Family Resources
Our Next Generations ministries strive to come alongside parents to equip and train them to aid in the discipleship of their children.
Missional Living:
In Matthew 28:19, Jesus instructs His followers to “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Below are a number of resources that our Next Generations ministry leaders recommend for families to teach their children what it means to live their lives on mission.
Books
- Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God, J.I. Packer
- Invitation to Evangelism, Timothy Beougher
- No Shortcut to Success, Mark Dever
- Let the Nations Be Glad!, John Piper
- The Gospel Comes with a House Key, Rosaria Butterfield
- The (Not-So-Secret) Secret to Reaching the Next Generation, Kevin DeYoung
- Evangelism, Mac Stiles
- Two Ways to Live, Phillip D. Jensen
- Some People Go: A Children’s Missionary Story, Ryan & Chelsea Porter (preschool and elementary aged children)
- Missionary Stories Around the World, Betty Swinford (children)
- Lottie Moon: The Girl Who Reached the World (ages 4-8 years old)
Podcasts
- Cultish
- Amazon to the Himalayas
Articles
Online Curriculum
- Website: https://wmu.com/missions-discipleship/preschool/ (preschool)
Videos
Knowing God:
While we desire for the next generations to know much about God, our greater aim is that they know Him. Below are a number of resources that our Next Generations ministry leaders recommend for families to lead their children to a relationship with God.
Books
- Knowing God, J.I. Packer
- None Like Him ,Jen Wilkin
- In His Image, Jen Wilkin
- Attributes of God, Arthur Pink
- The Existence and Attributes of God, Steven Charnock
- Christian Beliefs, Wayne Grudem
- God, You Are, 20 Promises from the Psalms for Kids, William R Osborne
Podcasts
- Tiny Theologians
- Knowing God
- Renewing Your Mind, R.C. Sproul
Online Curriculum
Created in God’s Image:
Genesis 1:27 tells us that “God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” Below are a number of resources that our Next Generations ministry leaders recommend for families to teach their children they are made in God’s image.
Books
- God’s Design (part of the Making Him Known series)
- God Made All Of Me, Justin and Lindsey Holcomb (preschool age)
- In His Image, Jen Wilkin (older children)
- Holy Sexuality and the Gospel, Christopher Yuan
- Created in God’s Image, Anthony A. Hoekema
- Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age, Rosaria Butterfield
- We Cannot Be Silent: Speaking Truth to a Culture Redefining Sex, Marriage, and the Very Meaning of Right & Wrong, R. Albert Mohler Jr.
- The Talk: 7 Lessons to Introduce Your Child to Biblical Sexuality, Luke Gilkerson (recommended ages 6-10)
- The Talk: Changes, Luke and Trisha Gilkerson (recommended aged 8-12)
- The Talk: Relationships, Luke and Trisha Gilkerson (recommended ages 11-14)
- Strange New World, Carl Trueman (recommended for adults)
Podcasts
- Alisa Childers Podcast: #232 Rosaria Butterfield Sounds the Alarm on the Threat of Side B “Gay Christianity”
- Just Thinking Podcast: Episode #127 – A Biblical Theology of Abortion (Part 1)
- Just Thinking Podcast: Episode #127 – A Biblical Theology of Abortion (Part 2)
Blogs
Online Curriculum
Family Discipleship:
While we are committed to partnering with families as they raise their children up in the way of the Lord, we are not the primary disciplers in a child’s life. Below are a number of resources that our Next Generations ministry leaders recommend for family discipleship.
Books
- Surviving Religion 101, Michael Krüger (for teens)
- Parenting, Paul David Tripp (applicable for all ages)
- Family Driven Faith, Voddie Baucham (applicable for all ages)
- Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens, Paul David Tripp (for teens)
- Family Ministry Field Guide: How Your Church Can Equip Parents to Make Disciples, Timothy Paul Jones (applicable for all ages)
- Habits of the Household, Justin Whitmel Earley (applicable for all ages)
- Zealous: 7 Commitments for the discipleship of the next generations (applicable for all ages)
- Making HIM known series (Truth78) for family devotions (elementary-aged children)
- Family Discipleship by Matt Chandler and Adam Griffin (applicable for all ages) – free digital download available here
Podcasts
- Family Discipleship Podcast (applicable for all ages)