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  Family Ministry : A Comprehensive Guide (Revised)

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  Introduction
  Structure And Purposes
  Resources
  Acknowledgments
  Section 1: The Context Of Family Ministry
  1. Our Genealogy: A Brief History Of The American Family
  Fighting About Family Kinship And Households
  Colonial America
  Frontier America
  Slavery And Family Life For African Americans
  The Industrial Revolution And Beyond
  Conclusions
  2. The American Family Today
  Today’s Family Statistics
  Why Defining Family Is Important
  Conclusion
  3. The Family In Christian Thought
  Early Christianity Changes And Challenges
  Family Life
  The Catholic Church: Marriage As Sacrament
  The Protestant Reformation
  The Enlightenment
  The Church And Non-European Cultures
  The Church And Families In Recent History
  Learning From History
  4. A Biblical Frame For Defining Family In The Beginning . . .
  Jesus’ Life: A Transformation Of “Family”
  Jesus’ Teachings By Word And Example
  The Ethiopian Eunuch
  The Family Of God
  Implications For The Church
  5. An Agenda For Family Ministry
  The Development Of Family Ministry
  Defining Family Ministry
  Family Ministry As Perspective

  Section 2: Family Formation

  6. Fieldguide Of Family Relationships
  A Family Story
  Single Adults
  Married Adults
  Parents Siblings Older Adult Families
  Who Are Families?
  7. Family Development
  Developmental Stages
  The Processes Of Family Development
  We Are Family
  Cyclical Phases Of Family Development
  Family Life As Christian Formation
  8. Families In Physical And Social Space
  The Ecosystemic Approach
  Habitat Adaptation And Stress
  Possibilities And Complexities Of An Ecosystemic Approach
  Emergencies, Crises And Catastrophes
  Strong Families
  9. Culture And Family Identity
  Families In Culture
  The Unique Culture Of Families
  Becoming Culturally Competent Family
  Identity Family Rituals
  Family Stories
  Implications For Family Ministry

  Section 3: The Processes Of Family Life

  10. Family Interaction
  Types Of Communication
  Conflict And Anger
  Forgiveness And Repentance
  Intimacy Implications For Family Ministry
  11. Power And Roles
  Jesus’ Teaching About Power
  Gender Roles
  Discipline
  Family Violence
  12. Working Together
  Defining Family Faith
  Biblical Narratives Of Family Faith
  A Story Of Family Faith
  Service As A Family Affair
  Engaging Families In Ministry
  Hospitality Woven Into Family Life

  Section 4: Leading Family Ministry

  13. Congregational Life As Family
  Ministry
  Worship
  Christ

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  North American families are in crisis, and the need for family ministry is more evident than ever. In her many years of ministry, research and teaching, author Diana Garland has found that the strength of Christian families is rooted in their faith and nurtured in their congregations. Garland believes that Christian families gain strength in part because of their communities of faith. Twelve years after first coming to print, the award-winning Family Ministry has been given a significant makeover. In this new edition Garland takes a three-pronged approach to family ministry, which includes developing families grounded in Christian faith, helping families live the teachings of Jesus with one another, and equipping and supporting families as they learn to serve others. The insights gained are organized into four main sections: The Context for Family MinistryFamily FormationFamily DynamicsLeading Family Ministry Garland examines and fully integrates the historical, sociological, theological and biblical contexts to understand the role and meaning of family in the life of Christians and the church. She perceptively connects these explorations with the social and cultural context of the early twenty-first century.
  Now revised and updated throughout, Diana Garland’s core text for ministers and others in the helping professions provides a comprehensive look at the Christian purpose of family and the complex world our families inhabit

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