Collaborate!!!!


Family + Church

This book truly speaks to the benefit of great thinkers working together. Experts from all over the spectrum of ministry address – from their personal perspective – their tested theories on best practices for discipling the next generation. From parental involvement in student ministries or church-wide celebrations, to programs that seek to bring generations together thru meals or social activities, this book has gems of advice for anyone who works with youth and their families.

For me, the significant take-aways were:
VISION: What our desired end-result? Who do we want children to grow up to be?
MISSION: The Shema! Love the Lord your God with all your heart with all your soul and with all your strength. Impress them upon your children. (Somehow I had never realized that Deut. 6 follows directly after, and is therefore truly a part of the Shema – Hear O Israel: The Lord your God is one.) Can’t have one without the other. This is the mission of the people of God (whether it be Israel of the Old Testament, to the modern day church family) – to pass along the faith of their fathers to the next generation.
PATHWAYS: Collaborate: with Pastors and Church Leadership, with Student Ministry leaders, with parents, with the entire church family.

Special thanks to Minister's Label for the complementary copy of the book. It is a honor to be a part of the book blog tour.
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