D6 Family Ministry

In a recent study of preteens (11–13-year-olds)1, parents were identified as the primary influence in their lives. Generation Alpha looks to their parents when they have questions about God. When given several options, preteens reporte...

My wife and I decided that our children were getting old enough to leave them home alone for short periods of time, so we thought that a fifteen-minute walk down our country gravel road would be a good place to start. We told our children, “You have one job—safety! Make sure everyone is safe.” It seemed simple enough, and we thought, “What can go wrong in fifteen minutes when...

Born roughly between 2010 and 2025, Generation Alpha is unlike any that came before. They are growing up in a world where social media is a primary source of connection, where virtual reality and artificial intelligence are shaping daily experiences, and where global issues like technological advancements and cultural shifts in sexuality and gender are part of everyday conver...

“God desires his church to relish in his glory, share his glory among the nations, and reflect his glory in word and deed. The church is a body made in his image, sent on his mission, to be his glory.” [1]

In 2022, I conducted a research project among victim-survivors of abuse. Individual...