Meet Our Team

Foundations for Laity Renewal Staff

Hey, y’all. I live in Kerrville, Texas where I enjoy kayaking, writing about zombies and journaling obsessively. I love thinking about social media and have a book of poetry called Barbies at Communion. You can find me at GoodWordEditing.com or follow me on Twitter @mdgoodyear

I like the sea, especially the sound of it, and the mystery of foggy mornings. Children make me laugh, forget myself. I have a spiritual memoir God in the Yard: Spiritual Practice for the Rest of Us and a poetry book InsideOut: poems. You can find me at Seedlings in Stone or follow me on Twitter @llbarkat

Gordon Atkinson is the director of internet marketing, sales, and social media integration for Philanthromax. He writes regularly for the High Calling and the Christian Century. He has two books, Real Live Preacher.com and Turtles all the Way Down. He and his wife have three daughters and live in San Antonio.

I believe in the power of stories. They help us grow in ways that more traditional teaching methods cannot touch. Every life has a story to tell. I’m crafting mine in a little valley in West Virginia, tucked between the hills. I have a book called Brody’s Story. You can find me at The Wellspring or follow me on Twitter @lauraboggess

I’m a photographer, entrepreneur, poet and writer in training who lives in the countryside of Ireland but calls South Africa home. I especially like to find beauty in the ordinary. You can find me at claireburge.com or follow me on Twitter @claireburge

I love movies, dark chocolate, laughter and all things literary. I live in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, where the wildflowers, wide-open starry skies, and clear rivers inspire me. You can find me at Mother Inferior or follow me on Twitter @denadyer

I live on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Inspired by my beautiful wife and amazing son, I passionately pursue the study of Bible and ministry, teaching others, and fighting social injustice. You can find me at BibleDude.net or follow me on Twitter at @bibledude

I’m a summertime girl who loves an hour or so alone in a hammock with a cup of black tea and a good book. I publish slow-down solutions at NotSoFastBook and offer a hodgepodge of thoughts and ideas at AnnKroeker.com. I’m author of the book Not So Fast: Slow-Down Solutions for Frenzied Families. You can follow me on Twitter @annkroeker

I’m a full-time executive who likes to write about the joys and challenges of connecting business life with spiritual life, and a regular contributor to InsideWork. You can find me at Shrinking the Camel or follow me on Twitter at @shrinkingcamel

I’m a speaker/facilitator for my own company – CultureSmith Consulting. My husband Peter and I live in Central Virginia where we’re blending a family with four children. You can stop by my blog or follow me on Twitter @cherylsmith999

I’m a staff specialist for the CCO and have a book called On Earth as It is in Advertising? Moving from Commercial Hope to Gospel Hype. You can find me at New Breed of Advertisers.

I'm a former news reporter and now teach journalism at Dordt College. My husband and I live on a farm in Iowa, where we are raising kids and crops. You can find me writing about family and faith at Getting Down With Jesus or follow me on Twitter @dukeslee

I’m a camera carrying musician, mother, wife and teacher who blogs using images of a simple life…with few words. You can find me at Red or Gray.

I spend my time enjoying the extraordinary in the ordinary in Northern Minnesota. You can find me at my blog Just a Moment.

I’m an English nerd who aspires to be a photographer, have a clean kitchen, write children’s literature about lonely toilets, and make people smile. You can find me at Together for Good or follow me on Twitter at @togetherforgood

I write. I dance. I laugh out loud. I make my way to the ocean whenever possible. I live in an empty nest, under a great expanse of sky where I try to remember to keep looking up. I write for (in)courage once a month. You can find me (almost) daily at Jumping Tandem, or follow me on Twitter @jumpingtandem.

I’m a writer, wife, and mama-to-two who dreams big, lives on grace, and changes diapers. You can find snapshots from my life at {this} Restless Heart or follow me on Twitter at @arestlessheart

I live a simple country life seeking God, trying to capture the finite, and often overlooked, details of His divine beauty and love. You can find me at my blog A Simple Country Girl.

I’m a farmer’s wife, and I homeschool our six kids. I’m also the author of a book releasing with Zondervan in 2011, a columnist with DaySpring’s (in)courage, and an advocate with Compassion Canada. I write of the burning bush and the (dirty) bare feet at Holy Experience. You can follow me on Twitter @annvoskamp

I use soil, love and photography to bring people into a place of healing. You can find me at Amazing Heart Farm and Mindwhisperings Photography.

Editorial Assistant

I teach, write, love music and dance, and enjoy diving into new adventures (like poetry and photography). Wife to a Toymaker and mother to three sons, you can find me at My Big Three or follow me on Twitter @monicasharman