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Getting Your Kids Through Church [Kindle Edition]

Rob Parsons (Author)
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“Could save a generation of young people being lost from the church.” Matt Summerfield, National Director, Urban Saints. “My heart is that not one child loses their love for God. And my prayer is simple: that this message will help prevent thousands of young people walking out of church forever.” Rob Parsons. “Rob Parsons is an inspiration.” Revd Nicky Gumbel, Vicar, Holy Trinity Brompton. “This book is the best investment a Christian parent could make.” Gavin Calver, National Director, British Youth for Christ. “All of us want to be the best parents we can possibly be, but every one of us knows that at some point we are failing them and failing God. This book is for people like me.” Steve Clifford, General Director, Evangelical Alliance. “When should parents read this book? When the pregnancy test kit turns blue!” Katharine Hill, author and speaker.

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Rob Parsons is an international speaker on family issues and the author of many best-sellers including The Heart of Success and The 60-Minute Father. Over half a million people have attended his live seminars.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 318 KB
  • Print Length: 161 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 085721053X
  • Publisher: Monarch Books (22 April 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B004X1HHR6
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #61,335 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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I have enjoyed all the books I've read by Rob Parsons in the past, and this is no exception.

The only slight quibble I have is that he seems to be mostly speaking about teenagers, since most children younger than that are in the phase of spirituality which he calls "affiliative faith" -- that is, they follow along with you in your faith, though they may not have a faith which they can call their own yet.

While I think this is true, I also think it's never too early to read this book and take its advice on board.

He explains in clear, accessible language about different levels of faith in the first part of the book, which covers four chapters. This is then followed by five chapters about the pitfalls of modern life that can wreck a child's faith. He calls these "the big five", likening them to the "Big Five" game animals in Africa -- they are over-busyness, cynicism, hypocrisy, judgmentalism, and overfamiliarity.

I think this book is worth having just for this section alone!

The final part of the book is about the disappointments a child will face that could de-rail a burgeoning faith: disappointments in others, in themselves, and in God. I've seen this in my own child who sometimes doesn't understand why her prayers aren't answered. While I definitely agree that we need to explain this -- or at least try to -- I thought perhaps Parsons would have a better suggestion for his readers than just saying "sometimes we don't understand everything that God does." True, but doesn't that ring rather hollow? At least he then backs it up with scripture, such as Jesus's asking for the cup to pass from him, and yet accepting the cup when it doesn't.

Often when I read a book like this -- quickly and easily on a single train journey -- it's soon consigned to the pile from which I re-sell on Amazon as a used book. Not this one. I'm not giving it up, so you can't have mine!
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Very helpful book, easy to read and covering some difficult areas to do with practical applications and spiritual growth in teenagers. I would have loved to have read it before my youngest hit the dreaded years, but have already seen some positive changes after only 2 weeks of applying Rob's advice.
All the parenting classes and counselling in the world hold no sway compared to having solid, useful and loving information that is close to hand. A definate necessity for any God-loving parent to be delivered by the midwife alongside the baby...
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A very helpful book that I would recommend to all Christian parents. He clearly points to the many pitfalls in a child's path to faith and gives good advice on how to avoid these. I can identify with much of what he writes from when I was a teenager and I will be very careful about how I raise my own children based on this book.
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