Chip Ingram is the President and Teaching Pastor for Living on the Edge, an international teaching and discipleship ministry and nationally syndicated radio program. A pastor for over 20 years, Chip and his wife, Theresa, have four children and six grandchildren. In Effective Parenting in a Defective World, Chip Ingram examines the true goals of a Christian parent for bringing up confident, Christ-centered kids in a culture that is at odds with biblical priorities. He draws from his own experiences as a young would-be pastor who married a single mom and together raised four children. Chip Ingram shares lessons he has learned personally, in pastoral counseling, in research and in bible study. In an easy to read, highly practical guide, Chip Ingram discusses how to:

• model right living and priorities
• build strong bonds with your children
• affirm your children’s significance and security
• teach the importance of obedience
• use discipline lovingly and effectively
• persevere through mistakes and tough times
• pass on five key life lessons to help your children thrive in our culture

Pastor Ingram also compares some popular parenting myths with parenting reality and comes up with surprising results. For instance, a parenting myth holds that success as a Christian parent can be measured by how many Bible verses your child has memorized and how often you have family devotions. The parenting reality is that you’ll know you’ve succeeded as a Christian parent when your child transfers his or her primary love, submission and dependence from you to Jesus.

The author’s observations and principles are thought provoking and grace-filled as he uses Christ as His guide and offers truly positive solutions. Some parenting experts teach methods that often result in parents becoming overwhelmed, burdened and feeling like failures. God given wisdom results in restoration, peace and enjoyment. Chip Ingram offers true, grace-centered solutions that leave parents encouraged, motivated, prepared and knowledgeable. Because His principles come directly from the Word of God, they are easy to follow, fit perfectly in our homes, and bring peace. People can spend every day together and still not bond in a healthy manner. In this book, Chip Ingram teaches eight keys for building relationships that bond.

Chip Ingram emphasizes a “hands-on” and a pro-active approach to parenting, helping parents to prepare their children for the many dangers that confront them every day. Chip Ingram offers clear, practical principles and examples to follow to help parents teach their children the skill of living positively in dependence on God. Chip’s recipe for change: “Keep studying His Word, letting Him speak to you and following His lead.”

Effective Parenting in a Defective World is an excellent recourse and practical guide for any Christian parent who desires to raise children with God in the midst of a darkening world.