We all long for homes where we can thrive and flourish. What does it take to have a spiritually vibrant household?Don Everts invites us to contemplate what the Bible says about households and consider what a new research project has revealed by pulling back the curtains on everyday households of faith. Original research from the Barna Group and Lutheran Hour Ministries shows that some of the healthiest, most vibrant homes extend beyond the nuclear family and include people that may not be biologically related but feel like family. These households have vital practices of spirituality, hospitality, and community that make them delightful places for living and thriving.In the end you might just be surprised by how God wants to work in and through your household. And you'll have practical steps for nurturing a vibrant household of faith, no matter what stage of life you are in.



Don Everts is the senior pastor at First and Calvary Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Missouri, and has been serving in ministry for over thirty years—on campus with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and in the local church with the Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians. He is also an award-winning author who has published over twenty books including Jesus with Dirty Feet, I Once Was Lost, and The Spiritually Vibrant Home. An avid reader, frequenter of rocking chairs, and amateur chicken farmer, Don and his wife, Wendy, have three adult children and live in a home solidly built in 1887.



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