Trained in the fear of God
Subtitle: family ministry in theological, historical, and practical perspective
By: Randy Stinson, Timothy Paul Jones, editors
Publisher: Kregel Publications; Kregel Academic & Professional
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, MI
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780825439070
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Pastoral counseling of; Church work with families; Religious life; Families
Notes: Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Richard Ross; title: Introduction : The problem with family ministry / Bryan Nelson with Timothy Paul Jones; title: Part one : The character of God and the created order : a biblical and theological framework for considering family relationships.; title: 1. That the coming generation might praise the Lord : family discipleship in the Old Testament / James M. Hamilton Jr.; title: 2. Bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord : family discipleship among the first Christians / Robert L. Plummer; title: 3. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit : the Trinity as theological foundation for family ministry / Bruce A. Ware; title: 4. Male and female, he created them : gender roles and relationships in biblical perspective / Randy Stinson; title: 5. The compassion of the truth : homosexuality in biblical perspective / R. Albert Mohler Jr.; title: Part two : Covenants and community : family discipleship in Christian history.; title: 6. Among your company at home : family discipleship in late ancient and medieval churches / C. Michael Wren Jr.; title: 7. The home is an earthly kingdom : family discipleship among Reformers and Puritans / C. Jeffrey Robinson Sr.; title: 8. The challenge of matriarchy : family discipleship and the African American experience / Kevin L. Smith; title: 9. Growing gaps from generation to generation : family discipleship in modern and postmodern contexts / W. Ryan Steenburg with Timothy Paul Jones; title: Part three : Growing the family of God : guiding a congregation toward theologically grounded family ministry.; title: 10. The pastor's home as paradigm for the church's family ministry / David Prince; title: 11. Habits of gospel-centered household / Peter R. Schemm Jr.; title: 12. Building a milestone ministry in your church / Brian Haynes; title: 13. Why your child's brain needs family ministry / George Willard Cochran Jr. and Brian C. Richardson; title: 14. Family ministry, the priority or a priority? / Lilly Park; title: 15. The freedom of Christ and the unforeseen consequences of feminism / Carolyn McCulley; title: 16. Building and equipping missional families / Michael S. Wilder; title: 17. Making the transition to family-equipping ministry / Jay Strother; title: Afterword / Daniel L. Akin