FAMILY RESOURCES
Resource List
Books on Parenting:
-Parenting Teens magazine: Parenting Teens is a magazine backed full of statistics and information for parents of teenagers. The teenage years can be confusing. Parenting Teens helps to bridge that gap between parent and teen with their monthly issue addressing different topics and issues in today’s world. The student ministry at Brock Baptist Church offers Parenting Teens free to you.
-Trophy Child: Saving Parents from Performance, Preparing Children for Something Greater than Themselves by Ted Cunningham: Trophy Child is a book written to help parents practice a healthy balance of achievement in their child’s life. Trophy Child addresses success driven mentalities that can sometimes sneak into parenting and challenges parents to encourage kids to pursue a relationship with God above all else.
-The Christian Parenting Handbook by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller: Because who doesn’t need a handbook for life? The Christian Parenting Handbook gives guidance and advice on several different parenting issues. In this book you will learn how to identify character qualities to address problems, build internal motivation, and use creativity to teach your kids spiritual truths.
-Pass it On by Jim Burns and Jeremy Lee: Pass it On is a book designed to give practical help to parents in passing down their faith to their children. Pass it On explains to you physiologically what is happening with your child while at the same time giving you Rights of Passage Experiences to practice with your child. These Rights of Passage Experiences help you as a parent pass your faith along to your children.
-Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids by Dr. Kara E. Powell and Dr. Chap Clark: Sticky Faith gives parents a strategy in passing down their faith to their children. It provides ideas for to implement for long-term impact on children.
-Parenting with a Kingdom Purpose by Ken Hemphill and Richard Ross: Parenting with a Kingdom Purpose talks about the Biblical mandate to raise children in light of the Gospel. This book challenges parents to think about the eternal affects of raising their children. Because 70% of teenagers from evangelical homes are dropping out of church within two years after high school this book uses statists and scripture to give guidance to raising children in today’s world.
-Enough: 10 Things we Should be Telling Teenage Girls by Kate Conner: Life is hard. Life as a teenage girl is even harder. Enough gives practical and scriptural guidance on how to help teenage girls in their walk with Christ. Kate Conner talks about the 10 things she wishes she would have known as a teenage girl.
-Family Worship by Donald Whitney: Worship together as a family is important. This book gives practical guidance on how to make this truth a reality. Family Worship looks at worship throughout the Bible to help implement it into family life.
-Parent’s Guide to Understanding Teenage Guys/Girls by Mark Oestreicher, Brooklyn Lindsey, and Brock Morgan: These two books give guidance and insight into the teenager’s thoughts and actions. They give practical advice on how to engage teenagers as they are becoming an adult.
-Tech Savvy Parenting by Brian Housman: Have no clue what is going on with technology? Tech Savvy Parenting gives guidance and practical help on technology. Brian Housman covers everything from social media to video games to cyber bullying. He also warns about the dangers of technology and how to create an on-going conversation with your kids about the responsibility of having technology. With his step-by-step help, Tech Savvy Parenting is a great way to understand the world your child lives in today!
-12 Mistakes Parents can Avoid by Tim Elmore: Tim Elmore is an expert when it comes to parenting. Tim has come up with 12 common mistakes that parents sometimes commit. He gives guidance and advice on how to stay away from these mistakes and how to raise your kids to become fully functioning adults by the time they leave the house.
-Artificial Maturity by Tim Elmore: In this book Tim Elmore discusses the advancement/underdevelopment of kids today. In some ways kids are more advanced in their growth. It is because of this advancement that many adults think that kids today are more mature. However, after looking further into the kid’s lives data shows that while they are advanced in some areas they are far behind in others. Artificial Maturity discusses these underdevelopments that are happening in children today.
Bibles and Devotionals:
-A 30 Day Devotional by Lars Rood: This devotional is designed to help teenagers in their walk with Christ. There is a devotional for each grade (7th-12th). We encourage you to give this devotional to your teen every year before school begins. This will help prepare and shape them for the school year.
-The Action Bible Devotional by Jeremy V. Jones: Does your child love comic books? Then this is the best devotional for them! The Action Bible Devotional has page after page full of comic like stories from the Bible. Each devotional has a key verse and thought to think about and study.
