Managing Your Households Well
In Managing Your Households Well, Chap Bettis teaches how family leadership prepares and trains you for church leadership.
Authority and Affection
This book is an excellent way to understand an elder qualification that is often overlooked. While many books and articles talk about being able to teach, I haven’t read much on how leading your family connects with leading the church. Bettis takes the time to walk through passages and clearly make those connections.
The first half of the book lays out the theological foundations, focusing on 1 Timothy 3:4 and Titus 1:6. Bettis says the father must lead with both authority and affection. He explains that while not all children will grow up to be saved, there must still be a demonstration of leading well, even in difficult circumstances. Bettis does not water down the qualifications, yet he is gracious in reminding readers that we are all sinners learning to depend on God’s work in our lives.
Spiritual Formation in the Family
The second half of the book gets practical, offering leadership lessons for both the home and the church. Bettis shows how practicing leadership at home translates naturally into leadership in the church. I was encouraged to see how skills like conflict resolution, communication, and practicing love and unity are being formed daily within my own family.
The book concludes by showing that leading well in our families and churches glorifies God, serves others, and prepares us for eternity. After reading it, I am motivated to better tend to the souls I share a home with. I see that doing so will not only help me meet the qualifications of leadership but also help me provide better care for the souls I lead at church.
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