Mission Minded Family book giveaway!

by on Jan 31, 2009 in building the family, missions & ministry, news & giveaways

The following article was originally published at Extending Our Reach.

I have had the wonderful privilege of meeting Ann Dunagan, author of The Mission-Minded Family: Releasing Your Family to God’s Destiny recently, and as I have witnessed her passion and enthusiasm for the family working together to serve the Lord in missions and fulfilling the Great Commission, I am compelled to highly recommend her book. Her life speaks volumes! This is a resource for every Christian family to be devoted together with joy and enthusiasm to focus on the lost.

As Gregg and Sono Harris share in the forward: “Contrary to what some in missions have mistakenly thought, we do not have to neglect our family responsibilities in order to accomplish God’s will in our ministry to others. Sacrificing our children on the altar of missions is very close to a modern form of Molech worship, which God continues to abhor. The family is not an obstacle to ministry; it is a vehicle for ministry.  But like all road-worthy vehicles, the family must be maintained in order to go the distance and finish the course over a lifetime. And it has been made for the road, not for the garage. It actually becomes stronger and more effective as all of its members devote themselves together as a team for service to others outside the family.”

We are each called to be an ambassador of Jesus Christ and our homes to be embassies of the kingdom of God. It is designed to be a place of hospitality, welcoming others in and displaying the glory of God. This book is a powerful tool in making the family and home the centerplace of evangelism and ministry and contains a wealth of resources and ideas to mobilize and equip each family member to work together in being lights in this dark world. It provides means for being more mission-focused through prayer resources, missionary skits, enjoying missions throughout the year incelebration of international holidays, and also an excellent chapter on missions and the family finances. She maintains the proper balance of prioritizing everyday life and God’s call to fulfill the Great Commission without leaving our children behind.

“Look beyond your children’s faces and see the potential of a new generation – the families they will guide, the friends they will lead to Jesus, and yes, even the nations they will impact.” – Ann Dunagan

Ann has written two other excellent books as well!

The Mission Minded Child is filled with facts, information and tools for teaching. It focuses on the “why” of missions, including the biblical basis, historical heritage, and the world’s needs. It contains short missionary biographies, dozens of mission stories, hymns, and classic poems. Many skit ideas are included as well! An excellent tool for your home education or for a Sunday school environment.

Hand Commands: The Ten Commandments for Little Ones is a fun means of teaching your little ones the ten commandments. It is so creatively written. Karis loves this book and has learned many of them already!

Giveaway

Ann Dunagan has graciously donated one copy of each of her books,The Mission-Minded Family,The Mission-Minded Child & Hand Commands: The Ten Commandments for Little Ones. We would love to give them away and bless a few readers and their families!

Entering is easy: Choose which of the three books you would like to win most and enter your choice in the comments below. To enter twice, simply share about this giveaway on your blog, come back and enter a new comment with the web link. We will then randomly draw three winners.

Giveaway is closed.

P.S. Check out Ann’s wonderful blog, Mission Minded Life, which contains great resources and ideas for becoming a mission minded family.

Post Author

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Lindsay Edmonds is first a lover of Jesus, wife, mother of three, homemaker, and writer. She is the editor of Passionate Homemaking since its beginning four years ago. She loves inspiring women around the world toward simple, natural, and intentional living for the glory of God.

111 Responses to “Mission Minded Family book giveaway!”

  1. Organizing MOmmy (Jena) Feb 01, 2009 at 8:14 pm #

    Wonderful ideas. We have taken our children on trips to foreign countries and had missionaries over also. Interested to see what she has to say.

  2. Lauren Feb 01, 2009 at 8:11 pm #

    The Missions Minded Family would definitely be my top pick. What a wonderful book for families!

  3. Amanda Feb 01, 2009 at 7:38 pm #

    I’m back after posting a link on my blog. So for my second post, I’ll put in for The Mission Minded Family. Thanks again for a great giveaway!

  4. Amanda Feb 01, 2009 at 7:31 pm #

    Ten Commandments please :) I just discovered your blog and can’t wait to read more!

    Amanda

  5. Kim Feb 01, 2009 at 6:13 pm #

    I enjoy following your blog and Ann’s blog. I would love a copy of the Missions Minded Family (or the Missions Minded Child). Either would be great as our family prepares to go on the mission field.

  6. EllaJac Feb 01, 2009 at 4:54 pm #

    Missions Minded Family sounds like the one I’d pick first. THey all sound great though!

