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Can 30 days really make a difference? When it comes to building relationships between students and their parents, sometimes 30 days may be the best way to start.

Developed by Dr. Richard Ross, Southwestern Seminary professor of student ministry and co-founder of True Love Waits, with Dr. Gus Reyes, a Hispanic Youth Specialist with the Baptist General Convention of Texas, this remarkable resource is designed to re-open the lines of communication and help families rebuild and even deepen their relationships.

Starting with just ten minutes each evening, parents and teens find a quiet place and, by candlelight, open and alternately read five cards, each designed to build heart connections. One mother called it “an incredible experience; eye-opening, tear-jerking, and heart-warming all at the same time.”

Why does it work? The authors drew not only on their extensive professional experience, but also on their personal desire to better relate to their own teenage children. So, as the title says, this resource turns hearts, because it came from the heart.

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“What if we raise our children to gain the world but in the process they forfeit their souls?” ask the writers of Parenting with Kingdom Purpose (True Love Waits founder Dr. Richard Ross and best-selling author Dr. Ken Hemphill).

Indeed, children are a constant reminder of God’s goodness. In that light, Christian parents are called to celebrate and nurture the unique personality traits and talents of each precious one with a gracious and eternal perspective. Yet studies indicate 70 percent of teenagers from evangelical homes will drop out of church within two years after high school graduation. What the world has to offer will win their closer attention.

Parenting with Kingdom Purpose looks at Bible teaching and the recent National Study of Youth and Religion to shape a fresh approach to raising children that cuts through the chaos of modern life and brings families closest to each other and the Lord.

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If it's crossed your mind once, it's crossed your minds a million times: "What in the world was that teenager thinking?"

Guess what... you're not alone. Over the years, thousands of youth leaders and parents have asked the same question about the teenagers in their lives. Like you, they have struggled to get a solid handle on what goes on inside a teenage mind and what makes those adolescents tick-especially when it comes to spiritual matters.

Fortunately, recent research has given us a better idea of how to answer those questions. Tools such as the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR) have invested hours of work to talk with teenagers about their attitudes toward the church, the family, and living the Christian life. This research has eliminated much of the guesswork and backed up theories with solid statistical evidence.

And the results may surprise you.

That's why Transforming Student Ministry:Research Calling for Change doesn't just look at the NSRY numbers. It also challenges parents and youth leaders to consider how the implications of this research should reshape ministries and transform lives.

You may never understand teenagers completely, but the information contained in this book may hold the key to better relationships, stronger ministries, healthier homes, and spiritually transformed lives.

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Revolutionary Purity will challenge you to commit to personal purity.

The True Love Waits commitment is still between you and God. As it should be.

But this study will also challenge you to revolutionary purity. Imagine throwing a rock in the middle of a pond. The ripples start in the middle, then spread out into larger and larger circles, until the entire pond ripples with the effects of that single stone. You can help save those in Africa, Asia, and other parts of the world. (5-session study, Leader Guide included)

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Living with Teenagers helps parents go beyond just surviving the teenage years. Every monthly issue offers practical answers to real-life questions, all from a Christian perspective.

Each issue includes five or six feature articles on current topics as well as eight department articles written by Christian professionals and specialists. The wide range of information helps meet the physical, social, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual needs of teens.

Living with Teenagers will help to encourage and equip parents with biblical solutions that can transform their families.