Review: Organic Outreach for Families

Since getting married, and especially since becoming a mother, I have gobbled up many books on family.  My mother instilled a great value for family in me, and my husband's parents did the same for him.  We want our child(ren) to grow up and fondly remember family, but more than that, we want our family to be a genuine shaping influence for the Gospel in our child(ren) and those we know (or don't know personally but perhaps see our family in the neighborhood, at the grocery store, at the local zoo, etc). 

Organic Outreach for Families by Kevin and Sherry Harney offers great theological and practical wisdom is this area.  They specifically address talking to your children about Jesus, sharing grace with your extended family, opening the doors of your home and practicing hospitality, encouraging your children to share Jesus in their schools, jobs, and with friends, and in general sharing the light of God with your community.

I recommend this book; it's not only theologically sound, but extremely practical.  I know spirituality is not about a step-by-step process, but sometimes it's nice to have down-to-earth practical suggestions and ideas!  The authors share many of their own stories and how they responded in certain situations, as well as the results of their methods and actions.  They don't present themselves as perfect examples by any means, but rather they learn from their mistakes without ceasing to practice hospitality and preaching the Gospel to their community.

The book is very encouraging to me as a mother; I plan to keep this one on my shelf and come back to it frequently!

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