Publications

Where's Mom: The High Calling of Wife and Mother in Biblical Perspective
Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2003.

An adaptation from an article in Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood by John Piper and Wayne Grudem, this booklet addresses the special calling of a woman to be a wife and mother. In a world that lacks respect for these two positions, several vital questions are answered. This questions include, "Is Homemaking My Job?," "Is Homemaking a Challenging Career?," "Is Being a Mother a Worthy Service?," and "Is Being a Wife a Fulfilling Function?" All the answers affirm the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood's Danvers statement that men and women are created equally in God's image but are designed to perform different functions. With this statement, women are exposed to the Biblical roles and duties assigned to women -- including being a wife and a mother.

A Woman Seeking God: Discover God in the Places of Your Life
Nashville: Broadman, 1992.

Using information from personal experiences to support claims, Dorothy Kelley Patterson presents God's Word and how it is still relevant to the hearts and lives of women today. The material focuses on a woman in her home, in her personal life, in her celebrations, and in her service to God and country. Women are given specific examples of ways to seek God and His will in each of these areas of life. The book is designed to assist women at almost any stage in life - singleness, marriage, widowhood, motherhood, and profession.

BeAttitudes for Women: Wisdom from Heaven for Life on Earth
Nashville: Broadman, 2000.

Focusing on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, women are exposed to an interactive devotional commentary on the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12). This unique approach combines an opportunity to study maps and charts (interactively) with practical applications (devotional) and a thorough study of key terms and historical information (commentary). This work challenges women to develop a godly attitude that encompasses humility, sensitivity, meekness, submission, compassion, holiness, peacefulness, and commitment.

The Family: Unchanging Principles for Changing Times
Nashville: Broadman, 2001.

"Children are a family treasure--not a community trust." It doesn't take a village to raise a child. It doesn't even take a church. There is only one biblically ordained group given the responsibility--the family. God began civilization with a single family, and he has outlined the duties and roles of each member. Current political correctness and agendas aside, it is still the family that is the cornerstone of society, and God's commissioned roles of husband/father and wife/mother are still the spiritual and moral center for the family.

Should Women Serve as Pastors?
Wake Forest, NC: Magnolia Hill, 2002.

A Handbook for Minister's Wives: Sharing the Blessing of Your Marriage, Family, and Home
Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 2002.

Prolific author and Christian personality Dorothy Patterson offers A Handbook for Ministers' Wives for women who are in the challenging role of being married to men who serve in ministry positions. This book addresses the personal commitments to Christian character and conduct a minister's wife must make and the commitment to family relationships to her husband, her children, and the extended family as well. It also speaks definitively to the ministry of community a minister's wife herself is called to in the civic and church arenas.

A Handbook for Parents in the Ministry: Training Up a Child While Answering the Call
Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 2004.

A Handbook for Parents in Ministry offers help to ministry parents from both an experienced parent and an experienced "PK." With an emphasis on biblical principles, both Dorothy and her son Armour are able to speak definitively with timely and authoritative applications. A Handbook for Parents in Ministry is a book for a ministry parent to read and get a vision of what God intended the responsibility of godly parents who are in ministry to be--how parenting fits into the ministry call. A Handbook for Parents in Ministry will enrich the parent/child relationship and answer questions and challenges unique to parents who are serving the kingdom vocationally.

"Titus" in The Women's Evangelical Commentary: New Testament.
Nashville: Broadman and Holman Publishers, expected release date August 2005.