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Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.

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Jonathan Pitts

Jonathan Pitts is an author, speaker, ministry executive and pastor at Church of the City in
Franklin, Tennessee. For more than 15 years Jonathan has served in executive leadership roles in
Christian media, entertainment and the Church including the Executive Pastor at Church of the City,
Executive Director at Dr. Tony Evans’ The Urban Alternative, manager to recording artist
Anthony Evans, Jr., and current President of For Girls Like You Ministries, a ministry to tween
girls and their parents that includes a magazine, books and other resources. Jonathan is also a
spokesperson for Christian Parenting and a Chief Strategist for Dunham and Company.


Jonathan recently authored My Wynter Season: Seeing God’s Faithfulness in the Shadow of
Grief
, a memoir that recaps his journey seeing God’s kindness through the loss of his late wife,
Wynter Pitts. Jonathan co-founded For Girls Like You and co-authored two books with Wynter
prior to her sudden passing. The father of four beautiful daughters, Alena, Kaitlyn, Camryn and Olivia, Jonathan is newly married to Peta Sergeant, and he continues to see God’s kindness unfolding in his life.

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God’s Light Amidst Grief’s Shadow

One of the hardest things about life on this side of eternity is the unexpected. Accidents or unforeseen circumstances can shake our faith and bring up the question of why bad things happen when we serve a good God. In this broadcast, Jonathan Pitts shares that struggle.