Resources
Books on Family Spiritual Leadership and Family Worship
Family Shepherds: Calling and Equipping Men to Lead Their Homes by Voddie Baucham
Explains the duties and responsibility of men to lead their families as well as practical wisdom on how to lead as a family shepherd. How do you be Pastor Husband and Pastor Dad?
Family Worship by Donald S. Whitney
Explains explaining the need of family worship as well as practical instruction for how to carry it out: 1. Reading 2. Prayer 3. Singing
Equipping Father’s to Lead Family Worship by Ken Coley and Blair Robinson
Works through a biblical overview of the responsibility for fathers to lead family worship along with historical examples of family worship from our Christian forefathers. It also includes a practical description of the elements family worship and how men might be equipped to fulfill their God given responsibilities.
Parenting in the Pew: Guiding Your Children into the Joy of Worship by Robbie Castleman
How do you train your child to worship God and not just “go to church?” Practical instruction for how to disciple your children in worshiping with the people of God.
Resources for Family Worship
Bible: Either ESV, LSB, CSB or NASB 95 Translation
Family Worship Bible Guide by Joel Beeke
1. A must have. Designed for family worship, this devotional works through all 1,189 chapters of the Bible explaining each one and offering helpful discussion questions for each one to promote spiritual discussion.
Truth and Grace Memory Book Set by Thomas Ascol
A must have. An extremely helpful book set that has catechism questions, Scripture Memory, Hymns, and biblical information to effectively raise our children from ages two to adulthood in the fear and admonition of the Lord. Also includes a workbook plan to help guide you year by year to keep you on track and complete the set. Book 1: Ages 2-9. Book 2: Ages 10-13. Book 3: Ages 14-17. Can be purchased at foundersministries.org.
The Biggest Story Bible Storybook by Kevin DeYoung
A storybook Bible from a Reformed perspective focusing on how Christ is the whole message of the Bible. Includes illustrations and a helpful prayer at the end of each story. Good for young children and bedtime. There are also additional materials that can go along with this Bible including a homeschool curriculum.
The Child’s Story Bible by Catherine Vos published by Banner of Truth
A robust story bible from a Reformed perspective that works through most of the chapters of the Bible in story form while sticking rigorously close to Scripture. Preferable for older children. Geerhardus Vos, Catherine’s husband, was a theologian who wrote Reformed Dogmatics.
The Valley of Vision by Arthur Bennett
A collection of puritan prayers and devotions organized by topic to help grow your prayer life to guide your family prayer.
The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith In Modern English by Founders Ministries
Our Historic Reformed Baptist Catechism of Faith. Can be purchased at foundersministries.org
The Baptist Catechism by Benjamin Keach
A catechism from a Baptist perspective. http://baptiststudiesonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/keachs-catechism-of-1677.pdf
Spurgeon’s Catechism by Charles Spurgeon
Spurgeon’s catechism for training Christians in the faith also from a Baptist perspective
The Heidelberg Catechism
One of the earliest and most important Reformed catechisms written in 1563 and approved by the Synod of Dort 1619. Along with the “Canons of Dort” and the “Belgic Confession”, it belongs to the Three Forms of Unity - the doctrinal standards of the Dutch and German churches in the Reformed tradition .
Creeds, Confessions, and Catechisms: A Reader’s Edition by Chad Van Dixhoorn
Published by Crossway a collection of historic and Reformed confessions of the Christian faith including: The Apostles’ Creed, The Nicene Creed, The Athanasian Creed, The Chalcedonian Definition, The Augsburg Confession, The Belgic Confession, The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion, The Canons of Dort, The Westminster Confession of Faith, The London Baptist Confession, The Heidelberg Catechism, The Westminster Larger Catechism, and The Westminster Shorter Catechism.
Essential Truths of the Christian Faith by R.C. Sproul
A concise, systematic theology with each doctrine being 1-2 pages including Scripture references.
Concise Theology by J.I. Packer
A concise, systematic theology with each doctrine being 1-2 pages including Scripture references.
Tinytheologians.shop
Good resources to help engage your kids in the basics of faith.
Hymnals
Hymns of Grace
A collection of Hymns from John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church.
Psalms of Grace
A collection of Psalms set to music from John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church.
Cantus Christi 2020
A collection of Psalms and Hymns published by Christ Church in Moscow Idaho.