Parents and caregivers at home are the most important faith teachers for children, but family life can be as wild as it is wonderful. Learn simple, practical ways to knit faith into life at home.

Elizabeth Christie has been working in the field of children’s and family ministries for over two decades. She has served in a variety of ministry settings as both staff and consultant, finding great joy in helping make lifelong faith formation transformational for all. Her particular passion is making ministries inclusive for all of God’s children. She is currently serving at The Cathedral of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth has been married to Tom, a college librarian, for almost 23 years, sharing their lives with their seven amazing children. 

Johannah Myers is the Associate Director of Messy Church USA. She also serves as the Director of Disciple Formation at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Greenville, SC, where she’s been on staff since 2009. In 2013, she led Aldersgate in starting a Messy Church and the rest is a very Messy history. When she’s not leading Bible studies or talking about Messy Church, Johannah can most likely be found watching Duke basketball, planning her next trip, or hanging out with her Great Pyrenees Winifred. Johannah has a B.A. in Psychology from Furman University and a M.Div from Duke Divinity School. In May 2019, Johannah received her Doctor of Ministry from Wesley Theological Seminary after studying with an international cohort at Wesley House, Cambridge UK. Her doctoral project was called “Practicing Faith Together: Messy Church and Disciple Formation” and focused on inter-generational discipleship.