Diana R. Garland is Dean of the Baylor School of Social Work, Baylor University. She is the author or editor of eighteen books, including most recently Flawed Families of the Bible: How God's Grace Works Through Imperfect Relationships, Sacred Stories of Ordinary Families, and Family Ministry: A Comprehensive Guide. She lives in Waco, Texas.

"Diana Garland's work in the area of faith and families is well known for the empirical research with actual families that underlies the sociological and theological basis for her emphasis on faith development through family living. This book will be no exception, as she moves beyond faith development as a dynamic of living in family to that of serving as a family in projects that fulfill the biblical principle of service as a form of loving one's neighbor." --Ray Anderson, Senior Professor of Theology and Ministry, Fuller Theological Seminary

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Families and FaithUsed Furniture, Saws, and Lawnmowers2 When Did We See You Hungry?3 The Path into Family MinistryChutes and Ladders4 Come Go With Me5 Remembering Why We Serve6 Becoming an Inside Out CongregationBibliographyNotesIndex

Diana R. Garland is Dean of the Baylor School of Social Work, Baylor University. She is the author or editor of eighteen books, including most recently Flawed Families of the Bible: How God's Grace Works Through Imperfect Relationships, Sacred Stories of Ordinary Families, and Family Ministry: A Comprehensive Guide. She lives in Waco, Texas.

"Diana Garland's work in the area of faith and families is well known for the empirical research with actual families that underlies the sociological and theological basis for her emphasis on faith development through family living. This book will be no exception, as she moves beyond faith development as a dynamic of living in family to that of serving as a family in projects that fulfill the biblical principle of service as a form of loving one's neighbor." --Ray Anderson, Senior Professor of Theology and Ministry, Fuller Theological Seminary

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Families and FaithUsed Furniture, Saws, and Lawnmowers2 When Did We See You Hungry?3 The Path into Family MinistryChutes and Ladders4 Come Go With Me5 Remembering Why We Serve6 Becoming an Inside Out CongregationBibliographyNotesIndex