Use It Or Lose It

Too often we parent for the short-term (How can I make it through this crisis?). One day you wake up and realize that your child is moving out and he or she is not where you hoped they would be spiritually. Use It Or Lose It gives you a clear plan for parenting for the long-term, so that your children not only own their own faith but are also spiritual leaders. "In their important book Use It or Lose It, Jim and Lauri Richmond present powerful essentials for transformative parenting: 1. Craft a concrete picture of the young adults you want your children to become. 2. Be that very person in front of your children as they grow up. 3. Massage biblical truth deep into the hearts of your children. 4. Guide your children to live out that truth in the real world. 5. Launch your children to pursue the Great Commission for the glory of God. But the book doesn't stop with principles. Equally valuable are the scores of practical examples that show how essential principles work out in very real, imperfect, and sometimes messy family life. I honestly believe that parents who move the truths of this book into family life will be much more likely to see their children walk in faith a lifetime and bring much glory to God."
Richard Ross, PhD, senior professor of student ministry at Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, TX. "Just because I had a parent doesn't mean I know anything about being one, and just because I was a kid doesn't mean I know anything about raising one. That is why Lauri and Jim Richmond's experience and guidance as parents is a gift to us all. Use It or Lose It guides us how to begin at the end. Most of all, it reminds us that there is no way to be a perfect parent, but there are a million ways to be a really good one." Stuart Hall - Director of Student Leadership, ORANGE