77 Ways Your Family Can Make a Difference: Ideas and Activities for Serving Others [Paperback]

Penny A. Zeller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2008

Serving others is a vital part of the Christian life. Time and again Christ demonstrated the importance of putting others first and giving what we can to help those less fortunate. As adults, we recognize the importance of instilling these values in our children and youth, but simply telling them to love their neighbor isn't enough; to leave a lasting impression, they need to see and experience love in action.

77 Ways Your Family Can Make a Difference is an easy-to-use resource that parents can use to cultivate compassion in their children and engage their family in acts of service. Filled with suggestions, activities, Bible verses, and topics for discussion, this re-usable manual inspires families to look for ways to make the world a better place by making a difference in the lives of others.

Features include:

• Creative activities that can be adapted to fit your unique family

• Service ideas for a variety of budgets

• Bible verses at the end of each activity to help children connect the practical aspects of God's truth to their lives

• Interactive discussion questions to help teens understand the importance of each activity and correlate it to God s Word

• Suggestions that encourage whole families--parents, kids, grandparents, and other relatives--to spend time together as they practice biblical servanthood

In addition to families, these ideas and activities can be easily adapted to use with youth groups, Sunday School classes, home school curriculums, small-groups, and church-wide community projects.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Penny Zeller is the author of several books and numerous magazine articles. She is also the author of the blog "A Day in the Life of a Wife, Mom, and Author"  (pennyzeller.wordpress.com) where she provides weekly doses of inspiration and humor, along with movie reviews from a Christian worldview, and interviews with some of her favorite author friends.

Among other books, Penny is the author of "McKenzie," "Kaydie," and "Hailee" in her Montana Skies Historical Romance Series (Whitaker House) and "77 Ways Your Family Can Make a Difference: Ideas and Activities for Serving Others" (Beacon Hill).

Penny is an active volunteer in her community, devoting her time to assisting and nurturing women and children into a closer relationship with Christ. When she's not writing, Penny enjoys spending time with her family and camping, hiking, canoeing, and playing volleyball. While she is generally a health nut, Penny does have one small weakness: hot tamales (yes, the little red candy kind!)

Penny loves to hear from her readers at her website at pennyzeller.com and on her Facebook author page at facebook.com/pennyzellerbooks.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City (July 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0834123703
• ISBN-13: 978-0834123700
• Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 5.7 x 7.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,114,773 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars 77 Ways Your Family Can Make A Difference August 7, 2008

By Jayne A. Barnes

Format:Paperback

77 Ways Your Family Can Make a Difference is an outstanding resource for families with children of all ages. Zeller out did herself with not only 77 ideas of service but in a user friendly style. Families,teachers,church groups and service clubs will find a wealth of resources in this book. A must read for all who need ideas to enhance their service life.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Ideas for Service! October 4, 2008

By Becky

Format:Paperback

No more excuses or reasons not to serve! As followers of Christ, we are called to serve. Zeller gives us many clever service opportunities the whole family can enjoy together. It will take a long time to exhaust all of the great ideas in this book. 77 Ways Your Family Can Make A Difference is a quick and easy read; great for just about anyone.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Book Review of 77 Ways Your Family Can Make a Difference October 10, 2010

By Keiki Hendrix VINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback

"A wonderful resource filled with key ideas to stimulate families to serve the body of Christ."

Need some ideas for family projects? Need to teach your family the meaning of ministry? Or, are you looking for some mission project ideas?

You can find 77 ideas in this book. A wide variety of ministry ideas and projects geared to get your focus off yourself and onto the body of Christ.

Penny Zeller's 77 Ways Your Family Can Make a Difference: Ideas and Activities for Serving Others is a handbook for family, group, or even personal ministry projects. It even includes templates ideal for use as certificates, coupons, invitation, and thank you notes.

In preparation for this review, I researched the word `difference` and discovered that it means "a significant change in or effect on a situation." If you are searching for a list of biblical based ideas or projects that will impact your sphere of influence, this book is a very good choice.

For the wide list of ideas and the encouragement if offers to spur service to others, I highly recommend this book.

Disclaimer
The author provided the review copy of this book free of charge. After the review was prepared, the review copy was donated to the SOS (Serving Our Savior) ministry of Westwood Baptist Church.

Reviewed by: Keiki Hendrix
Reviewed for: Penny Zeller