The buttons below contain resources produced or vetted by CCF or recommended by CCF. All are useful to promote Family Discipleship.
Newest Resources
“Training Young Hearts Board Books Boxed Set” by Abbey Wedgeworth
Description:
This collection of fun lift-the-flap board books for small children addresses the attitudes of the heart that underpin behavior and explains how the gospel of grace enables us to change.
These helpful and engaging training tools will help you not only to guide your kids in positive behavior but also teach them about God's amazing grace!
The beautiful box set contains…
What Are Hands For?
What Are Mouths For?
What Are Feet For?
What Are Eyes For?
What Are Ears For?
What Are Feelings For?
A guide for parents is also included to help them think through how to refer back to these resources when specific behaviors need both to be corrected and to be connected to forgiveness, grace, and growth.
Gift this colorful, eye-catching, and practical box set at baby showers, child dedications, and first birthday parties, or get it for your own children’s bookshelf.
“Healthy Relationships Discussion Cards” by Hannah Knehans (Director of Family Life Ministry)
“Family Discipleship with Christ: A Map of God’s Promises for Congregations and Families” by W. Mart Thompson found on cph.org
Description:
Discover the definitive guide to Lutheran family discipleship—crafted for pastors and congregational leaders committed to forming lifelong faith.
This book stands as the essential theological foundation for understanding how the church and home work together in nurturing children in the Christian faith. With clarity and insight, it surveys the leading models of congregational family ministry, highlighting both their strengths and their challenges. In doing so, it casts a compelling vision of family discipleship as a true partnership: the Christian home as the primary place of faith formation, supported and strengthened by the ministry of the local congregation. This shared approach echoes the heart of Luther’s Small Catechism, where teaching the faith begins in the home but flourishes through pastoral care and congregational support.
Grounded in Scripture and informed by current research, this book equips congregations to confidently walk alongside parents as they pass down the faith to the next generation. Readers will gain practical, theologically rich guidance for helping families root their children deeply in God’s promises.
What sets this book apart is its distinctive approach to family discipleship. Rather than relying on isolated proof texts, it frames its model within the rich, biblical vision of God’s creational design for family life. It also places the means of grace at the center of raising children in the faith—emphasizing baptismal identity, Christ’s saving work, and the promises of God, instead of moralism, behavior strategies, or decision‑based faith.
The result is a refreshing, deeply Lutheran, and hopeful vision for forming children who know and trust Jesus.
“The Complete Illustrated Children's Bible” found on christianbook.com
Description:
The Illustrated Children's Bible is the perfect picture and storybook for young ones and an ideal first reader your children will treasure. Lead your child into a lifetime love of the Bible with this colorful storybook. With nearly 300 beautiful two-page illustrations to capture even the youngest child's imagination and heart, this vast collection of the Bible's most-loved stories is just right for sharing together or reading alone throughout the day.
“Daily Devotion for All Families” by Concordia Center for the Family
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This half-sheet devotional guide can be adapted at home or during events at church. Pick and choose what elements of the guide to use that best fits your situation.