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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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"I want them to see, not just know more."

I met her over a lunch table with a mutual friend.

She was a “spiritual free agent” — newish to town, responsibilities to bear, without a church home, and gifts that had been understandably shelved. We’d met a couple times. I invited her to fill in leading worship at our scrappy missional start-up. Within three weeks I made my intentions clear for something more permanent, which is when she offered

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Average rating: 4.15 · 34 ratings · 8 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Small-Batch Disciplemaking: A Rhythm for Training the Few to Reach the Many 3.92 avg rating — 25 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 4.78 avg rating — 9 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 "I want them to see, not just know more." I met her over a lunch table with a mutual friend.She was a “spiritual free agent” — newish to town, responsibilities to bear, without a church home, Read more of this blog post »
Aug 31, 2026 07:10AM · 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