Forgiveness & Church Hurt Part 2

Forgiveness & Church Hurt Part 2

By Michael Sullivant In the popular series, The Chosen, the writers depict some significant...
 Forgiveness & Church Hurt Part 1

Forgiveness & Church Hurt Part 1

By Jim Wilder If forgiveness means saying, “That’s OK” to things that aren’t OK then none of us...
When Church Hurts: Healing, Resilience, and Rediscovering Community

When Church Hurts: Healing, Resilience, and Rediscovering Community

By Claudia Hendricks For many years the ideas of complex trauma and church were not associated...
Let's Talk Church Hurt

Let's Talk Church Hurt

What is Church Hurt?  Church hurt occurs when someone experiences emotional, spiritual,...
Joyfully Unofficial Elders

Joyfully Unofficial Elders

by Michael Sullivant  Some years back my wife, Terri, and I entered what I like to call our...
Elder Leadership: Priorities for Thriving Communities

Elder Leadership: Priorities for Thriving Communities

By Barbara Moon Elders look after their community. Elders are in the stage of life where...
Part 2: What Gen Z Needs from Elders

Part 2: What Gen Z Needs from Elders

By Hannah Ploegstra Gen Z is a delightful generation whose collective history has set them up...
Part 1: Why Gen Z Needs Elders

Part 1: Why Gen Z Needs Elders

By Hannah Ploegstra    The people who are now on deck to be the next elders in our...
Becoming an Extra Parent

Becoming an Extra Parent

By Dr. Karen Struble, Clinical Psychologist  In recent years the number of Western-world...
Flexible Diligence & Parenting

Flexible Diligence & Parenting

By Michael Sullivant One of the skills we are meant to learn during the parent stage of...
"I have called you friends" - Mutually Satisfying Relationships and Adult Maturity

"I have called you friends" - Mutually Satisfying Relationships and Adult Maturity

By Joca & Joel Prudhomme Jesus calls us His friends. This is an incredible thought, not...
More Than Our Momentary Failures: Lessons from Parenting in the Child Stage

More Than Our Momentary Failures: Lessons from Parenting in the Child Stage

By Joel and Joca Prudhomme  Before having children, I was sure that I would be a great dad. What...
Child Maturity – Learning What Truly Satisfies

Child Maturity – Learning What Truly Satisfies

Child Maturity – Learning What Truly Satisfiesby Michel Hendricks    Have you ever been...
Beyond Comfort - How Difficult Tasks Fuel Growth

Beyond Comfort - How Difficult Tasks Fuel Growth

Beyond Comfort- How Difficult Tasks Fuel Growth      By Michael...
Understanding Child-Level Maturity

Understanding Child-Level Maturity

Last month we discussed the first stage of the maturity process, infant maturity. This month we...
Responding to a Connection Invitation

Responding to a Connection Invitation

Responding to an Invitation to Connect  “Mom! Dad! Look! Look at me!” is the cry of a young...
We Never Outgrow the Need to Receive

We Never Outgrow the Need to Receive

How we never fully outgrow needing spaces where we just receive  When we hear the word...
Understanding Infant Maturity

Understanding Infant Maturity

If you’ve been around the Life Model, you’ve probably heard about the five stages of maturity:...
Inside Out 2 - Pernicious Anxiety

Inside Out 2 - Pernicious Anxiety

By Michel Hendricks In my previous article on the movie, Inside Out 2, we looked at the brain...
Inside Out 2 - The Great Rewiring

Inside Out 2 - The Great Rewiring

By Michel Hendricks  In the original popular movie, “Inside Out,” we meet Riley, a pre-teen girl...
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