Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
If it had depended solely on us, this project wouldn’t have seen the light of day. There are so many colleagues, friends, and mentors we want to thank for their contributions to Good Faith.
Our partner and editor on this project, Aly Hawkins, was the glue that held the writing process together. Like a great navigator, she steered us clear of trouble and ensured our writing journey would reach its ultimate destination. It’s not easy pulling these two voices into one, but you did it beautifully. Thank you for your wisdom, posture, and gift with words—we are so grateful for you.
A special thanks to our friend Chris Ferebee. Pulling a project like this together was no small task. Thanks for carrying the load. You make the entire process enjoyable and allow us to do what we do best.
Jack Kuhatschek, your patience, prudence, and long-suffering over the past year have been phenomenal. Thanks for helping us refine the vision for this book and for extending deadlines so we could create it. Thanks also to Dave Lewis, Mark Rice, and Dwight Baker for championing this project.
To those who contributed feedback along the way and gave inspiration and insights, thank you: David Bailey, David and Jason Benham, Cory Maxwell-Coghlan, Jim Henderson, Reggie Joiner, Gary Kinnaman, Steve McBeth, Carey Neiuwhof, Kara Powell, Megan Pritchett, Julie Rodgers, Preston Sprinkle, Roxanne Stone, and Michael Wear helped to round out the rough edges and articulate why this book matters for today’s Christians.
Pat MacMillan, thank you for the encouragement to push this boat off the shore and start sailing.
Lysa TerKeurst, thanks for your expert guidance along the way.
Tim Keller, your mentorship over many years has made me (Gabe) smarter, stronger, and more confident that, no matter what happens in the broader culture, our faith will last.
Our teams at Barna and Q work hard every day to educate Christians about what good faith can look like in the church and in every channel of culture. Thank you, Lance Villio (at Q) and Bill Denzel, Brooke Hempell, Roxanne Stone, and Todd White (at Barna) for leading our teams as we holed up to complete this project. Without your dedication, this book would never have come to life. Thanks to the team at Q: Christen Bohannon, Peter Court, Lauren Dillon, Annie Downs, Luke Dooley, Rob McCloskey, and Taylor McFerran. And to the team at Barna: Amy Brands, Joyce Chiu, Cory Maxwell-Coghlan, Inga Dahlstadt, Traci Hochmuth, Pam Jacob, Elaine Klautzch, and Brenda Usery. Thank you all for your commitment and hard work.
Other sincere thanks go to Brad Abare, George and Nancy Barna, Jeremy Blume, Eric Brown, Shari and Jeff Culver, David Denmark, Bill and Lorraine Frey, Steve Graves, Jim Henderson, Rick Ifland, Dale Kuehne, Matt and Kate Kinnaman, Britt Merrick, Lukas Naugle, Eddie and LaDonna Ramos, Larry Reichardt, Pete Richardson, Gareth and Andi Russell, Lauren Tomlin, and Jon Tyson.
To our parents, Gary and Marilyn Kinnaman and Melvin and Darlene Lyons: Thank you for pouring the truths of Scripture into us from our earliest years. That firm foundation continues to serve us well as we strive to serve the Lord.
Finally, to Rebekah, Jill, and our children—your generosity in giving us time and space to collaborate again means the world to us. You keep our families’ faith alive even as we seek to help others. Thank you. We love you. Let’s keep learning to practice good faith together.