  7. Cathy Feb 01, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    Wow, they all look wonderful. Forced to choose, I would pick Mission Minded Child. Thank you for the wonderful information on these books!

  8. Julia Feb 01, 2009 at 2:59 pm #

    Please enter me. Either Mission Minded Family or Child sound like they would be very helpful.

  9. Amy Feb 01, 2009 at 2:55 pm #

    I would love a copy of the Mission Minded Family! =)

  10. Julie Feb 01, 2009 at 2:44 pm #

    Either Mission Minded Family or Child – I’d love to read both!

  11. Heather T. Feb 01, 2009 at 2:14 pm #

    I’ve heard wonderful things about The Mission Minded Family and would feel blessed to have it! Thank you for hosting such a wonderful giveaway!

  12. Jennifer Ott Feb 01, 2009 at 1:23 pm #

    I would love all the books, but top on my list would be “The Missions-Minded Family.” Thanks!

    ~Jennifer

  13. Margo Feb 01, 2009 at 12:44 pm #

    I would love to have a copy of The Mission Minded Family! I’m looking forward to browsing Ann’s blog…looks like some good info! Thanks!

  14. Jennifer Feb 01, 2009 at 12:30 pm #

    I would love to be entered for the book Hand Commands. I work with preschool aged children, and this looks delightful for helping them learn God’s word! Thanks for hosting this giveaway.

  15. Elizabeth Feb 01, 2009 at 12:29 pm #

    Mission minded family sounds like an excellent read!

  16. Sweetpeasl Feb 01, 2009 at 12:28 pm #

    I’d love to win Mission Minded Child, thanks!

  17. Colleen D. Feb 01, 2009 at 12:22 pm #

    Mission Minded family

  18. Candice Wideman Feb 01, 2009 at 11:55 am #

    I am looking for ideas that would spur myself and my family on to take the Gospel to those around us. I believe that “The Mission Minded Family” could help our family move in that direction with more focus and intentionality. Thanks for doing this!

  19. Mrs. Taft Feb 01, 2009 at 11:32 am #

    I’d like Hand Commands. That looks so neat!

  20. Jeannine Feb 01, 2009 at 10:37 am #

    The Mission Minded family sounds wonderful

  21. Melissa Feb 01, 2009 at 5:45 am #

    I would love to read The Mission Minded Child. What excellent resources you have Lindsey! I am so blessed by all the information you have provided for me and my household. Thank You!

  22. Lindsey Feb 01, 2009 at 12:02 am #

    I want all of them but I suppose the Missions Minded Child the best! I’ll have to request these for Christmas next year! Thanks for the giveaway.
    Mrs. Jo

  23. Sherry Jan 31, 2009 at 11:36 pm #

    I would love to win “The Mission-Minded Family.” Thanks for the link to Ann’s website and for hosting this giveaway.

  24. Tiffany Jan 31, 2009 at 10:07 pm #

    Hand commands would be a blessing to my family!

    ~Tiffany

  25. Amy Jan 31, 2009 at 9:53 pm #

    I have been reading your blog for a while and really enjoy it. This blog has been such a blessing to me. I would love a copy of The Mission Minded Family.

  26. Karen Jan 31, 2009 at 9:47 pm #

    I would love a copy of “The Mission Minded Family.”

  27. Elizabeth Andrews Jan 31, 2009 at 9:42 pm #

    I would love Hand Commands!

  28. Rebeca Jan 31, 2009 at 8:56 pm #

    I would love a copy of The Mis­sion Minded Family! Thanks!

  29. Ann at mommysecrets Jan 31, 2009 at 8:52 pm #

    They all sound great! I would first like to read the Mission Minded Family. Thanks for hosting the giveaway!

  30. michelle Jan 31, 2009 at 8:13 pm #

    I would love any of these books. They look like great resources. If I had to choose I would pick the Mission Minded Family.
    Thanks and Blessings
    Michelle

  31. Patty Jan 31, 2009 at 8:10 pm #

    Hello,
    I would love to win the Mission Minded Family. I have heard great reviews of this book and would love to read it with my husband. Thanks!

  32. anne Jan 31, 2009 at 8:08 pm #

    I would love a copy of The Mission Minded Child! I LOVED missionary biographies when I was younger and I would love to have my daughter (and future children) develop a mission-minded heart. Thanks for the giveaway : )

  33. Ann Dunagan Jan 31, 2009 at 7:45 pm #

    Lindsay, Thanks SOOO much for hosting this 3 free-book giveaway.

