Here
are some tools that are available to you to use in ministering to your families
and the best part – they can minister to them when no one else can! These magazines can provide help, ministry,
and inspiration at times when no one else is around regardless of time or day
of the week.
You
can augment your family ministry by pointing out the value of these upcoming
articles in these magazines through sermons, announcements, websites, and
church papers.
HomeLife- Labor Union: Where your day job and kingdom work meet
- Stuck in Neutral: You can shift your marriage into high gear
- Breast Cancer before 40
- Shadow of His Former Self: Loving ways to support your husband through difficult times
- Raising the ‘Me’ Generation: Loosen your kids’ grip on the chains of entitlement
- Creating a Couple Identity
ParentLife- Embracing Children With Differences
- The Comparison Trap: How New Moms Can Avoid Stepping Into One
- A difference Only a Father Can Make
- Adoption: The Ins and Outs
- How Boys and Girls Learn Differently
- For Their Eyes Only: How iShine is Changing the Face of Tween Media
Parenting
Teens
- Time and Schedule Management: What’s the line between growing your teen and stretching him too far?
- The good, the bad, and the ugly of technology in the home
- When a special needs child becomes a teenager
- How to create community in tough situations – testimonies from pastors wives, homeschooling parents, rural families, missionaries and empty nesters
- The need for a Sabbath when it comes to technology – what’s the value in unplugging?
- Q&A with Grace Unplugged’s AJ Michalka and James Denton on how the movie speaks to the concept of the prodigal
More
Living- The Eye-Opening Prayer of Coach Bear Bryant
- Angela Thomas Reveals the True Goal of the Christ Follower
- Gary Chapman Discusses the 5 Languages of Gratitude
- Spiritual Insights for the Holiday Season
- What You Must Know About the Boomer Brain
Mature
Living
- International adoptions require adjustments and support from grandparents
- Addiction to Pain Killers: a growing problem for senior adults
- Celebrating holiday traditions even when you leave traditions behind
- Keith Getty writes hymns with strong theology and memorable melodies
- Three minutes a day leads to a solid commitment to study God’s Word
- How to start a support group for caregivers
THINGS YOU MIGHT BE
INTERESTED IN ….
FOR CHURCH-WIDE
EVENT: Follow Me Simulcast
with Dr. David Platt, August 16, 6:00pm/EDST, broadcasting from an undisclosed
place where it’s dangerous to follow Christ, David Platt will challenge you to
live your faith at a deeper level - http://www.lifeway.com/Event/adult-event-follow-me-simulcast
FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL
LEADER TRAINING: 2013 Georgia Baptist Sunday School Training Workshops, August 3, 10, 17, 24; click on
the link to find which of the 23 workshops is closest to you –
FOR NEW MEMBER
TRAINING: I Am a Church Member
by Dr. Thom Rainer, a great gift for new members or class material for a new
member’s class - http://www.lifeway.com/Keyword/i+am+a+church+member?emid=Product-PastorsToday-IAmaChurchMember-20130701
FOR STAFF
LEADERSHIP: “The ‘What’ & ‘How’ of Baptism” by Mark Marshall (A Ministry
Grid training video clip) - http://www.ministrygrid.com/training/mark-marshall-the-what-how-of-baptism/#.UgEQtqzAHTp
FOR DISCIPLESHIP:
Fast Track: Through the Bible in Eight Weeks for Kids, Students, and Adults - http://www.lifeway.com/n/Product-Family/Fast-Track:-Genesis-to-Revelation?emid=PD-Product-BSI-FastTrack-20130731
FOR DISCIPLESHIP:
Glorious Ruin; How Suffering Sets You Free by Tullian Tchividjian – http://www.lifeway.com/n/Product-Family/Glorious-Ruin:-How-Suffering-Sets-You-Free?emid=PD-Product-BSI-GloriousRuin-20130625
FOR CHILDREN’S
MINISTRY: Kids Ministry Conference,
October 7-10, Nashville, TN – for children’s ministry leaders, both paid and
volunteer - http://www.lifeway.com/n/Product-Family/LifeWay-Kid%27s-Ministry-Conference?type=events&intcmp=KidsMinistryConferenceSearch-Button-KidsMinistryConference-20130426
FOR CHILDREN’S
MINISTRY: Salvation Conversations with Kids by Klista Storts (on Ministry Grid) - http://www.ministrygrid.com/klista-storts-salvation-conversations-with-kids/#.UdLXiazhfTo
FOR STUDENT MINISTRY:
Helps and Resources for Planning Your Next D’Now - http://www.lifeway.com/n/merchandised-landing-page/DiscipleNow?intcmp=LifeWayStudents-MTX-Text-Dnow-20120906
FOR WOMEN’S
MINISTRY: Sacred Secrets by
Beth Moore - http://www.lifeway.com/n/Product-Family/Sacred-Secrets:-A-Living-Proof-Live-Experience?intcmp=LWMain-Hero2-SacredSecrets-20130805
FOR WOMEN’S MINISTRY:
Stronger:
Finding Hope in Fragile Places by Angela Thomas - http://www.lifeway.com/Product/stronger-finding-hope-in-fragile-places-leader-kit-p005474740
FOR MEN’S MINISTRY:
The Real Win by
Colt McCoy & Matt Carter, a study on the steps toward biblical manhood - http://www.lifeway.com/Product/the-real-win-leader-kit-P005558785
