SUGGESTED WORKBOOK CURRICULUM

Children of Promise - A Single Parenting Guide
12-week Curriculum for Single Parent Workshops!
by Lanny K. Cook
Now there's new help for single parents...THIS BOOK! Lanny Cook has done a masterful job in creating a workbook for single parents, giving them guidance in every aspect of "holding it all together." Everything from teaching children morals and attitudes of prayer to dating again is covered in this wonderful guide for single parents.

Empowering Single Parents Ministering Through Welfare-to-Work (watch video clip)
by Mercy Tree Ministries
The practical guide to developing a comprehensive single parent ministry in your local church or community that provides support to families who are making the transition from welfare to work! This book and the accompanying video is the fourth in a series of step-by-step materials developed to show churches how to meet the practical needs of single parents or anyone else in need. More Thank Baby-Sitting – Ministering Through Child Care, shows churches how to develop simple-to-formal child care programs. Reaching the Heart of the Home – Ministering Through Housing, shows churches how to offer work days to help with housing repairs and maintenance and how to develop independent living or group home transitional ministries. Fixing Cars to Fixing Lives – Ministering Through Car Care explains how to establish an effective “Car Care Saturday” ministry. It is a recognized fact that faith-based initiatives are more successful in meeting needs and effecting long term success among program participants. In this package you will see and learn some of the “best practices” for meeting needs.

Fixing Cars to Fixing Lives Ministering Through Car Care (watch video clip)
by Mercy Tree Ministries
The practical guide to developing a car care ministry in your local church or community! Fixing Cars to Fixing Lives – Ministering Through Car Care is designed to show churches how to meet practical car care needs of single parents, or anyone else in need, to better enable them to manage their limited resources. This book and the accompanying video is the third in a series of step-by-step materials developed to show churches how to meet the practical needs of single parents or anyone else in need. The first package, More Thank Baby-Sitting – Ministering Through Child Care, shows churches how to develop simple-to-formal child care programs. The second package, Reaching the Heart of the Home – Ministering Through Housing, shows churches how to offer work days to help with housing repairs and maintenance and how to develop independent living or group home transitional ministries.

God Breathes on Blended Families Book & Workbook
by Moe and Paige Becnel
A resource to couples as a blended family premarriage study, marriage study, or for churches teaching blended family workshops.Written to assist blended families in reaching the full potential of being the loving family unit that God designed a family to be, in which every family member is an integral part, feels truly loved and is of equal importance.

God's Encouragement for Single Parents
A bible-based parent's guide offering encouragement and godly wisdom from real single parents. These heroes share their struggles and successes and guide you on how to find support and hope in your situation.

Great Lessons for Single Parent Family Ministry
by Terrill Williams of Mend Ministries
Workbook series. Call 1-888-872-1293 to order.

Growing as a Single Parent
by Janet Robson
Family life issues for Bible studies for individuals or groups on Growing as a Single Parent.

Hearts on the Mend
by Judy Carver
This is a nine-week course designed specifically for children ages 7-12. Packages for Directors and Group Leaders. Talk with Judy for details and to order. Call 1-951-738-9772 or email heartmender26@yahoo.com.

Hope, Help and Healing
by DivorceCare
A FREE six-week personal online study for those in separation or divorce.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6

I Will Never Leave Thee Nor Forsake Thee
by Rosiland Brown
I will never leave thee nor forsake thee: A study guide for the single mother. Written by a single mom to single moms.This guide tackles everyday issues that single mothers deal with every day. Society mistakenly confuses the single mother with single women. There certainly is a difference, single women only need to care for themselves. Single mothers have the responsiblity of a family. This book was written to encourage the single mother to become the mother and woman God has called her to be. She gives biblical principles applicable to help these moms raise their family. This guide tackles the real issues, such as forgiving the absent parent, time management, finances and much much more.

Jesus-Your Magnificent, Significant Other
by Linda Barne of InStep Ministries
Eight-lesson workbook. Leaders Guide. Call 1-888-5INSTEP to order.

Just Me and the Kids
by Barbara Schiller
Single Parent Family Resources, Director’s handbook, Single-Parent Group Leader's Guide, Single-Parent Study Book, and Children's Group Leader's Guide.

