7 Family Ministry Essentials

Written for church leaders who have a passion to disciple kids and teens in partnership with the Holy Spirit and the family, Michelle Anthony and Megan Marshman capture the guiding essentials to build a strategy for life-changing family ministry in this ultimate leadership resource. These seven essentials emphasize:
1. Empowering families to take spiritual leadership in the home
2. Forming lifetime faith that transcends childhood beliefs
3. Teaching Scripture as the ultimate authority of truth
4. Understanding the role of the Holy Spirit to teach and transform
5. Engaging every generation in the gospel of God’s redemptive story
6. Making God central in every biblical narrative and daily living
7. Participating in community with like-minded ministry leaders

Dr. Michelle Anthony is the Vice President and Publisher of Learning Resources at David C Cook. She is author of Spiritual Parenting, Dreaming of More for the Next Generation, Becoming the Spiritually Formed Family, and The Big God Story. She is also the co-editor of A Theology of Family Ministry, with her husband Dr. Michael Anthony. Michelle has over 25 years of church ministry and leadership experience in children’s and family ministries. In her free time, Michelle enjoys being with her husband and two adult children, reading a good book, the beach and a good cup of coffee.