Rite of Passage: A Father's Blessing - Softcover

McBride, Jim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802458807 ISBN 13: 9780802458803

Publisher: Moody Publishers, 2011

Synopsis

For generations, other religions and cultures have put their children through a rite of passage to adulthood. Many people are aware of the Jewish practice of the Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, for example. The reality, however, is that many children today don’t learn how to become adults on purpose; rather, they ride the wave of adolescence toward an unknown adult future.

Moms, dads, and other perfectly placed adults have the unique opportunity to guide the teenagers in their life toward adulthood. This is not a privilege to be taken lightly, but neither is it an impossible task.

Jim McBride, executive producer of Fireproof and Courageous, brings wisdom, experience, and practical examples to his guidebook for leading those burgeoning adults in your life through a real-life Rite of Passage.

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About the Author

JIM MCBRIDE joined the staff of Sherwood Baptist Church in 2000 and has served as the executive pastor overseeing operations, church staff, finances and Men's Ministry since 2003. He is an executive producer of the films released by Sherwood Pictures, including Courageous, Fireproof, Facing the Giants, and Flywheel. Jim has also worked for Coca-Cola fifteen years and served in the U. S. Marine Corps for six years. Jim and his wife, Sheila, have been married for 28 years. They have four children, Victoria, Buddy, Tommy, and Sarah.

From the Back Cover

Adulthood Shouldn't Be an Accident.

When does your child become an adult? And how does a father call out the man or woman in his growing children?

In an era of aging pre-adults and wandering "adult-olescents," Jim McBride gives parents a practical tool to help launch their children into their own lives with purpose.

Drawing from the rites of passage he went through for each of his own kids, this executive producer of Fireproof and Courageous explains how we can equip our children to want to grow up - not when the video game's over, or "someday" - but at an appointed place and time. Dads, moms, and other mentoring adults have the unique opportunity to guide young people toward adulthood.

This guidebook includes ideas and practical examples for planning your own family rites of passage.

JIM MCBRIDE joined the staff of Sherwood Baptist Church in 2000 and has served as the executive pastor overseeing operations, church staff, finances and men's ministry since 2003. He is an executive producer of the films released by Sherwood Pictures: Courageous, Fireproof, Facing the Giants, and Flywheel. Jim worked for the Coca-Cola Company for fifteen years and served in the US Marine Corps for six years. Jim and his wife, Sheila, have four children: Victoria, Buddy, Tommy, and Sarah.

Edition details

• Publisher: Moody Publishers
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802458807
• ISBN 13: 9780802458803
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160