by Ron Hunter (Editor)
The D6 Family Ministry Journal Vol. 3 is a peer-reviewed journal that brings comprehensive approact to the family ministry conversation by reminding ministry leaders of the various audiences present in the church community. This journal aggregates content submitted by scholars from various universities, seminaries, and ministry organizations, as well as book reviews. An added bonus is practitioner insights in shorter, non-peer reviewed submissions. This volume focuses on walking alongside and understanding families with challenges. Articles address autism in the Church, being an effective pastor to the disabled, special needs ministry, ministering to children living in poverty, serving single parents, ministering to the fatherless, and the impact grandparents have on the spiritual development of children. Book reviews include The Self-Aware Leader by Terry Linhart and Remodeling Youth Ministry by Christopher Talbot. Readers will discover the biblical foundation of how God uses the two most sacred institutions, the church and the home, to accomplish evangelism and discipleship.