For years I’ve strategized new ways to support, equip, and continue empowering parents of young people. I’ve created and led parenting seminars on entitlement and digital addiction, helped develop an online course called Parents as Allies, and co-authored a bestselling book on innovative ways to partner with parents (The Family-Friendly Church). I’ve been a passionate advocate …
The goal of faith-filled parenting is to raise children who will live and love like Jesus—to experience God in daily life and to embrace their callings as they help fulfill God’s dreams for the world. As the parent of two college-age boys, I know faith is fueled through the power of the Holy Spirit and …
I love that phrase from the story of Esther, don’t you? God’s weaving of her story and her strength, “for such a time as this” for the people of Israel in the midst of crisis. As I’ve been reviewing Dr. Patrick Manning’s practical and profound way new book Converting the Imagination:Teaching to Recover Jesus’ Vision …
By Dr. Nancy GoingDirector of Research & Resource Development In the emerging research spotlighting the impact of pandemic-induced social isolation, the outcomes are sobering. Writing in a Frontiers In Psychology report, authors Giada Pietrabissa and Susan G. Simpson report: “The most common psychological disorders emerging are anxiety and panic, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, insomnia, digestive problems, as well as …
By Dr. Nancy Going,the Rev. Dr. Tanya Campen, andRick Lawrence A conversation between two researchers, Dr. Nancy Going and the Rev. Dr. Tanya Campen, on the surprising foundations of “meaning-making” and how young people experience God among children and adolescents. This is the kickoff for a month-long series of posts on the important takeaways from this research, …
By Rev. Dr. Nancy GoingDirector of Research & Resource Development This is part one of a series on helping parents hand down the faith. She teaches her daughters how to pray for people when they need support: “About four or five times my middle girl has had to come to ask me how to pray.” And …
I put the stack of over 300 pictures on the table and addressed the group of teens at church. “Come choose a picture that represents your relationship with Christ. Don’t over think it. Take the first picture you are drawn to, then return to your seat and I will tell you the next step.” Once …
