Announcement: How Our Kids Stay Christian, with Baker Books

I’m excited to announce that my first book will be produced with Baker Publishing Group, and is titled How Our Kids Stay Christian. The manuscript for the book was submitted last week and is scheduled for publication in early 2026. How Our Kids Stay Christian is a full length treatment of the subject matter in my 2024 article of the same name at Mere Orthodoxy.

Secularization of kids is not inevitable, and the church can adjust its approach to children’s ministry to secure the faith of its kids by using what we know from scripture and sociological research. Parental influence is by far and away the biggest the factor in faith retention, and churches should prioritize strengthening that influence appropriately. Incorporation and connection into the intergenerational community of the church are additional pillars for successfully passing along a lifelong faith. How Our Kids Stay Christian puts the best of sociology of religion in conversation with doctrine for practical ministerial application for the life of the church.