-Virtuosity by Brian Mills and Donavan DeGrie: Does your teen boy like working out? Then this is the devotional for him! Filled with pages of wisdom from the Bible, this devotional will combine your teen’s love for working out with scripture.
-Jesus Calling: 365 Devotions for Kids by Sarah Young: This first person devotional will help your child in their walk with Christ. It will challenge them and guide them to become more like Christ. Jesus Calling is a popular devotional and now they have a kids version so you and your child can walk through it together.
-The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones: This Bible is a great starter Bible for kids. It is filled with stories from the Bible that communicates the central truth to the story. Each story gives you the chapters in the Bible where it can be found.
-Apologetics Study Bible for Students: This Bible is geared for teenagers wanting to grow in their faith. This Bible provides answers to theological questions as well as a commentary at the bottom of every page. Your teenager will love to study out of this Bible because of the information it provides to help them as they read scripture.
-The Big Picture interactive Bible Storybook: This Bible goes step for step with The Gospel Project that is taught every Sunday morning. It gives the scripture and tells the story of what is happening in the verses. This is a great companion with The Gospel Project material.
-HCSB Illustrated Study Bible for Kids: This is a great Bible for your tweens. It is filled with resources to help your kids in his or her study of scripture. It is filled with colorful maps and charts that provide detailed information.
My Faith Box:
-My Faith Box/Book: The My Faith Box is designed to help you as a parent pass your faith down to your kids. Similar to a baby book, the My Faith Box is filled with pages to write in information about your child. However, the My Faith Box is designed for you to write in different things about faith as well. It is designed for both you and your child (when they are old enough) to write in it what God has done and what your prayer is that He will do. As a parent you get to write down every year what you are praying for in your child’s life while your child gets to write in important millstones in his or her faith. The goal of My Faith Box is to be able to hand your child the box when they turn 18 or get married. At that point the box will be full of information from the past. They can see what you were praying for them about when they were 5 or 15 years old. They will also get to see their faith progression and hopefully be encouraged to continue to live for the Lord. My Faith Box can be purchased for any age child.
-Parenting Teens magazine: Parenting Teens is a magazine backed full of statistics and information for parents of teenagers. The teenage years can be confusing. Parenting Teens helps to bridge that gap between parent and teen with their monthly issue addressing different topics and issues in today’s world. The student ministry at Brock Baptist Church offers Parenting Teens free to you.
-Trophy Child: Saving Parents from Performance, Preparing Children for Something Greater than Themselves by Ted Cunningham: Trophy Child is a book written to help parents practice a healthy balance of achievement in their child’s life. Trophy Child addresses success driven mentalities that can sometimes sneak into parenting and challenges parents to encourage kids to pursue a relationship with God above all else.
-The Christian Parenting Handbook by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller: Because who doesn’t need a handbook for life? The Christian Parenting Handbook gives guidance and advice on several different parenting issues. In this book you will learn how to identify character qualities to address problems, build internal motivation, and use creativity to teach your kids spiritual truths.
-Pass it On by Jim Burns and Jeremy Lee: Pass it On is a book designed to give practical help to parents in passing down their faith to their children. Pass it On explains to you physiologically what is happening with your child while at the same time giving you Rights of Passage Experiences to practice with your child. These Rights of Passage Experiences help you as a parent pass your faith along to your children.
-Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids by Dr. Kara E. Powell and Dr. Chap Clark: Sticky Faith gives parents a strategy in passing down their faith to their children. It provides ideas for to implement for long-term impact on children.
-Parenting with a Kingdom Purpose by Ken Hemphill and Richard Ross: Parenting with a Kingdom Purpose talks about the Biblical mandate to raise children in light of the Gospel. This book challenges parents to think about the eternal affects of raising their children. Because 70% of teenagers from evangelical homes are dropping out of church within two years after high school this book uses statists and scripture to give guidance to raising children in today’s world.
-Enough: 10 Things we Should be Telling Teenage Girls by Kate Conner: Life is hard. Life as a teenage girl is even harder. Enough gives practical and scriptural guidance on how to help teenage girls in their walk with Christ. Kate Conner talks about the 10 things she wishes she would have known as a teenage girl.