Kids Hope Starter Kit
by Gary Sprague
An exciting opportunity from KIDS HOPE to equip you to minister more effectively to children who live in single-parent families in your church and in your community. This kit includes 3 books and 3 videos.

More Than Baby-Sitting Ministering through Child Care (watch video clip)
by Mercy Tree Ministries
The guide to developing a child care ministry in your local church or community! With More Than Baby-Sitting – Ministering Through Child Care, your church can help meet a very great need. This book and accompanying video on child care solutions is the first in a series of “how-to” resources to show churches and para-church organizations how to meet the practical needs of single parents or anyone else in need. The church is the perfect place to provide help to members and to serve as an outreach to the community. The “steps” included in this manual show churches how to develop simple-to-formal child care programs.

New Start for Single Moms
by Diane Strack
NEW START for SINGLE MOMS isn’t about divorce. It’s about building healthy, secure families, one mom at a time through a ten-week program of relational Christianity. Each mom works with a mentor to build a peaceful, secure home.

Kit Includes 10 Lessons on DVD:

1) A Confident Future
2) The Power of Genuine Relationships
3) Framework for Healing, Part I
4) Framework for Healing, Part II
5) Breaking the Pain Cycle for Your Children
6) Family Meetings and Communication That Works
7) Power Prayers for Your Children
8) Changing Thought Patterns
9) Healthy Relationships Do Exist
10) Turn Stress Into Strength

Also Includes:
1) 50 Minute Mentor Training Video
2) Digital File for Printing Customized Posters and Flyers
3) Forms and Organization Tools
4) Comprehensive Facilitator and Mentor Guide
5) Ongoing Telephone Support

Overwhelmed - The Life of a Single Mom
by Jennifer Barnes Maggio
Overwhelmed begins as a page-turning drama of the author's journey from homeless teen mom to successful corporate executive. Jennifer Maggio unfolds her personal tragedies of death, abuse, molestation, and poverty to identify with the more than 17 million single mothers nationwide. It's being heralded as the "......real, raw version of the single mom's journey." This book is your hands-on guide to surviving life as a single mother. You are not alone! Includes a 10-week self study.

21 Principles of a Healthy Single Mom
by Lori Little
This study is designed to use in a single mom's small group or individually as a practical asset for single mothers to apply specific, workable, successful guidelines to her life. It optionally comes as a leader package with DVD's, Books, and CD's and is also available as a pay-by-use online course.

Reaching the Heart of the Home – Ministering Through Housing (watch video clip)
by Mercy Tree Ministries
Reaching the Heart of the Home – Ministering Through Housing is designed to show churches how to assist families in reducing housing expenses. This book and the accompanying video is the second package in a series of step-by-step materials developed to show churches how to meet the practical needs of single parents or anyone else in need. The first package, More Thank Baby-Sitting – Ministering Through Child Care, shows churches how to develop simple-to-formal child care programs. The “steps” provided in this manual progress from simple fix-it ministries to long-term transitional housing ministries.

Single Parent Ministry Training Manual
by Larry Burkett and Brenda Armstrong of Crown Ministries
This comprehensive resource provides the basics for helping single parents or anyone else in need.

Topics include:
1) How to recognize the unique needs of single parent families. Identifying and developing ministries to meet the top 10 needs.
2) The biblical response to single parent families and how to meet needs effectively.
3) What other ministries are doing to meet needs.
4) Case study of low-income single parent and what is practical for the situation.
5) Tools that can be used to help any family or individual in need.
6) How to build an effective single parent ministry: team building exercises include developing your mission, purpose, and basic direction.

God Breaths on Blended Families
by Moe and Paige Becnel
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God Breaths on Blended Families
(Workbook)
by Moe and Paige Becnel
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Overwhelmed:
The life of a single mom
by Jennifer Barnes Maggio
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21 Principles of a Healthy Single Mom
by Lori Little
read more >/order

New Start for Single Moms
by Diane Strack
See info in right column

I Will Never Leave Thee
Nor Forsake Thee
by Rosiland Brown
See info in right column