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David Sunde

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David Sunde was diagnosed early with an insatiable appetite for the interesting, which is how a kid from a working-class San Francisco church ended up pastoring four congregations, planting a fifth, and earning a doctorate in semiotics — the study of how signs and stories shape us. He's the author of "Homegrown Disciples" and "Small-Batch Disciplemaking" (NavPress), books that frame faith as something to be played more than worked — practiced alongside others willing to fumble through the song together.
The son of an immigrant, he was raised in a small church where the Body of Christ looked quietly miraculous. He's been married to Laurel — choral director turned nurse practitioner — for thirty years. Their grown kids, Bjorn and Annika, live ...more

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More Than the “It” Factor

Some gifts go unrecognized for a lifetime, and none of them are ever taken back.

For several years, I was part of a community in Austin committed to throwing parties for others’ sake. One of our friendships was with a privately run emergency foster home. These were kids who’d learned early that they were a burden, unseen, and tragically returnable. So we tried to make their days feel special.

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Average rating: 4.17 · 36 ratings · 8 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Small-Batch Disciplemaking: A Rhythm for Training the Few to Reach the Many 3.96 avg rating — 26 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Homegrown Disciples: Parenting Rhythms for Drawing Your Kids into Life with God 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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David Sunde wrote a new blog post More Than the “It” Factor Some gifts go unrecognized for a lifetime, and none of them are ever taken back.For several years, I was part of a community in Austin committed to th Read more of this blog post »
Nov 06, 2026 06:55AM · like
David Sunde liked Rick LaPlante's review of Homegrown Disciples: Parenting Rhythms for Drawing Your Kids into Life with God: "My wife and I raised our kids, now long-grown, in "a Christian household." I wish we'd had this book to help. David is a deep-thinking man of faith and a creative writer who shares both first-person stories and inspired suggestions to his readers. An" Read more of this review »
Mar 28, 2025 09:07AM · see review