Stephen is a dad, husband, writer and foodie. He has served in churches since 1998 and also serves as a lead consultant with Ministry Architects. He lives in Birmingham, AL with his wife Mary Liz and their three kids Mary Clare, Patrick, and Nora Grace. Stephen speaks at conferences all around the country as well as leading training events, intentionally spiritual parenting workshops, and retreats for youth ministries. Stephen is a contributing author to several blogs including youthspecialties.com. He blogs and podcasts regularly at www.stepheningram.org and www.thisonegoodlife.com. His books include Hollow Faith: How Andy Griffith, Facebook, and the American Dream Neutered the Gospel, ExtraOrdinary Time: 365 Ordinary Moments with an Anything But Ordinary God; and Organic Student Ministry.
In youth ministry we are constantly in search of great curriculum and lessons that will both engage our students with both mind and heart. I find that too often that is a very difficult and sometimes impossible task. In my early years of youth ministry I would often find myself reading books for my own…
First off, I love Anthony Bourdain. Beyond all of the great writing, incredible food and interesting people, his show provides one element that separates it from the rest of the massive food television market: location. From Russia, to Peru to the DMZ of the Korean Peninsula, “No Reservations” took the viewer into some of the…
It is interesting how collective subconscious forms within organizations and people groups. Without people ever really talking about a subject in much detail they can often begin to collect around a given topic, adopt a common set of vocabulary and then ultimately become a substantive force to be reckoned with. It is very interesting that…