Book Review: Family Shepherds by Voddie Baucham

The Family is the cornerstone of society. It has been said that goes the family, so goes the world. It can also be said that as goes the father, so goes the family (pg 11).

The family is the first institution that God established during Creation. Not the temple, the Old Testament sacrificial system, nor the church, the family. God has called the men of the family to be the spiritual leaders of their families, but not many men are taking that role very seriously. If there was anyone who needed to address this issue of the men taking their role as the spiritual leader of their family it's Voddie Baucham.

In his latest book, Family Shepherds, Voddie Baucham deals with the call that God has given men to be the shepherd for their family. This books talks about the Bible's role as the family's role in discipleship, bringing the gospel home, enriching their marriage, how to disciple children in the home, and counting the cost for family discipleship.

There were a couple of chapters that stuck to me in this book. The first one was heralding the gospel at home (chapter 4), which was a chapter on the gospel. An eleven page chapter on what the gospel is, what it is not, and the theology surrounding the gospel. When I read that chapter, I felt like street witnessing, much less bring the gospel home. Voddie can have that affect. The other chapter was on church membership (chapter 13). Voddie talks about how church membership is important for all believers. As leaders in their homes, men are to part of the church.

One important note that I commend Voddie on is at the end of the book, he dealt with fatherless families, which is important considering how many single mother families there are in our society. Voddie even discussed what the church's responsibility to those families who do not have a father to lead them.

This book was easy to read and great for all men and church leaders to read. This is a great book for youth pastors to get in the hands of fathers of teenagers. Voddie pulls no punches, which he never does, and the book is an easy read.

Thanks Crossway for all me to review this book.