When I'm asked to review a book or some material, one of my early searches is for "peer review." I have a lot of respect for the family-driven church. But I have also started to have some concerns. These concerns arose long before I read this critique. Not all of them are addressed in this article by Jerry Wragg and Todd Murray, but some of them are. If you are a fan of family focused ministry and even a fan of Voddie Baucham, so am I. But there are some red flags that ought to concern us. Let's be discerning.
A Critique of Voddie Baucham's Family Driven Faith: Doing What It Takes To Raise Sons and Daughters Who Walk With God
Our elders get asked all the time whether we would
endorse a particular book, ministry resource, or popular teaching.
Cultivating biblical discernment is one of the most crucial aspects of the
believer’s growth in the Lord. What’s difficult is that trusted teachers and
authors sometimes publish questionable viewpoints, even serious errors, which
foster confusion and promote unbiblical ideas. It’s our burden as
shepherds of the flock to bring biblical clarity to these challenges and help
the sheep distinguish between truth and error. A critique of otherwise
faithful, godly leaders should always be loving and gracious, but where a
ministry’s output has become unsound it should be pointed out, corrected, and
the body of Christ strongly cautioned if the error persists. In that
spirit, below is a brief critique of the book Family Driven Faith, authored by
the Family Integration Movement’s most well-known proponent, Voddie
Bacham. While evangelicalism has benefitted greatly from Voddie’s
preaching ministry and faithful gospel labors, we hope this brief review will
help foster greater discernment regarding this influential teaching on the
family and the church.
To continue reading click HERE.
To read Part 2 click HERE.
To read Part 3 click HERE.
I'm sure the discussion will continue and so it should. I welcome your comments.
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