Family Shepherds: Calling and Equipping Men to Lead Their Homes
Digital Logos Edition
A Guide to Family Discipleship
It’s hard to overestimate the importance of the family, and that of fathers in particular. We’ve heard it said, “As the family goes, so goes the nation.” But it can also be said that “as the father goes, so goes the family.” Consequently, Voddie Baucham has set out to teach men how to faithfully shepherd their families.
Derived from Baucham’s monthly meetings with men in his church, Family Shepherds calls men to accountability for their God-given responsibilities in their homes. Baucham’s clear style and practical approach will spur men to protect their marriage, raise kingdom-minded children, value the synergy between church and home, and navigate difficult family dynamics. Family Shepherds is a book for any husband or father looking to lead well, and it will serve as an excellent resource for churches looking to equip the men in their congregations.
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The Need to Equip Family Shepherds - Gaining a More Biblical View of the Family
1. The Bible and the Family's Role in Discipleship
2. A Three-Pronged Approach to Biblical Discipleship
3. One Shepherd's Journey
Family Discipleship and Evangelism - Equipping Men to be Priests and Prophets in Their Homes
4. Heralding the Gospel at Home
5. Catechism and Christian Education
6. Family Worship
Marriage Enrichment - Equipping Men to Love Their Wives as Christ Loved the Church
7. The Purpose of Marriage
8. The Primacy of Marriage
9. Male Headship in the Home
The Training and Discipline of Children - Equipping Men to Raise Kingdom-Minded Warriors
10. Remembering the Fall
11. Formative Discipline
12. Corrective Discipline
Lifestyle Evaluation - Equipping Men to Count the Cost of Family Discipleship
13. Church Membership
14. Our Use of Time
15. Dual Citizenship
Scripture gives us a clear directive to ‘look well to the ways of our household.’ Unfortunately, for far too many Christian households, that mandate and responsibility gets relegated to anyone or anything but the precious institution known as the family itself. In this powerfully important and timely book, Dr. Baucham challenges the church to reinstate the biblical concept of father-headship of households and to establish and implement the principles of family discipleship. As a wife and mother, I celebrate the clarion call this book offers to those who want to see real revival in the nation by understanding it begins at home.
–Janet Parshall, Host and Executive Producer, In the Market with Janet Parshall
“Rarely does a church see the husband and father as the key to shepherding his own family. Instead we have developed ministry expertise in the local church that seemingly no longer needs a man to step up and serve as the spiritual leader of his home. There are few mistakes more tragic than this one, and generations have suffered and will suffer if we do not call men to step up and serve as the spiritual leader. Family Shepherds is the primary tool that pastors and church leaders need to bridge that gap and to execute the building of the local church as God intended and has communicated in his Word.
–Brian Doyle, Founder and President, Iron Sharpens Iron