    Just recently, Crosswalk.com wrote an article based on the practical applications of The Mission-Minded Family. It’s called “God Has a Mission For Your Family.” Click here for a review of TMMF by Christian Book Previews and here for a review of Hand Commands by Eclectic Homeschooling.

    And by the way, I’ve got some FREE mission resources on my mission-minded life website – including a FREE VBS curriculum (called “M.A.P.S. for KIDS” Missions Adventure Preparation School) and a FREE one-year homeschool curriculum (called “Teaching With God’s Heart for the World”).

    I’m a longtime homeschooling momma of seven, and I want to encourage families to have more of God’s heart for the Great Commission.

    Blessings to you all!!!
    Ann

  34. Amy Jan 31, 2009 at 7:39 pm #

    I would love a copy of The Mission minded Family, it sounds great! Thanks for sharing the resources.

  35. Karen Jan 31, 2009 at 7:17 pm #

    I would be especially interested in reading the mission minded family. I have always had a passion for mission work (as I did much of it as a young single and am really wanting to learn more about how to do that, well, pleasing the Lord, with a family. THanks for the opportunity!

  36. Katie Jan 31, 2009 at 7:16 pm #

    I would love the Hand Commands. Thanks for hosting this giveaway! ;-)

  37. Laura Jan 31, 2009 at 7:06 pm #

    They all look so interesting but if I had to pick one I’d say perhaps the Mission Minded Child. Thanks!

    Laura

  38. Elodie Jan 31, 2009 at 6:55 pm #

    This is a great giveaway! :)
    I wrote on my blog about her and her great free christian curriculum that we love here! She is such an inspiration, I would so love to have any of her books, although my favorite is the “Hand commands: the ten commandments for little ones”.
    Keep the good work! blessings
    Elodie

  39. Erin Jan 31, 2009 at 6:49 pm #

    All three of the books sound so wonderful! But, I think I would like to put my name in for Hand Commands – that sounds so creative! Thanks!

  40. MJ Jan 31, 2009 at 6:48 pm #

    I’d love to have Hand Commands.

  41. Brandi Jan 31, 2009 at 6:41 pm #

    Put me in for the mission-minded family…thanks! :-)

  42. Kara Jan 31, 2009 at 6:41 pm #

    With a 29 month old and 10 month old, Hand Com­mands: The Ten Com­mand­ments for Little Ones would be wonderful!

  43. angel Jan 31, 2009 at 6:31 pm #

    I’d love Missions minded child!

  44. ashley Jan 31, 2009 at 6:11 pm #

    my husband and i are beginning to craft our family traditions and narrowing down the core values that we want to focus on in our family, so the mission-minded family would be a great resource for us!

  45. lizzykristine @ Uplifted Eyes Jan 31, 2009 at 6:03 pm #

    The Mission-Minded Family sounds very interesting….! I would love to read it.

  46. Becky@BoysRuleMyLife Jan 31, 2009 at 6:01 pm #

    I would love Mission Minded Family! Now that our boys are a little older (ages 6, 3, and 1) this is a great time to really focus on being more mission-minded. I look forward to checking out her blog, too… Thanks for the link!

  47. Whitney Jan 31, 2009 at 6:00 pm #

    For the past several months I have been thinking about how to incorporate missions into my family. I really thought by this point we would be serving overseas, but I think God is teaching me right now of the importance of serving in my community right now. Although “The Mission-Minded Child” and “Hand Commands: The Ten Commandments for Little Ones” sound like excellent books for me to read in the future, I think right now I need to read “The Mission-Minded Family.” Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!

  48. Heather Jan 31, 2009 at 5:57 pm #

    I love the sound of all of these books! I guess my top choice would be the Mission Minded Family and my next choice would be The Mission Minded Child and my third choice would be the Hand Com­mands: The Ten Com­mand­ments for Little Ones. Honestly, I would feel blessed to receive any of these books. We are new parents to a toddler through the miracle of adoption and these all sound like great resources!

    heatherlbrandt (at) verizon (dot) net

  49. Emily Jan 31, 2009 at 5:32 pm #

    The Mission Minded Child sounds excellent!

  50. Amy Best Jan 31, 2009 at 5:15 pm #

    I would love a copy of The Mission Minded Family! Thanks!

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