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Is Your Church an Event or a Community?
From Westerhoff's "other faithing selves" to Lefebvre's appropriated spaces — what sociology and theology together say about the kind of church that…
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Why don't bad things happen to bad people?
A sermon on Habakkuk 2:2-20 and why Christians sing at injustice
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Third Places, Church Community, and Why Lounges Matter
Insights from Soul Revival on this week's Shock Absorber podcast
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Growing Disciples: Book by Book — The Story We Tell Our Children
On telling children the true story — and forming them into it
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Intergenerational Friendship and the Foundations of Effective Children's Ministry
Why our commitment to children's and youth ministry comes from theology, not from how easy or rewarding it feels
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The Child in God's Church Substack
The Child in God's Church Substack
Fascinated by the intersection of theology, sociology, child development, and ministry practice, this Substack documents my ongoing musings of all things children and church.
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