Archive - The Child in God's Church Substack

Commitment without Coercion

How a visit to a local football derby made me think about the custodians of church culture

Sep 30 • Tim Beilharz

Church Dropout Rates, Faith Retention, and the Questions We Haven't Asked Yet

A review of Dr Ruth Lukabyo's research on youth disaffiliation in Australia

Sep 14 • Tim Beilharz

August 2026

Five steps to a meaningful Father’s Day

Identifying milestones and taking intentional steps to make them opportunities for families to grow together in their faith.

Aug 24 • Tim Beilharz

New Wine, Old Wineskins - How Movements Change Everything

This week on The Shock Absorber

Aug 19 • Tim Beilharz

Growing Disciples: Book by Book - GIRLS®

Freya India diagnoses the commercial ecosystem deforming young women. The cure she's reaching for points toward something the church already has.

Aug 10 • Tim Beilharz

July 2026

Before I Disconnect: Holiday Reading Lists and What's Coming Next

Paul Kingsnorth nearly convinced me to join an Amish commune. Instead, I'm just taking a few weeks off.

Jul 8 • Tim Beilharz

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…

Jul 1 • Tim Beilharz

June 2026

Why don't bad things happen to bad people?

A sermon on Habakkuk 2:2-20 and why Christians sing at injustice

Jun 26 • Tim Beilharz

Third Places, Church Community, and Why Lounges Matter

Insights from Soul Revival on this week's Shock Absorber podcast

Jun 24 • Tim Beilharz

Growing Disciples: Book by Book — The Story We Tell Our Children

On telling children the true story — and forming them into it

Jun 22 • Tim Beilharz

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

Jun 18 • Tim Beilharz

Deeper Than Just Community

This week on The Shock Absorber podcast

Jun 10 • Tim Beilharz

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