The Spiritually Vibrant Home

Foreword: Brooke Hempell, Senior VP, Research, Barna Group

Introduction: Why Do We Get So Emotional About Home?

1. Homelife: Recognizing the Spiritual Significance of the Mundane

2. Households: Unpacking How the Bible Sees Our Homes

3. Vibrancy: Pulling Back the Curtain on Spiritually Vibrant Homes

4. Messy Prayers: Helping Our Households Relate to God

5. Loud Tables: Helping Our Households Have Spiritual Conversations

6. Open Doors: Helping Our Households Extend Hospitality

Conclusion: When Did I Become So Hopeful About Home?

Acknowledgements

Appendix 1: Research Partners

Appendix 2: Research Methodology

Appendix 3: Definitions

Notes

Don Everts is reluctant to call himself an evangelist, but for decades he has found himself talking about Jesus with all sorts of skeptical and curious people. He is a writer for Lutheran Hour Ministries and teaching pastor at Bonhomme Presbyterian Church in St. Louis, Missouri. He has also been a speaker and trainer for Alpha and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. His many books include Jesus with Dirty Feet, I Once Was Lost, and The Reluctant Witness.

Don and his wife, Wendy, live in a wonderfully messy multigenerational household in the St. Louis area with their three children and Don’s mother, plus a dog that thinks he’s a cat, and a cat that spends time in the neighborhood sewers.