church leadership
Beautiful Leaders
My daughter Lucy is now three days into medical school at Wake Forest in North Carolina. For the last year,
July 14, 2023
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church leadership
Beelining the Real
The planets in our solar system all orbit around the sun, because they have no choice but to orbit around
June 29, 2023
church leadership
Why ‘Lowering the Bar’ Is a Cancer
In Handing Down the Faith, Notre Dame sociologist and researcher Dr. Christian Smith offers a concise description of the parenting
June 23, 2023
church leadership
Under-Preparing for an Everyday Faith
We know two crucial truths from Notre Dame sociologist Dr. Christian Smith’s two decades of research into the role parents
June 16, 2023
church leadership
4 Key Questions for Family Faith-Formation
Twenty-five years ago I wrote my first book—a collaboration with Dr. Ben Freudenburg, a pioneering family ministry practitioner, innovator, and
June 9, 2023
church leadership
The Weakness We Need
Our most effective ministry tool isn’t what you think it is… The great weight of impact we offer those we
June 1, 2023
church leadership
What Thriving Is & Isn’t
Our Vibrant Faith Team has been deeply invested for more than two years with a cohort of churches that have
May 25, 2023
church leadership
Prioritizing Flexibility In Faith Formation
Robert Gelinas is pastor of one of the largest multi-ethnic churches in America—Colorado Community Church in Aurora, a suburb of
May 19, 2023
church leadership
A Way to Live
Four years ago a publisher approached me about a percolating idea for a book project. They suggested pairing me with
May 12, 2023
church leadership
Redemptive Story-Engaging
In our ongoing partnership with churches in our 4th-Soil Parenting Project—a three-year experiment with parents to plant new ways to
May 4, 2023