Family Ministry
eBook - ePub

Family Ministry

A Comprehensive Guide

  1. 656 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Family Ministry

A Comprehensive Guide

About this book

  • Voted a 2000 Book of the Year by the Academy of Parish Clergy
In today's fragmented and frenetic world, families face all kinds of pressures. Accordingly, those ministering with families need a multifaceted, well-informed sense of both the Christian purpose of family and the complex world our families inhabit. Writing out of years of experience in the church and academy, Diana Garland here offers just such a broad and comprehensive introduction to this crucially important subject.Family Ministry begins with several chapters placing the family in its modern context, then considers the history of families and their interaction with the church. Having thoroughly contextualized the family and its concerns as they are now understood, Garland dedicates three chapters to biblical understandings of the family. The remaining ten chapters of her book are devoted to the practice of family ministry, including guidance on promoting strong families anddealing with crises such as divorce and spousal abuse.All this, based on careful research and seasoned reflection, makes Family Ministry not only a key text for students of family ministry but also an indispensable guide and resource for pastors and those in the helping professions.

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Information

Publisher
IVP Academic
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780830839711
eBook ISBN
9780830863297
Edition
2
Subtopic
Christian Ministry

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Section One: The Context of Family Ministry
  7. 1 Our Genealogy
  8. 2 The American Family Today
  9. 3 The Family in Christian Thought
  10. 4 A Biblical Frame for Defining Family
  11. 5 An Agenda for Family Ministry
  12. Section Two: Family Formation
  13. 6 Fieldguide of Family Relationships
  14. 7 Family Development
  15. 8 Families in Physical and Social Space
  16. 9 Culture and Family Identity
  17. Section Three: The Processes of Family Life
  18. 10 Family Interaction
  19. 11 Power and Roles
  20. 12 Working Together
  21. Section 4: Leading Family Ministry
  22. 13 Congregational Life as Family Ministryy
  23. 14 Knowing Your Congregation and Neighborhood
  24. 15 Planning and Evaluating Family Ministry
  25. 16 Programs and Services
  26. Notes
  27. Glossary
  28. References
  29. Name Index
  30. Subject Index
  31. Scripture Index
  32. About the Author
  33. Endorsements

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