Parenting Beyond Your Capacity: Connect Your Family
Parenting Beyond Your Capacity: Connect Your Family to a Wider Community Reggie Joiner & Carey Nieuwhof This is a great resource that helps parents stay focused on what matters most. If you are looking for some clear guidance on how pass along your faith to the next generation, this is where to begin. I found the “five family values” at the heart of the book to be extremely practical and helpful. - Matthew Rogers Amazon.com price $12.76 ISBN: 978-1434764812 (paperback)
Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers is Telling the American Church Kenda Creasy Dean Why are American teens so positive about Christianity but so apathetic about growing spiritually? What might be done in churches and homes to help teens grow in their desire to follow God more faithfully? This book takes excellent research and presents it in a format that (1) makes it crystal clear what the problem is and (2) offers rock-solid advice on how to handle the findings of the research. Great for parents of 5th-12th grade students. - Kyle Alt Amazon.com price $8.09 ISBN: 978-1937734022 (paperback)
When Work and Family Collide: Keeping Your Job from Cheating Your Family Andy Stanley If you are looking a quick read that is super-convicting, this is it. Andy Stanley suggests that all working parents are faced with a choice. Since work and family both compete for our time, we’ll end up cheating one or the other. He has solid wisdom on how to make sure our families are not the ones who get cheated. - Matthew Rogers Amazon.com price $11.43 ISBN: 978-1601423795 (paperback)
You Lost Me: Why Young Christians are Leaving the Church ... and Rethinking Faith David Kinnaman This is the definitive research on why many 18-25 year-olds disengage from church after they leave home. People interested in turning around the current trend should definitely give it a read. The solutions provided at the end of the book are excellent. - Matthew Rogers Amazon.com price $11.45 ISBN: 978-0801013140 (hardcover)
Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids Kara E. Powell and Chap Clark Many parents worry about what will happen when their kid goes off to college. Will their faith stick? Will they find a church home? What does it take to prepare them for this new, independent stage of life? Sticky Faith followed hundreds of teenagers for four years after they graduated high school to see what practices helped faith stick and which ones didn’t matter. The results may surprise you as much as they surprised me! Great for parents of 5th-12th grade students. - Kyle Alt Amazon.com price $13.00 ISBN 978-0310329329
For Parents Only: Getting Inside the Head of Your Kid Shaunti Feldhahn and Lisa A. Rice Lets face it – teenagers often say and do things that don’t make sense! How can we get inside their heads to not only understand them, but to encourage, trust, and train them up better? This very readable, short book looks at several key areas where parents and students tend to experience friction. Reading this will show you how to be there for your student without overwhelming them. Great for parents of 5th-12th grade students. - Kyle Alt Amazon.com price $12.48 ISBN 978-1590529324 (hardcover)
Spiritual Parenting: An Awakening for Today’s Families Michelle Anthony “It’s hard enough to train kids to behave, but good behavior isn’t what Jesus calls for in the Bible. God wants hearts and souls that are shaped in vibrant faith and love toward Himself and others.” This is the main focus of this book by Michelle Anthony; to help parents not only shape their children’s behavior, but to to truly shepherd their children’s hearts towards God. Right alongside of that focus, however, is the reminder that to truly shepherd our children, we ourselves need to be intimately connected with our Savior. An honest, encouraging book that will empower and equip parents to point their children’s heart toward a lifelong relationship with their Savior. - Missy Buche Amazon.com price $12.48 ISBN 978-1434764478 (paperback)
Generation iY: Our Last Chance to Save Their Future Tim Elmore Well-researched and often prophetic, this book clearly outlines why the younger Millennials are so different from the generations that preceded them. Elmore will help you make sense of the cultural influences that are guiding adolescents today as well as the inevitable outcomes we will face if things don’t change. While this book may describe contemporary youth culture, it is a great book for parents of all ages. - Kyle Alt Amazon.com price: $12.51 ISBN: 978-0578063553
Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers is Telling the American Church Kenda Creasy Dean Why are American teens so positive about Christianity but so apathetic about growing spiritually? What might be done in churches and homes to help teens grow in their desire to follow God more faithfully? This book takes excellent research and presents it in a format that (1) makes it crystal clear what the problem is and (2) offers rock-solid advice on how to handle the findings of the research. Great for parents of 5th-12th grade students. - Kyle Alt Amazon.com price $8.09 ISBN: 978-1937734022 (paperback)
When Work and Family Collide: Keeping Your Job from Cheating Your Family Andy Stanley If you are looking a quick read that is super-convicting, this is it. Andy Stanley suggests that all working parents are faced with a choice. Since work and family both compete for our time, we’ll end up cheating one or the other. He has solid wisdom on how to make sure our families are not the ones who get cheated. - Matthew Rogers Amazon.com price $11.43 ISBN: 978-1601423795 (paperback)
You Lost Me: Why Young Christians are Leaving the Church ... and Rethinking Faith David Kinnaman This is the definitive research on why many 18-25 year-olds disengage from church after they leave home. People interested in turning around the current trend should definitely give it a read. The solutions provided at the end of the book are excellent. - Matthew Rogers Amazon.com price $11.45 ISBN: 978-0801013140 (hardcover)
Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids Kara E. Powell and Chap Clark Many parents worry about what will happen when their kid goes off to college. Will their faith stick? Will they find a church home? What does it take to prepare them for this new, independent stage of life? Sticky Faith followed hundreds of teenagers for four years after they graduated high school to see what practices helped faith stick and which ones didn’t matter. The results may surprise you as much as they surprised me! Great for parents of 5th-12th grade students. - Kyle Alt Amazon.com price $13.00 ISBN 978-0310329329
For Parents Only: Getting Inside the Head of Your Kid Shaunti Feldhahn and Lisa A. Rice Lets face it – teenagers often say and do things that don’t make sense! How can we get inside their heads to not only understand them, but to encourage, trust, and train them up better? This very readable, short book looks at several key areas where parents and students tend to experience friction. Reading this will show you how to be there for your student without overwhelming them. Great for parents of 5th-12th grade students. - Kyle Alt Amazon.com price $12.48 ISBN 978-1590529324 (hardcover)
Spiritual Parenting: An Awakening for Today’s Families Michelle Anthony “It’s hard enough to train kids to behave, but good behavior isn’t what Jesus calls for in the Bible. God wants hearts and souls that are shaped in vibrant faith and love toward Himself and others.” This is the main focus of this book by Michelle Anthony; to help parents not only shape their children’s behavior, but to to truly shepherd their children’s hearts towards God. Right alongside of that focus, however, is the reminder that to truly shepherd our children, we ourselves need to be intimately connected with our Savior. An honest, encouraging book that will empower and equip parents to point their children’s heart toward a lifelong relationship with their Savior. - Missy Buche Amazon.com price $12.48 ISBN 978-1434764478 (paperback)
Generation iY: Our Last Chance to Save Their Future Tim Elmore Well-researched and often prophetic, this book clearly outlines why the younger Millennials are so different from the generations that preceded them. Elmore will help you make sense of the cultural influences that are guiding adolescents today as well as the inevitable outcomes we will face if things don’t change. While this book may describe contemporary youth culture, it is a great book for parents of all ages. - Kyle Alt Amazon.com price: $12.51 ISBN: 978-0578063553
