Take Back Your Family: From the Tyrants of Burnout, Busyness, Individualism, and the Nuclear Ideal

Is your family living for something bigger than itself?

For generations, we’ve been sold the idea that the nuclear family—just parents and kids, focused inward—is the ideal. But what if that’s not how God designed families to thrive? Take Back Your Family challenges the hyper-individualism that has left so many households feeling disconnected and adrift.

In this bold and practical guide, Jefferson Bethke helps you:

• Rethink family as a multi-generational team built for a greater purpose.
• Break free from the cultural myths that isolate and divide us.
• Reclaim biblical rhythms that foster deep, lasting relationships.
• Lead your family with intentionality, love, and a shared mission.

Rooted in Scripture and Bethke’s own experiences as a husband and father, this book gives you the vision and tools to build a flourishing family that looks beyond itself—and brings radical blessing to the world.

Jefferson Bethke is the New York Times bestselling author of Jesus > Religion and It’s Not What You Think. He and his wife, Alyssa, host The Real Life podcast and run FamilyTeams.com, an online initiative equipping families to live as a multi-generational team on mission. They live in Maui with their daughters, Kinsley and Lucy, and son, Kannon.

To say hi or to learn more, go to: JeffAndAlyssa.com.