Raising Kids Who Will Stand on the Rock In Rock-Solid Kids, Fowler--a 30-plus-year veteran of Awana--offers a plan to raise strong children who stand firm in their faith. The plan, based on eight scriptural principles, is both practical and inspirational. Parents, as well as anyone with a heart for children, will discover the importance and responsibility in raising rock-solid kids who love Jesus. A must-have guide for everyone who has or works with children.
Children's ministry is being pushed and pulled by education models, statistical analysis, growth techniques, cultural change, and technological advancements. But with the weight of all these influences, little attention is given to what ought to be the most important influence in molding the shape of children's ministry: the Word of God. Whether your children's ministry is in your home or in your church, the purpose of this book is to enable you to build a children's ministry that is rock-solid, modeled on scriptural teachings. Each chapter of this book starts with a Scripture passage--a "rock" for your foundation. The Scripture passage specifically refers to children or ministering to them. Each chapter contains a thorough discussion of implications and applications.
How Do We Measure Success in Our Ministry to Kids? In children's ministry, the essence of what we do is to impact the immeasurable--the heart of a child. While Bible knowledge is highly valuable in this endeavor, knowing Scripture does not automatically translate to changing the heart of a child. Practical application is also desirable, but changing behavior can be done without a heart change. Relating Scripture in such a way that it meets a child where he or she is at is critical, but as an approach, it may fail to build a solid enough foundation to equip children for the challenges that they will face later in life. All three approaches must be synergized to have a greater impact, and all three must be retargeted at the "bull's eye"--the heart of a child. Read this book to discover the seven standards of a rock-solid children's ministry!
Join Bartholomew Cubbins in Dr. Seuss’s Caldecott Honor–winning picture book about a king’s magical mishap! Bored with rain, sunshine, fog, and snow, King Derwin of Didd summons his royal magicians to create something new and exciting to fall from the sky. What he gets is a storm of sticky green goo called Oobleck—which soon wreaks havock all over his kingdom! But with the assistance of the wise page boy Bartholomew, the king (along with young readers) learns that the simplest words can sometimes solve the stickiest problems.
Dexter already knows everything there is to know about kindergarten. His big sister, Jessie, told him all about it. So Dexter is not scared. Not even a little bit. But his stuffed dog, Rufus, is scared. Actually, he's terrified. But Dexter--er, Rufus--has nothing to fear: As he'll soon find out, kindergarten rocks
Every good coach has a game plan. Every corporation has a business plan. Teachers have lesson plans. What is your parenting plan? Are you certain you are doing what's best for your children? Are you directing your child effectively and fairly? Do you know if your family climate is healthy or damaging? This book includes foundational principles and practices parents need to follow in order to be certain they are using rock solid parenting skills and have a sound-parenting plan for their children. "Finally, Lenore Doster's parenting plan is one written by a committed Christian who is also a veteran therapist. She has been in the trenches with parents and children and shares her experience and God-given, "Rock Solid" wisdom." -David Smith, MDiv, MA, Licensed Professional Counselor "Dr. Lenore Doster offers a practical and systemic method proven effective in her own life and family. The adaptable elements and examples of life coaching and parenting plans make this a valuable read for parents who really care about who and what is in control of their family climate. An enjoyable and helpful book that I highly recommend!" -Rev. Steve Wood, Senior Pastor, Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church "Lenore Doster provides an excellent resource for parents - helpful, personal, and insightful. Her wisdom as a counselor, who is also a mother and a daughter, provides a wonderful platform to help parents grow forward well. The section on blended families is the best I have seen. I highly recommend this work." -Dr. Allen Hunt, The Allen Hunt Show Dr. Lenore Doster is a Licensed Psychologist practicing in Atlanta, Georgia. She currently specializes in providing individual and family therapy for adults, teens, and children. Lenore is a mom and has been married since 1991.
Want to know how to build a great company? Then buy and read Rock Solid. Not only will it help you lay a firm foundation, it will help you build a future that will be rock solid and sound. Isn't that what we all want? -Peter Legge, OBS, LL.D (HON), D. Tech. Chairman/CEO-Canada Wide Media Limited If you're in business and you'd like to build a strong company then Rock Solid-How to Strengthen Your Company was written with you in mind. It is a practical, how to guide for achieving success in business. It's packed full of down to earth, common sense advice and innovative new concepts that were born and raised in the trenches of small business. Rock Solid delivers ideas that genuinely work in today's business world. If you aren't getting business results you want or you plan to grow your business then this book will be an extraordinarily interesting read. Rock Solid is a fable that follows Jen Russell's journey as she discovers and documents the Company Strength Program developed by Mark McKinley a savvy, community minded business veteran who now lives in a rest home.
Picture respectful, responsible, obedient children who entertain themselves without television or video games, do their own homework, and have impeccable manners. A pie-in-the-sky fantasy? Not so, says family psychologist and bestselling author John Rosemond. Any parent who so desires can grow children who fit that description -- happy, emotionally healthy children who honor their parents and their families with good behavior and do their best in school. In the 1960s, American parents stopped listening to their elders when it came to child rearing and began listening instead to professional experts. Since then, raising children has become fraught with anxiety, stress, and frustration. The solution, says John, lies in raising children according to biblical principles, the same principles that guided parents successfully for hundreds of years. They worked then, and they still work now! Through his nationally syndicated newspaper column and eleven books, John has been helping families raise happy, well-behaved children for more than thirty years. In Parenting by The Book, which John describes as both a "mission and a ministry," he brings parents back to the uncomplicated basics. Herein fi nd practical, Bible-based advice that will help you be the parent you want to be, with children who will be, as the Bible promises, "a delight to your soul" (Pro. 29-17). As a bonus, John also promises to make you laugh along the way.
