How to Lead Your Family: A Guide for Men Wanting to Be More

The Good News? You’d die for your wife and kids.
The Bad News? That’s the easy part.

Being a godly husband and father isn’t about one big heroic moment—it’s about showing up every day. You need a simple, biblical plan to help you stay faithful in the daily grind of leading your family.

This short, practical guide unpacks how Jesus’ ministry should shape our leadership at home. With Christ-centered encouragement and no-nonsense wisdom, Joel Beeke challenges us to step up to God’s calling—while reminding us to rest in the finished work of Christ alone.

Straightforward and full of real-world lessons, How to Lead Your Family: A Guide for Men Wanting to be More sets high standards. But it also gives us the biblical foundation, encouragement, and practical advice we need to pursue those standards. Read it, and prayerfully lift your entire family through steady, loving leadership.

80 pages.

Contents

Introduction

1. A Prophet in the Home
2. A Priest in the Home
3. A King in the Home

Conclusion
Notes

Endorsements

“This book is a masterpiece. Joel Beeke not only provides sound biblical teaching about being a father, he also gives us a simple and practical framework for reminding us of our calling: prophet, priest, and king. Each of these perspectives on fatherhood is opened up and applied with clarity. If you want to understand fatherhood and its primary responsibilities from a biblical perspective, read this booklet, then share it with someone else.”
—Tedd Tripp, senior pastor of Grace Fellowship Church, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and author of Shepherding a Child’s Heart

“The way to reform the church, transform the city, and alter the course of society is to spiritualize the home. Men are called to lead their families to know the true God and walk in His ways. In the present volume, Dr. Joel Beeke provides a thoroughly biblical and delightfully accessible study of what it means for a man to love his wife and sow the seeds of godliness in their children’s hearts.”
—J. Stephen Yuille, Professor of Church History, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX

“This brief work is a wonderful compendium on a man's duties to his wife and family. It is thoroughly biblical and born out of a deep and ancient Christian tradition that has shaped the author and made him a blessing to the church. Read it in one sitting, then read it over and over until you are shaped by it. Read it with your wife and petition her prayers on your behalf. Make it your companion and a constant reminder of your most sacred duties before God. Assimilate the biblical truths found in this book, and you will become an extraordinary blessing of Christ to your family.”
—Paul Washer, Missionary, author of The Preeminent Christ and The Gospel of Jesus Christ

“I have never met a genuinely Christian man who did not want to be better than he is. This is especially true of Christian husbands and fathers. I cannot think of a man more qualified by the Spirit’s anointing and sanctified experience to help men grow in their divinely assigned roles in the home. Following our great Mediator, Jesus Christ, Dr. Beeke provides practical counsel for Christian men to understand, embrace, and grow in our prophetic, priestly, and kingly responsibilities. This little book is powerful!”
—Dr. Tom Ascol, Pastor, Grace Baptist Church, President, Founders Ministries