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Extending Your Heritage Authors - J. Otis Ledbetter & Randy Scott Publisher - Cook Communications

• Favorite Features:
• strong emphasis on need to connect with others and they with us
• heavily encourages us to not only pass on a strong, godly heritage to our own children, but to also "extend our heritage" to those outside our home to help build strong future generations
• re-states and explains briefly what passing on a heritage is all about - excellent!
• excellent focus on being intentional and counting the cost to be most effective as a parent
• true stories throughout and in the end - encouraging
• explains steps to take and things to watch out for as you pass on a godly heritage
• seven rules of mentoring - excellent
• lists 40 developmental assets and explains them
• provides an assets checklist
• spiritual legacy evaluation
• information on how to lead a child to Christ

    This book is a must read for parents and anyone mentoring youth or young families or who is considering doing so as it provides a wealth of solid information and ideas to help you better prepare to be genuinely effective at "Extending your Heritage" to the life of another.  Tremendously well done Otis, Randy and Cook Communications!

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Marriage, Family & Sexuality General Editor - Kerby Anderson Publisher - Kregel Publishing

• Favorite Features:
• clearly and accurately explains difficult issues from a Biblical perspective
• question and answer format is an excellent way to provide information people can truly use
• topics include -
• teen sex
• sexually transmitted diseases
• purity
• homosexuality
• divorce
• adultery
• feminist myths
• differences between men and women
• marriage
• when teens rebel

    This book is an excellent source of information to help pastors, individuals and families.  Extremely well done Kerby and Kregel Publishing!

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Author - Dr. H. Norman Wright
Publisher - Gospel Light

How to Counsel a Couple in 6 Sessions or Less		the Marriage Check-up Questionnaire
	The Marriage Check-up

• Favorite Features:
• three resources combine for useable tools to help struggling couples
• how to book walks through -
• steps to take to help you decide if you are going to counsel
• how to get to know counselees
• each session step by step to identify where they are, goals for counseling, their perceptions, overcome conflict and deal with anger
• ideas for effective listening and counseling in ways counselees can  connect with
• check-up - tool to help evaluate where a couple is and the book to help you understand and work through the results

    These tools will provide useful information to help pastors determine if they are able to help a couple - some couples may be able to work through their difficulties in six sessions or less . . . others may take more time, but these tools provide helpful information.  Nicely done Norman and Gospel Light!

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The Back Door to Your Teen's Heart Authors - Melissa Trevathan & Sissy Goff  Publisher - Harvest House

• Favorite Features:
• explains how using the back door is about building a relationship and connecting with your teen
• encourages parents to use wisdom in dealing with their children by being unpredictable
• looks at who teens are and what they want
• challenges parents not to pass on their fears, insecurities, dreams and sins to their children but to be purposeful with their children instead - excellent!
• talks about how a parent's past and present impacts a child
• challenges parents to make home a safe place with structure and freedom
• slow down and keep it simple, laugh and love
• understand your children and encourage their imagination - prayer
• love your kids with touch and encourage them with words
• be thankful
• give kids hope and purpose and independence

    This is a tremendous book for parents and youth leaders to read - I highly recommend it as a study guide for an adult class or small group.  Tremendously well done Melissa, Sissy and Harvest House!

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