A Pilgrimage into Letting Go: Helping Parents and Pastors Embrace the Uncontrollable
Andy and Kara were anxious--anxious about their teenaged children approaching adulthood in a tumultuous world. Anxious, too, about their ministries; after all, as America's pews empty, the church depends on its leaders to save it. If only they could control the circumstances faced by those who depended on them, they could ensure their success.

But maybe the solution isn't paving the way for our kids or our congregations. Maybe it's hiking the long road alongside them.

Andy and Kara took this literally. Following the way of Cuthbert, a seventh-century saint, they embarked with their kids on a 63-mile walking pilgrimage in England and Scotland. Over the course of their journey, Andy and Kara learned that when we release control, we can regain connection--with our families, with fellow pilgrims along the road, with nature, and with God.

Thought-provoking and relatable, A Pilgrimage into Letting Go will help parents, pastors, and ministry leaders let go of their anxiety and open themselves up to God's transformative grace.
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A Pilgrimage into Letting Go: Helping Parents and Pastors Embrace the Uncontrollable
Andy and Kara were anxious--anxious about their teenaged children approaching adulthood in a tumultuous world. Anxious, too, about their ministries; after all, as America's pews empty, the church depends on its leaders to save it. If only they could control the circumstances faced by those who depended on them, they could ensure their success.

But maybe the solution isn't paving the way for our kids or our congregations. Maybe it's hiking the long road alongside them.

Andy and Kara took this literally. Following the way of Cuthbert, a seventh-century saint, they embarked with their kids on a 63-mile walking pilgrimage in England and Scotland. Over the course of their journey, Andy and Kara learned that when we release control, we can regain connection--with our families, with fellow pilgrims along the road, with nature, and with God.

Thought-provoking and relatable, A Pilgrimage into Letting Go will help parents, pastors, and ministry leaders let go of their anxiety and open themselves up to God's transformative grace.
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A Pilgrimage into Letting Go: Helping Parents and Pastors Embrace the Uncontrollable

A Pilgrimage into Letting Go: Helping Parents and Pastors Embrace the Uncontrollable

A Pilgrimage into Letting Go: Helping Parents and Pastors Embrace the Uncontrollable

A Pilgrimage into Letting Go: Helping Parents and Pastors Embrace the Uncontrollable

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Overview

Andy and Kara were anxious--anxious about their teenaged children approaching adulthood in a tumultuous world. Anxious, too, about their ministries; after all, as America's pews empty, the church depends on its leaders to save it. If only they could control the circumstances faced by those who depended on them, they could ensure their success.

But maybe the solution isn't paving the way for our kids or our congregations. Maybe it's hiking the long road alongside them.

Andy and Kara took this literally. Following the way of Cuthbert, a seventh-century saint, they embarked with their kids on a 63-mile walking pilgrimage in England and Scotland. Over the course of their journey, Andy and Kara learned that when we release control, we can regain connection--with our families, with fellow pilgrims along the road, with nature, and with God.

Thought-provoking and relatable, A Pilgrimage into Letting Go will help parents, pastors, and ministry leaders let go of their anxiety and open themselves up to God's transformative grace.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781493452156
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 09/09/2025
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 240

About the Author

Andrew Root (PhD, Princeton Seminary) is the Carrie Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary. He has written more than 25 books, including the Ministry in a Secular Age series.

Kara K. Root is senior pastor of Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis and is a spiritual director and certified educator in the PCUSA. Her books include The Deepest Belonging and Receiving This Life.

Andrew and Kara live in St. Paul, Minnesota, with their two kids.
Andrew Root (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is Carrie Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is the author of more than twenty-five books, including Faith Formation in a Secular Age, The Pastor in a Secular Age, The Congregation in a Secular Age, Churches and the Crisis of Decline, The Church after Innovation, and The End of Youth Ministry? Root is also the coauthor (with Kenda Creasy Dean) of The Theological Turn in Youth Ministry. He is a frequent speaker and hosts the popular and influential When Church Stops Working podcast.
Kara K. Root is senior pastor of Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis and is a spiritual director and certified educator in the PCUSA. Her books include The Deepest Belonging and Receiving This Life. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Contents
1. Control-Freak Parenting
2. The Thrill of Uncontrollability
3. Get Aggressive, Get, Get Aggressive
Morning Prayer
4. Grow, Grow, Grow
5. Losing Grip
6. The Longest Mile
7. Losing What We Never Had: A New Way to Think About Parenting and Leadership
Midday Prayer
8. Haunted by the Frame: The Church, the Kids, and the Viking Raiders
9. Door-Knocking Demons and the End of It All
Night Prayer
Epilogue
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