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Highlights
- Discipleship Without All the Pressure If discipling your children sounds like a daunting, shame-filled impossibility, you're not alone.
- About the Author: Chris Ammen is a children's pastor, writer, educator, and the parent of four children.
- 192 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Christian Life
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About the Book
In his debut book, youth pastor and father of four Chris Ammen celebrates the freedom we have to disciple our children from a place of weakness and dependency on God.Book Synopsis
Discipleship Without All the Pressure If discipling your children sounds like a daunting, shame-filled impossibility, you're not alone. As a children's pastor and father of four, Chris Ammen has experienced your frustration firsthand and understands that most parents feel inadequate for the task. But what if our inadequacy isn't a failure, but is just the place from which God chooses to work? In his debut book, Chris celebrates the freedom we have to disciple our children from a place of weakness and dependency on God while uncovering these key truths . . . Truth #1: You are not the lynchpin of your child's journey of discipleship. God is. Truth #2: Discipleship is nothing less than God molding and shaping the entirety of our personhood into his image as those who delight in him and bring him glory. Truth #3: You're not qualified to disciple your children. But God is. And he can work through you to move your children closer to becoming more like his son, Jesus. Let's explore together what discipleship is and isn't and what we can do to partner with God in loving and discipling our kids.Review Quotes
"I hoped to learn a thing or two about discipling my four children by reading Raising Disciples at Home. That happened. Big time. But I also felt seen and cared for as a parent, with one refreshing light bulb moment after another. This is the most insightful book for parents I have read in ages, but also the most delightful! To achieve both is hard to do, but Chris Ammen has written a page-turner. I devoured it! I'd encourage you to do the same."
--Amber Lia, bestselling co-author of Triggers
"Reliance on Jesus may not sound complicated enough to be a thoughtful, practical plan for discipling kids, but Chris Ammen shows it is. In Raising Disciples at Home, he offers freeing, convicting, and empowering biblical perspectives on what it means to walk with kids toward Jesus. Careful, compassionate, and realistic, this book helps readers see that through Jesus, they truly can raise disciples at home."
--Bethany McIlrath, author of the Abigail series and kids ministry volunteer
"Sit down, read Raising Disciples at Home, and take a deep breath of grace and encouragement. Parenting can be hard. Chris Ammen reminds readers that while growth is always possible, it is the magnificent love of God for us parents that makes it possible. Filled with practical tools and biblical wisdom, this book guides parents on a journey toward becoming more loving and intentional in their parenting. It's a gift for anyone wishing to parent from a place of grace rather than guilt."
--Benjie Slaton, lead pastor of Grace+Peace Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee
"With wisdom and disarming humor, Chris has brought us the book every Christian parent needs. This book empowers parents to share their faith with their kids while simultaneously setting them free from the overwhelming pressure of trying to do the impossible--parenting perfectly and saving our children's souls by our own strength. Chris's call to make disciples in our homes is one of the most important aspects of Christian parenting and one that desperately needs the help that Chris has laid out for us here."
--Adam Griffin, lead pastor of Eastside Community Church in Dallas, Texas, host of The Family Discipleship Podcast, and author of several books and resources for families
About the Author
Chris Ammen is a children's pastor, writer, educator, and the parent of four children. He is also the founder of Kaleidoscope, a company who specializes in creating beautifully designed retellings of every book of the Bible for older elementary school children (ages 7 to 11). Chris and his family live in Tennessee.