church leadership
What Kids Wish Their Parents Knew
In the Frontline documentary “Inside the World of the Teenage Brain,” producers interviewed Ellen Galinsky, president and co-founder of the
May 30, 2024
Tag: faith formation
church leadership
The Fuzzy Faith-Connections of Contemporary Families
In her latest “What We’re Learning” blog, Dr. Nancy Going targets our discoveries about parents’ evolving relationship with their faith,
May 24, 2024
faith formation
What We’re Learning: What Are Christian Parents Thinking?
What do we actually know about what’s going on inside the faith-life of the parents in our churches today? On
May 24, 2024
church leadership
The Macro-Shifts In Family-Shaping Forces
About a year ago a friend sent me a link to an article in The Atlantic by Jonathan Haidt, the
May 17, 2024
church leadership
The Blessing of Forest Fires
I first met Jonny Baker more than 20 years ago, when I spent two weeks in England exploring the
May 9, 2024
church leadership
The Problem With Principles
It’s been a three-year journey from conception to launch for my new book Editing Jesus (releasing June 4). Along
April 26, 2024
faith formation
What We’re Learning: Entering Into the Brokenness
In 1997, Lutheran pastor Dr. Merton Strommen and his wife Irene founded The Youth & Family Institute in memory
April 24, 2024
faith formation
Sabbath Practices to Renew Your Soul
We all know: “You can’t draw water from an empty well.” And ministry is a water-depleting adventure, in the
April 22, 2024
church leadership
The Surprising Resilience of American Pastors
It’s been a rough four-year stretch for pastors and ministry leaders… The pandemic emptied the pews and profoundly disrupted
April 18, 2024
church leadership
The High Cost of Pruning
For years we’ve been inundated with dire news and dire predictions about the “decline of the church.” As a
April 13, 2024