June 15, 2026 featured an evening with Laura Barringer, co-author (with Scot McKnight) of A Church Called Tov and Pivot, for an honest and hopeful conversation about what it takes to build ministry cultures that are genuinely healthy—for leaders and the communities they serve.
Laura writes and speaks from hard-won experience. Her journey through the leadership crisis at Willow Creek Community Church became the crucible for deep reflection on why church cultures go wrong, and what it looks like when they go right. That reflection became Tov.
If you would like to access free resources that will equip you to prevent and respond to abuse in ministry and domestic environments, you can access free seminar videos and a workbook at the Fellowship Pacific Ministry Centre website.
About Laura Barringer
Laura Barringer is a veteran public school educator, writer, and speaker, and she is coauthor of the award-winning A Church Called Tov and Pivot: The Priorities, Practices and Powers That Can Transform Your Church Into a Tov Culture. Her work explores the formation of church culture through the lens of tov—the biblical vision of goodness that resists abuse and cultivates healing, truth, and grace. In addition to her work with adult audiences, Laura coauthored the children’s version of The Jesus Creed and developed a companion teacher’s guide, reflecting her longstanding commitment to spiritual formation in both classroom and church settings. She is a practicing fellow with Baylor University’s Center for School Leadership. A graduate of Wheaton College, Laura lives in the suburbs of Chicago with her husband, Mark, and their research beagles.