Best Christian books for parenting

Raising children is one of the holiest callings God gives. These books help parents teach, discipline, and love their children with the Gospel at the center.

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”Proverbs 22:6

Some of the most widely read Christian books for parenting are Christ-Light by Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Staff, John's quest by Cecelia Dowdy, Angel unaware by Dale Evans Rogers. GospelShelf lists 130 titles for this situation from Lutheran, Catholic, Reformed, Baptist, and other publishers, and each one is tagged by tradition so you can choose what fits your church.

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Christ-LightWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Staffwidely published (25 editions); Lutheran publisher (Northwestern Publishing House)

John's questCecelia Dowdyrated 3.8/5 by 9 Open Library readers; widely published (3 editions)

Angel unawareDale Evans Rogersrated 5.0/5 by 1 Open Library reader; widely published (11 editions)

Cover of Parenting with love and logic: teaching children responsibility

Parenting with love and logic: teaching children responsibilityFoster Clinerated 3.0/5 by 2 Open Library readers; widely published (8 editions)

Cover of He Did This for You: What God Did to Win Your Heart

He Did This for You: What God Did to Win Your HeartMax Lucadowidely published (11 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Thomas Nelson Publishers)

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Questions people ask

What Christian book helps with parenting?

Are there parenting books for my church tradition?

Yes. Titles here come from these traditions: Lutheran, Catholic, Reformed, Baptist, Methodist, Anglican, Pentecostal, Non-denominational. Use the tradition filter or the lists below. Tags are assigned by publisher.

What does the Bible say about this?

Proverbs 22:6: "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." (KJV). Raising children is one of the holiest callings God gives. These books help parents teach, discipline, and love their children with the Gospel at the center.