Family Traditions: Practical, Intentional Ways to Strengthen Your Family Identity

by Ledbetter, J. Otis

• ISBN13: 9780781433761
• ISBN10: 0781433762
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: David C Cook

Summary

Including more than 60 tradition ideas, this book helps parents establish strong Christian traditions with their kids and encourages families to celebrate milestones and rites of passage.

Author Biography

J. Otis Ledbetter is senior pastor of Chestnut Baptist Church in Clovis, California and chairman of the Heritage Builders Association. Tim Smith is family life pastor at Calvary Community Church in Westlake Village, California, a senior associate with the Heritage Builders Association, founder of the Family Ministries Forum, and a frequent conference speaker.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 9
A Legacy of Tradition	p. 13
A Longing for Tradition	p. 23
Setting Milestones	p. 38
Christian Holiday Traditions	p. 52
Establishing Traditions Year Round	p. 68
Jewish Feasts and Festivals	p. 90
The Art of Tradition	p. 101
Begin with the End in Mind	p. 120
Challenges to Tradition	p. 134
Traditions of Dedication	p. 150
Rite-of-Passage Traditions	p. 167
The Refuge of Traditions	p. 184
Appendix	p. 196
Traditions Index	p. 211
The Heritage Builders Concept	p. 215
Endnotes	p. 216
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