Mission Minded Families

Get equipped for the Gospel and God's Great Commission as you learn, "God's mission is for your family to expand His family!" This 480-page resource is packed with practical ideas and inspiration for mission-minded parenting, no matter where God has called you to live, for "Missions is not just for missionaries; God's call is for all.". In a mission-minded family, there's a God-infused energy. There's a focus on God's worldwide purpose and there's a passion for the lost. There's a spiritual depth and hunger that reaches beyond the maintenance mode of cultural Christianity. A mission-minded family emphasizes leadership, calling and destiny. There's a prevailing attitude of self-sacrifice, an emphasis on total submission to God's will, and an unmistakable and contagious joy. In this updated two-in-one resource (combining The Mission-Minded Child and The Mission-Minded Family), Christian parents will be encouraged to seek God's potential for their family, and to raise each child to fulfill God's specific mission. PART 1: Discovering the "Why" of world missions, while making disciples at home PART 2: Balancing the "How" of world missions, while prioritizing your family This special edition includes: practical teaching ideas, stories, poems, hymns and excerpts, mini-mission biographies, international holiday ideas, tips for travel and ministry with children, and helpful encouragement from decades of global experience. David Livingstone once said, "This generation can only reach this generation." The Dunagan's ask, "Will we raise our children to effectively reach their generation for Jesus Christ?" Jon & Ann Dunagan founded Harvest Ministry in 1987. They are international mission leaders, convention speakers, and veteran homeschooling parents of seven grown children (born in 1986 to 2000, with an increasing number of graduates, married-in-spouses and grandchildren). Collectively, the Dunagan's and their family have shared the love of Jesus in over 100 nations on every continent, including Antarctica - focused on winning souls, equipping nations, loving orphans, serving churches, and mobilizing Christian families for God's Great Commission. You can find the Dunagan's on: Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Facebook, and iTunes. HarvestMinistry.org MissionMindedWomen.org MissionMindedFamilies.org

"God's mission is for your family to expand His family."In a mission-minded family, there's a God-infused energy. There's a focus on God's worldwide purpose and there's a passion for the lost. There's a spiritual depth and hunger that reaches beyond the maintenance mode of cultural Christianity. A mission-minded family emphasizes leadership, calling and destiny. There's a prevailing attitude of self-sacrifice, an emphasis on submission to God's will and an unmistakable and contagious joy.Jon and Ann Dunagan are passionate for both family discipleship and frontier missions. Since 1987, they have ministered across the globe, while also raising and training their seven children. In this updated two-in-one resource (combining The Mission-Minded Child and The Mission-Minded Family), parents will be encouraged to seek God's potential for their family, and to raise each child to fulfull God's specific mission.PART 1: Discovering the "Why" of world missions, while making disciples at home PART 2: Balancing the "How" of world missions, while prioritizing your familyThis timeless hardcover classic includes: practical teaching ideas, stories, poems, hymns, and excerpts, mini-mission biographies, international holiday ideas, tips for travel and ministry with children, and helpful encouragement from decades of global experience. David Livingstone once said, "This generation can only reach this generation." The Dunagans ask, "Will we raise our children to effectively impact their generation for Jesus Christ?"Recommendations:If you've been wanting to help your family learn toconfidently engage the world around them with the hope of the gospel, Mission-Minded Families is the one resource you can't do without.- Heidi St. John, Author of Becoming MomStrong, MomStrong InternationalWhat you hold in your hand is an incredibly inspirational resource for all families who are mission-minded and want to pass their passion for serving God on to their children. By putting The Mission-Minded Child and The Mission-Minded Family into one updated volume, Jon and Ann Dunagan are giving us a wonderful missions resource. We cannot wait for you to check it out and start your own missions adventure with your family.-David and Leslie Nunnery, Teach Them Diligently and Worldwide Tentmakers

In a mission-minded family, there’s a God-infused energy. There’s a focus on God’s worldwide purpose and there’s a passion for the lost. There’s a spiritual depth and hunger that reaches beyond the maintenance mode of cultural Christianity. A mission-minded family emphasizes leadership, calling and destiny. There’s a prevailing attitude of self-sacrifice and an emphasis on total submission to God’s will. There’s an unmistakable and contagious joy. Dunagan, who wrote The Mission Minded Child, brings the same perspective to what it means to be a mission-minded family. This book includes suggested activities for families to participate in together as well as resources to help families develop the desire to be more missions-focused. She discusses the need for families to balance and prioritize their everyday lives and delves into what a family’s finances would look like if they were focused on missions. This practical book is the perfect companion to The Mission Minded Child. Families who read and practice principles from this book will receive a rekindled closeness as they participate in ministry together.

David Livingstone, once said, "This generation can only reach this generation." But will we raise our children to effectively impact their generation for Jesus Christ? The Mission-Minded Child is a practical book to encourage Christian parents and teachers placed in the strategic position of impacting the next generation. As a guide to world missions, The Mission-Minded Child is filled with facts, information and tools for teaching. It focuses on the "why" of missions —including our Biblical basis, historical heritage and the world 's need —and contains over 25 mini-missionary biographies, motivational mission stories, classic poems, hymns and hundreds of easy-to-use ideas. The Mission-Minded Child will inspire teachers and parents to look for God 's potential in their child, "release" their little one to God for His purposes and "raise" their child to fulFill God 's speciFic mission. As a resource tool, this book will be referred to again and again.

Do you see motherhood as a mission and divine calling? Today's Christian moms come from a full range of personal and professional contexts, whether they are homemakers, full-time workers in the marketplace, or somewhere in between. Yet many Christian mothers are living missional lives, using their gifts and abilities to further God's kingdom by engaging the world around them. They artfully, passionately, and sometimes messily juggle multiple callings and demonstrate in their modern-day contexts how they are emulating the woman of noble character in Proverbs 31. The Missional Mom will affirm Christian mothers who desire to not only to build their homes in a Christ-like way, but also engage the world with their skills, abilities, and interests. It won't minimize the importance of a woman's role in her home, but it will encourage her to not ignore the stirrings God has planted within her to extend her influence.

"Partnering your church family with a public school can be a rewarding experience, but it also presents some unique challenges. The Mission-Minded Guide to Church and School Partnerships offers practical steps that congreations can take to make a difference with the children in their communities. Most importantly, leaders will discover how to begin a two-way, trusting relationships with schools, principals, and teachers. Inspire your church family to empbrace the power they have to change lives and make difference in your community"--P. [4] of cover.

Reflecting on the confusion, shame and grief brought on by her mother's schizophrenia, Amy Simpson provides a bracing look at the social and physical realities of mental illness. Reminding us that people with mental illness are our neighbors and our brothers and sisters in Christ, she explores new possibilities for the church to minister to this stigmatized group.