Threads Within

09/07/2026

Faith Threads: Weaving Faith into Everyday Family Life with Karen DeBoer! Karen will be talking about how we can equip families as they share faith with their children in everyday life. Participants will receive a freebie from Threads Within!

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09/07/2026

There's a phrase worth borrowing this month: patient trust, the practice of trusting God's timing even when nothing seems to be happening yet.

Discipleship rarely works on your timeline, the fruit from this quarter's efforts often shows up months or years down the road, quietly, without a way to trace it back to a specific Sunday.

Trusting that slow work applies to your ministry every bit as much as it applies to a family's home life.

Share this with a leader who needs the reminder this season.

09/05/2026

A seatbelt holds you in place because you trust the buckle will do its job.

A promise works the same way, you trust the person keeping it.

This month's Faith Threads guide turns that idea into a simple conversation you can have at dinner tonight, no prep required.

Grab the full conversation guide at threadswithin.org.

09/04/2026

Trust is simpler than most theology makes it.

At its core, it just means being sure you can count on someone or something, the same way a seatbelt holds you in place or a promise gets kept.

Children already understand trust through things like this, long before they can define it.

This month's Faith Threads theme builds straight on top of that everyday understanding instead of starting from scratch.

Share this with a leader planning September's lessons.

09/03/2026

Your children bring you their bad dreams, their scraped knees, their biggest fears about the dark, trusting completely that you'll help.

There's a reason that mirrors something bigger.

This month's Faith Threads guide walks through exactly how that same trust applies to your relationship with God, worries and all.

Find the full reflection at threadswithin.org.

09/02/2026

Children trust the leaders in your ministry before a single lesson gets taught, just because of the role you hold.

That kind of trust arrives as a gift, long before anyone has earned it through relationship.

What your team does with it in the weeks ahead matters more than any single lesson plan.

This month's Faith Threads theme gives your team language for carrying that weight well.

Share this with a leader stepping into a new season with families.

09/01/2026

There's a kind of exhaustion caregiving causes in total silence, no applause, no recognition, just showing up again tomorrow.

It's the kind where you eat last, comfort first, and stay patient through a meltdown even when you're close to your own breaking point.

A new reflection on the blog this week sits with that exhaustion honestly, and ties it to trusting the slow, ordinary work of God in the middle of it.

If you're caring for a child, a parent, a spouse, or anyone who depends on you, this one is worth the full read.

Read the full reflection at genonministries.org/blog

09/01/2026

Today is launch day for Jennifer Grant's new book, Consider the Night Sky! Jennifer has contributed to our blog and many of our resources! If you are a Threads subscriber, you are able to access her Rooted and Restored Parent Cafe about nature and anxiety as well as infant and toddler nature activities. Read Jennifer's blog post here! Go to our website to subscribe to Threads for just $50.
https://www.genonministries.org/blog/growinginwonderjennifergrant

Find out more about Consider the Night Sky here: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Consider-the-Night-Sky-by-Jennifer-Grant.html?soid=1142249773100&aid=vMrC1C2BXdY

Guest writer Jennifer Grant discusses the wonder, curiosity, and confidence of her four-year-old neighbor, Ezra, as an example for all of us to follow.

08/31/2026

The storm in Mark 4 was a full blown, waves crashing, life threatening storm, with disciples who genuinely feared for their lives. Jesus slept through the entire thing.

That kind of rest only comes from a level of trust most leaders are still working toward, the confidence that God is present even when everything around you says otherwise.

What would it take for your team to operate from that same place?

Comment with the biggest obstacle to that kind of trust in your ministry.

08/29/2026

This whole month only ever asked for one small thing: noticing.

Growth showed up in small ordinary moments, a blessing spoken over breakfast, one honest question printed on a wall, four quiet minutes with a guided meditation.

September brings a new Faith Threads theme to lean into.

Comment below the biggest thing you noticed grow this month.