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General Family Ministry Resources

• Book: Building Faith at Home: Why Family Ministry Should Be Your Church's #1 Priority by Mark Holmen
• Book: Building Stronger Families by Dennis Rainey, ed.
• Book: Complete Marriage and Family Home Reference Guide by Dr. James Dobson
• Book: Faith Begins at Home: The Family Makeover with Christ at the Center by Mark Holmen
• Book: Family Friendly Ideas Your Church Can Do by Ben Freudenburg & Rick Lawrence (out of print - find it used at Amazon.com)
• Book: Family Ministry by Charles M. Sell
• Book: Family Ministry: A Comprehensive Guide by Diana Garland
• Book: Ministering to Twenty-First Century Families by Dennis Rainey
• Book: One Home at a Time by Dennis Rainey (out of print - find it used at Amazon.com)
• Book: Once upon a Family by Les Parrot
• Book: Reclaiming the Urban Family: How to Mobilize the Church as a Family Training Center by Willie Richardson
• Book: Shift: What It Takes to Finally Reach Families Today by Brian Haynes
• Book: The Complete Handbook For Family Life Ministry In The Church by Don Hebbard (out of print - find it used at Amazon.com)
• Book: The Family Friendly Church by Ben Freudenburg with Rick Lawrence
• Article: Building a Healthy Family Ministry Questions Page (pdf)
• Article: 31 Family Needs
• Article: Getting a Family Ministry off the Ground
• Article: Helping Families in Personal Crises
• Article: Making the Family a Priority in Sunday School
• Site: FamilyLife
• Site: Focus on the Family

Family-Based Children's Ministry

• Article: A Blueprint for Family Ministry - Children's Ministry
• Article: Developing a Family Ministry in Church
• Article: Making Connections Between Home and Church

Family-Based Youth Ministry

• Book: Family-Based Youth Ministry by Mark DeVries
• Book: Partnering With Parents in Youth Ministry by Jim Burns, Mike DeVries
• Book: The Youth Worker's Handbook to Family Ministry by Chap Clark (out of print - find it used at Amazon.com)

Parenting - General Resources

• Book: Different Children, Different Needs by Dr. Charles F. Boyd, Robert A. Rohm Ph.D.
• Book: Passing the Baton: Guide Your Child to Follow Jesus by Group Publishing
• Book: Revolutionary Parenting by George Barna
• Books on Fatherhood
• Books on Motherhood
• Books on Adoption
• Books on Parenting Babies & Toddlers
• Books on Child Discipline
• Books on Sex Education for the Christian Family
• Books for Parenting Special Needs Kids
• Article: A Smart Parent's Job Description
• Site: MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers)

Parenting Curriculum

• Boundaries with Kids--DVD by Dr. Henry Cloud, Dr. John Townsend
• Bringing Up Boys--DVD/VHS Curriculum for Churches by James Dobson
• Confident Parenting DVD Curriculum Kit by Jim Burns
• Grace Based Parenting: Set Your Family Free, DVD by Tim Kimmel
• Parental Guidance Required Study Guide: How To Enhance, Advance, and Influence Your Children's Relationships by Andy Stanley, Reggie Joiner
• Parenting: The Early Years--DVD Curriculum by Dr. Les Parrott, Dr. Leslie Parrott
• Parenting Your Teenager: 4 DVDs by Dr. Les Parrott, Dr. Leslie Parrott
• Passport 2 Purity--Weekend Retreat Kit by Dennis and Barbara Rainey
• Revolutionary Parenting--Leader's Guide with DVD by George Barna, Karen Lee-Thorp
• Running the Rapids: Guiding Teenagers Through the Turbulent Waters of Adolescence--DVD Curriculum by Dr. Kevin Leman
• Shepherding a Child's Heart, DVD by Tedd Tripp
• Single Parenting That Works, Video Curriculum by Dr. Kevin Leman
• Teaching Your Children Healthy Sexuality DVD Curriculum Kit: A Biblical Approach to Prepare Them for Life by Jim Burns
• The Case for Kids--DVD Curriculum by Tedd Tripp, Paul Tripp
• Value Packed Parenting --DVD Curriculum Raising Rock- Solid Kids in a Pleasure-Driven World by Dr. Kevin Leman

Parenting Helps for Discipling Children

• Book: Parents' Guide To The Spiritual Mentoring Of Teens by Joe White, Jim Weidmann
• Book: Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp
• Book: Spiritual Protection for Your Children by Neil T. Anderson (out of print - find it used at Amazon.com)
• Book: Take It Home: Inspiration and Events to Help Parents Spiritually Transform Their Children by Mark Holmen, David Texeira
• Article: Parenting as Shepherding

Single Parent Families

• Book, Curriculum: Single Parenting That Works: Six keys to raising happy, healthy, children in a single parent home
• CD: Thriving in a Single-Parent Family I-II by Scott Welch, Ann Kiemel, Dr. Kevin Leman, Dr. James Dobson
• Books: More Books about Single Parenting

Stepparenting - Blended Families

• Book: Blended Families: Creating Harmony As You Build a New Home Life by Maxine Marsolini
• Book: Step-Parenting 101 by Dr. Kevin Leman
• Book: The Smart Stepfamily by Ron L. Deal
• Books: More Books on Stepparenting - the Blended Family
• Article: Making an Impact on Blended Families

Misc. Family Life Resources

• Family Devotionals
• Marriage, Separation, & Divorce Resources