The Jonathan Effect by Mike Tenbusch addresses the challenges faced by urban youth living in poverty. The author, drawing from personal experiences, aims to empower the Church with practical steps and real-life stories to make a tangible difference through meaningful relationships, offering hope and support to those in need.
Mental illness is on the rise, and the Church has a responsibility to bring healing to those who are hurting in this area. TCI’s Bethany Herron provides practical steps to confidently engage with those struggling with mental illness.
“There is hope! This is not an empty statement that I say to make people feel better but a fact based on the miracles I see every day; lives are being transformed and families are being restored.” – Stanford on holistic recovery
In a recent conversation, Jennifer Johnson, a former lawyer turned child care cooperative director, told me, “Many of the women (she) represented were good mothers. They loved and desired to parent their children. However, they just couldn’t figure out how to work and pay for child care.” Jennifer’s story represents similar conversations that I have had with pregnancy care center directors, child care centers and nonprofit leaders.
