Building Strong Families

CONTENTS

The Contributors 7

Introduction 11

I. OVERVIEW

1 Local Church Family Ministry in the New Millennium 15

Dennis Rainey

2 The Key Issues in the Manhood-Womanhood 29

Controversy Wayne Grudem

II. MARRIAGEGOD’SWAY

3 The Surpassing Goal: Marriage Lived for the Glory of God 91

John Piper

4 The Husband as Prophet, Priest, and King Bob Lepine 101

5 A Song of Joy: Sexual Intimacy in Marriage 115

C. J. Mahaney

III. STRATEGIES FORBUILDINGSTRONGFAMILIES

6 How to Raise Masculine Sons Stu Weber 135

7 How to Raise Feminine Daughters Susan Hunt 147

8 The TALKS Mentoring Curriculum and Approach 161

Harold D. Davis

9 Mentoring Strategies for Turning Boys into Men 173

Harold D. Davis