-Family Worship by Donald Whitney: Worship together as a family is important. This book gives practical guidance on how to make this truth a reality. Family Worship looks at worship throughout the Bible to help implement it into family life.
-Parent’s Guide to Understanding Teenage Guys/Girls by Mark Oestreicher, Brooklyn Lindsey, and Brock Morgan: These two books give guidance and insight into the teenager’s thoughts and actions. They give practical advice on how to engage teenagers as they are becoming an adult.
-Tech Savvy Parenting by Brian Housman: Have no clue what is going on with technology? Tech Savvy Parenting gives guidance and practical help on technology. Brian Housman covers everything from social media to video games to cyber bullying. He also warns about the dangers of technology and how to create an on-going conversation with your kids about the responsibility of having technology. With his step-by-step help, Tech Savvy Parenting is a great way to understand the world your child lives in today!
-12 Mistakes Parents can Avoid by Tim Elmore: Tim Elmore is an expert when it comes to parenting. Tim has come up with 12 common mistakes that parents sometimes commit. He gives guidance and advice on how to stay away from these mistakes and how to raise your kids to become fully functioning adults by the time they leave the house.
-Artificial Maturity by Tim Elmore: In this book Tim Elmore discusses the advancement/underdevelopment of kids today. In some ways kids are more advanced in their growth. It is because of this advancement that many adults think that kids today are more mature. However, after looking further into the kid’s lives data shows that while they are advanced in some areas they are far behind in others. Artificial Maturity discusses these underdevelopments that are happening in children today.
Bibles and Devotionals:
-A 30 Day Devotional by Lars Rood: This devotional is designed to help teenagers in their walk with Christ. There is a devotional for each grade (7th-12th). We encourage you to give this devotional to your teen every year before school begins. This will help prepare and shape them for the school year.
-The Action Bible Devotional by Jeremy V. Jones: Does your child love comic books? Then this is the best devotional for them! The Action Bible Devotional has page after page full of comic like stories from the Bible. Each devotional has a key verse and thought to think about and study.
-Virtuosity by Brian Mills and Donavan DeGrie: Does your teen boy like working out? Then this is the devotional for him! Filled with pages of wisdom from the Bible, this devotional will combine your teen’s love for working out with scripture.
-Jesus Calling: 365 Devotions for Kids by Sarah Young: This first person devotional will help your child in their walk with Christ. It will challenge them and guide them to become more like Christ. Jesus Calling is a popular devotional and now they have a kids version so you and your child can walk through it together.
-The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones: This Bible is a great starter Bible for kids. It is filled with stories from the Bible that communicates the central truth to the story. Each story gives you the chapters in the Bible where it can be found.
-Apologetics Study Bible for Students: This Bible is geared for teenagers wanting to grow in their faith. This Bible provides answers to theological questions as well as a commentary at the bottom of every page. Your teenager will love to study out of this Bible because of the information it provides to help them as they read scripture.
-The Big Picture interactive Bible Storybook: This Bible goes step for step with The Gospel Project that is taught every Sunday morning. It gives the scripture and tells the story of what is happening in the verses. This is a great companion with The Gospel Project material.
-HCSB Illustrated Study Bible for Kids: This is a great Bible for your tweens. It is filled with resources to help your kids in his or her study of scripture. It is filled with colorful maps and charts that provide detailed information.
My Faith Box:
-My Faith Box/Book: The My Faith Box is designed to help you as a parent pass your faith down to your kids. Similar to a baby book, the My Faith Box is filled with pages to write in information about your child. However, the My Faith Box is designed for you to write in different things about faith as well. It is designed for both you and your child (when they are old enough) to write in it what God has done and what your prayer is that He will do. As a parent you get to write down every year what you are praying for in your child’s life while your child gets to write in important millstones in his or her faith. The goal of My Faith Box is to be able to hand your child the box when they turn 18 or get married. At that point the box will be full of information from the past. They can see what you were praying for them about when they were 5 or 15 years old. They will also get to see their faith progression and hopefully be encouraged to continue to live for the Lord. My Faith Box can be purchased for any age child.
