Pastoral Leadership for Manhood and Womanhood

Wayne Grudem & Dennis Rainey, editors

Book Cover The conviction of the editors is that family ministry in your congregation begins with your own family. Wayne Grudem and Dennis Rainey gathered a group of prominent Christian leaders to provide wisdom for people who want to see the Gospel flourish in their church families. Their essays touch on building strong marriages, confronting domestic violence, reaching out to singles, and more. Besides Grudem and Rainey, contributors include: R. Kent Hughes, Daniel L. Akin, Bob Lepine, H. B. London Jr., Dick Purnell, Timothy Bayly, Ken Sande, C. J. Mahaney, Bob Davies, David Powlison, Paige Patterson, Paul David Tripp, and Edward T. Welch.

Building families is the greatest way to spread the kingdom in today's world. With families in such disarray in our society, the church has the opportunity to provide answers, and Christian families have a unique opportunity to bear witness to the Gospel of Christ.

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Item Title Author
Table of Contents Pastoral Leadership
The Contributors Pastoral Leadership
Preface Dennis Rainey and Wayne Grudem
Foreward Dennis Rainey
The Pastor's Marriage R. Kent Hughes
The Pastor's Responsibility for Romance Dennis Rainey
The Little Things That Build or Destroy Marriages Daniel L. Akin
Using Small Groups for Building Stronger Marriages Bob Lepine
Cultivating a Man-Friendly Church H. B. London Jr.
Single Adults in Your Ministry: Why They Stay and Why They Stray Dick Purnell
Father Hunger Among a Lost Generation Timothy Bayly
The Marriage Ceremony Timothy Bayly
Church Discipline: God's Tool to Preserve and Heal Marriages Ken Sande
How to Encourage Husbands to Lead and Wives to Follow C. J. Mahaney
Church Ministry to Persons Tempted by Homosexuality Bob Davies
"Someone I Love is Gay" Bob Davies
Helping Single Adults Handle Moral Failure Dick Purnell
Pastoral Responses to Domestic Violence David Powlison, Paul David Tripp, and Edward T. Welch
Standing Courageously in Your Home, Church, and Community Paige Patterson
Scripture Index Pastoral Leadership
General Index Pastoral Leadership