of nine. The answer? George Barna says that churches must begin now to come alongside parents and equip them to provide their children with biblical precepts to protect them from a barrage of worldly ideas and teaching.   It's time to wage a spiritual war, time to equip parents to help their children become the spiritually mature Church of tomorrow, literally transforming them into spiritual champions!   2012 conference recommended title 2010 conference recommended title
	Top Tips on Growing Faith with Families (Pauline Burdett, Scripture Union) RRP £3.50   There's no such thing as the perfect family...inside or outside the Church! Family life can be challenging and messy. But seeing whole families grow in their understanding of God's love for them is wonderful!   What does the Bible say about families? What can your church do for families? Here's a readable and practical guide which will inspire and equip you to reach out to families in your community. It's packed with practical, fun ideas that will make a real difference to mums, dads, and children.   2012 conference recommended title 2010 conference recommended title    Full list of Top Tips titles...
	Raising a Modern-Day Joseph (Larry Fowler, David C Cook) RRP£9.99   Imagine this scenario for a typical teenager in your church: separated from his family and sent to live in a hedonistic, no-holds-barred culture; stripped of spiritual support and treated unfairly; his ego is stoked with power and success. Would he continue to serve God? Our youth are ill-equipped to face the moral vacuum in today's culture and, when young people leave home, many also leave the church. What can we do? Drawing from the OT story of Joseph, Larry Fowler offers a biblical plan for building children and teens who will love and serve Jesus Christ.   Read an extract Sue says: Some interesting ideas on particular topics to focus on at different ages of children   Kindle edition available £7.69
	Faith Begins at Home (Mark Holmen, Regal) RRP £10.99   Becoming the strong, healthy, joy-filled families God intended begins with parents establishing their homes as the primary place where faith is nurtured. How does a family put Christ at the centre of their busy lives?   Learn about the importance of parents' walk with the Lord; of using the gifts and experiences of grandparents, elders and mentors in the family; and of the role the church should play with families.   Filled with practical ideas, inspirational stories and biblical truth.
BUY...	A community of faith – the roles of church and home (Jane Butcher, 2011 conference) £3.99 Whose role is it to encourage faith - church, home, both? Can they work alongside each other? What might faith in the home look like? Consider these and more including ideas for developing faith at home.
BUY...	A Biblical and theological perspective on the family (Sharon Prior, 2010 conference) £2.99
BUY...	Faith at home: why, how and who? (Jane Butcher, 2010 conference) £2.99   Is it important? How can we positively encourage parents and carers to be involved in this area? How can we support and encourage them once they are?
BUY...	The role of the father in spiritual development (Mark Chester, 2009 conference) £2.99   Consider how a father can encourage his child to have a relationship with God and why it is important for us to work to turn the hearts of fathers and children to one another (Malachi 4:6).
BUY...	Transforming children into spiritual champions (George Barna, 2010 conference) £2.99 Children are the most important mission field in the world. Help families and churches work together to direct their paths appropriately based on research among churches who have succeeded.
BUY...	How should churches support parents in faith development? (George Barna, 2010 conference) £2.99   Based on research among parents who raised who raised spiritual champions, we will identify six dimensions of parenting that are crucial parenting activities related to each dimension.
Joseph Rowntree      Foundation     link to article...	Religion, beliefs and parenting practices (Jan Howarth, Janet Lees, Peter Sidebotham, John Higgins & Atif Imtiaz, Joseph Rowntree Foundation) The influence of religious beliefs on parenting, from the perspectives of both adolescents and parents.

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