Family Driven Faith: Doing What It Takes to Raise Sons and Daughters Who Walk with God (Hardcover)

by Voddie T. Baucham Jr. (Author)
Key Phrases: secular humanism, emerging church, multigenerational faithfulness, Christian Theism, Radical Departure, Live the Word (more...)

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More teens are turning away from the faith than ever before: it is estimated that 75 to 88% of Christian teens walk away from Christianity by the end of their freshman year of college. Something must be done.

Family Driven Faith equips Christian parents with the tools they need to raise children biblically in a post-Christian, anti-family society. Voddie Baucham, who with his wife has overcome a multi-generational legacy of broken and dysfunctional homes, shows that God has not left us alone in raising godly children. He has given us timeless precepts and principles for multi-generational faithfulness, especially in Deuteronomy 6. God's simple command to Moses to teach the Word diligently to the children of Israel serves as the foundation of Family Driven Faith.

About the Author

Voddie T. Baucham Jr. is a pastor, professor, conference speaker, and Bible teacher. He is a graduate of Southwestern and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminaries and has also studied at the University of Oxford. Baucham is the author of The Ever Loving Truth and the Telly Award-winning Ever Loving Truth Bible study curriculum. He and his wife, Bridget, have three children. Visit the author’s web site at www.familydrivenfaith.org.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Crossway Books (June 7, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581349297
• ISBN-13: 978-1581349290
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,723 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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45 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another thought provoking book about the Christian family, August 14, 2007

By	D. Dale (Greeley, CO United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you are a Christian parent, there are three books I'd highly recommend you read:

1) Revolutionary Parenting: What the Research Shows Really Works by George Barna
2) Family Driven Faith (this book)
3) Premeditated Parenting - Foundational Christian Parenting [Toddlers-Preteens] by Steve Nelson

Kids are growing up in Christian homes and then leaving the faith or at best being 'lukewarm'. Barna's book gives a high level view of the problem and some of the practices of parents who aren't allowing this to happen. Steve Nelson's book gives very practical parenting advice for parents of pre-teen kids.

This book fits right in the middle. The author gives compelling arguments for family devotional times, for home education, and for a different view of the church's role in the lives of our kids. Instead of segregating our families by age, he strongly advocates an integrated model.

It has become the accepted model in our society to pawn off the raising of our kids onto school teachers, coaches, Sunday school teachers, and youth group leaders. This book (along with the others) is a strong call for Christian parents to take that responsibility back!

39 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wake Up, June 21, 2007

By	Mommy5 (Texas) - See all my reviews

I bought the book, met the author, had it signed, and read this book cover2cover n less than 24 hours. This book is a wake up call to the believer and the church to reclaim our young people. As parents we cannot continue to pass the buck on our children's very souls. We have been taught to let others educate and entertain our children. This is unfortunately the attitude when it comes to our children's spiritual lives....let the church do it. The author does a brilliant job of showing from scripture and stats that this is the duty and privilege of parents to disciple their children and when this does not happen our children suffer for it, our communities suffer for it, and the very life of our country suffers for it. This book was used of God to show my family where we have failed our own children and how that it is never 2 late to change. One will not be disappointed with this book, there is no sugar coating on this message, and only read this if you are prepared to take an honest look at your home life and church life and ready 2 make changes. BLESSINGS!!!

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended, August 10, 2007

By	Melkhi (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This book is a quick read with an important wake up call for the church. Baucham Jr. challenges parents to obey the command to bring their children up in the admonition and nurture of the Lord. He calls the church back to the responsibility of equipping parents to obey rather than usurping the parents' job. He gives biblical, practical, encouraging advice concerning education and family worship as well as presenting the model of a family-integrated church. This book has played a part in our family's renewed vision for spiritually training our children.