The Plan

I know you all live busy lives and don't have time for another meeting or group study. The thing is, we all have time to read. So let's read the same book together slowly but individually and discuss what we have read so we can challenge each other to grow in the knowledge of God. The book that I would like to read is What He Must Be... if he wants to marry my daughter by Voddie Baughman Jr.. This is an easy yet profound book to read, not like Institutes of Christian Religion which is profound but laborious. Instead of reading a chapter a day, you will need to read one easy chapter each week. I feel that this will be beneficial to us all because we all have sons and/or daughters and I know that we have the same concerns raising our children in the interesting culture that we live in today.

Okay here is the plan:

FIRST - Purchase the book. I have found a few different retailers that you can order the book from online and they are listed on the right of this page.

SECOND - Commit to reading one chapter a week for 12 weeks and post your thoughts and questions on this blog.

THIRD - Check the blog a few times a week and respond to other peoples comments, the object is to dialog.

FOURTH - Plan on gathering with the group for a meal and final discussion once the book is completely read.

Here is how the book is laid out:
Chapter 1: Mutigenerational Vision
Chapter 2: The Ministry of Marrage
Chapter 3: A Fathers Role
Chapter 4: He Must Be a Follower of Christ
Chapter 5: He Must Be Prepared to Lead
Chapter 6: He Must Lead Like Christ
Chapter 7: He Must Be Committed to Children
Chapter 8: He Must Be a Protector
Chapter 9: Don't Send a Woman to do a Man's Job
Chapter 10: Can't Find One... Build One

How can we pass up a book with chapter titles like this? Join me in trying to be countercultural in raising children.