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Kelsey Kramer McGinnis

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Writing for Christianity Today | Musicologist teaching at Grand View University | Book: “The Myth of Good Christian Parenting” (Brazos ‘25) | Iowan | Repped by Keely Boeving https://linktr.ee/kkmcginnis

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Kelsey Kramer McGinnis @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social · Jan 4

2025. It just dawned on me that this is the year my first book comes out. A BOOK?!? 😳🤯😆🥳

Coming later this year, cowritten with Marissa Burt:

The Myth of Good Christian Parenting: How False Promises Betrayed a Generation of Evangelical Families
@brazospress.bsky.social

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Kelsey Kramer McGinnis @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social · 23h

Okay what is it with 4 year olds and “Holy Holy Holy”?? My 4 year old sings it CONSTANTLY.

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Kelsey Kramer McGinnis @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social · 1d

About to go live on YouTube to talk about our book! Join me and @mburtwrites.bsky.social as we talk with Wendy Snyder about Christian parenting teaching and its ideological underpinnings.
1:30 pm CT

www.youtube.com/live/oCi39u1...

🌟 LIVE with Marissa Burt & Kelsey McGinnis

YouTube video by The Fresh Start Family Show

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Brazos Press @brazospress.bsky.social · 2d

🌟New Release!🌟 The Myth of Good Christian Parenting: How False Promises Betrayed a Generation of Evangelical Families by @mburtwrites.bsky.social & @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social

What happens when popular "biblical parenting" methods cause more harm than good?
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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Launch Day @mburtwrites.bsky.social and @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social ! Very excited to have this in my hands (but also this is a good opportunity to show off my new Turkish table runner and coffee set).

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Kelsey Kramer McGinnis @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much!

Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · 1d

Got my copy on audible today and already well into it. Really fascinating insights into the vast literature on evangelical parenting and its consequences. I’m sure this will resonate with many evangelicals and exvangelicals. Well done, @mburtwrites.bsky.social & @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social.

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Kelsey Kramer McGinnis @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social · 3d

The Myth of Good Christian Parenting is out TOMORROW!

And how is this real?? Seeing my book next to the work of two writers I admire is WILD and humbling.

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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 5d

First Saturday back home after three weeks of travel, and I'm getting cozy with my advance copy of "The Myth of Good Parenting" by @mburtwrites.bsky.social
and @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social. We needed this book so bad, church.

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Kelsey Kramer McGinnis @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social · 29d

🎁 Lots of giveaways just for Launch Team members

✨ Live videos with us inside the private Facebook group

More info and join here:

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The Myth of Good Christian Parenting Launch Team

We're honored you're interested in being part of the Launch Team for The Myth of Good Christian Parenting! Your support means so much, and we have some great surprises in store for Team members. There...

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Kelsey Kramer McGinnis @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social · 29d

Launch team members will receive:

🎉 A digital copy of The Myth of Good Christian Parenting (Several weeks before it releases!)

📚 A chance to win a physical copy of The Myth of Good Christian Parenting in the mail (We're giving away 50 copies to Launch Team members!)

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Kelsey Kramer McGinnis @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social · 29d

We are officially less than a month away from release day for “The Myth of Good Christian Parenting.”

@mburtwrites.bsky.social and I invite you to join our launch team!

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Kelsey Kramer McGinnis @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social · Jul 31

The new wave of Satanic Panic over popular music doesn’t stem from fiery preachers in suits—this time, it’s Christian influencers and musicians stoking alarm. And they are mobilizing beliefs about musical worship to gain traction.

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www.christianitytoday.com/2025/07/wors...

When Praise Is Power, Secular Songs Are the Enemy - Christianity Today

Christian artists and influencers draw from a theology of worship as battle to warn about music’s dark side.

www.christianitytoday.com

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W. David O. Taylor @wdavidotaylor.bsky.social · Jul 31

Worship as Invasion vs. Worship as Intimacy:

"Adam Russell, director of Vineyard Worship USA, said that over the past 20 years, he has seen a movement in contemporary worship music away from intimacy and toward 'intensity'.” @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social

www.christianitytoday.com/2025/07/wors...

When Praise Is Power, Secular Songs Are the Enemy - Christianity Today

Christian artists and influencers draw from a theology of worship as battle to warn about music’s dark side.

www.christianitytoday.com

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kate shellnutt @kateshellnutt.bsky.social · Jul 31

Christian influencers and artists are starting to call out in the "demonic" in secular songs again.

@kkramermcginnis.bsky.social writes for CT about how today's hit worship music is priming the church to see music as power:

www.christianitytoday.com/2025/07/wors...

When Praise Is Power, Secular Songs Are the Enemy - Christianity Today

Christian artists and influencers draw from a theology of worship as battle to warn about music’s dark side.

www.christianitytoday.com

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Kelsey Kramer McGinnis @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social · Jul 17

Christian listeners generally know the figures on stage aren’t perfect, but when fans resonate with the music, they want to believe—or at least hope—that the musicians are earnest people of faith.

On the Newsboys and guardrails for @christianitytoday.com

www.christianitytoday.com/2025/07/news...

Newsboys Scandals Show Christian Music Has Few Moral Guardrails - Christianity Today

Michael Tait’s admissions raise questions about industry accountability.

www.christianitytoday.com

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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · Jul 17

Join me & @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social In the Church Library for a conversation with Sunita Theiss to discuss neurodiversity in faith communities and families: www.buzzsprout.com/2463181/epis...

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Kelsey Kramer McGinnis @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social · Jul 12

I have been MIA here for a while. Logging back on 👋

Here’s a picture of my youngest preparing her lunch yesterday. Real third-kid behavior here.

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Word&Way @wordandway.bsky.social · Jun 13

Our latest news roundup features insights from @bmietana.bsky.social, @jackjenkins.me, @jesus-jimz.bsky.social, @blytheb.bsky.social, @markwingdallas.bsky.social, @hannahvinueza.bsky.social, @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social, and more!

Weekly Roundup: June 13

Here’s the weekly roundup from A Public Witness. In addition to a reflection on Pentecost and protests in L.A.

publicwitness.wordandway.org

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Kelsey Kramer McGinnis @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social · Jun 12

Barstool conversion rock is faith-flavored, masculine, and at least a little bit country. What’s going on with this wave of worship music for the bros at the bar?

www.christianitytoday.com/2025/06/bars...

Worship Music Made with ‘Bubba in Mind’ - Christianity Today

Barstool conversion rock from artists like Jelly Roll is masculine, country, and faith flavored. Why is it so popular right now?

www.christianitytoday.com

Kelsey Kramer McGinnis @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social · May 16

So grateful to get to work with the Brazos team again! More soon.

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Kelsey Kramer McGinnis @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social · May 16

Beyond excited to announce that I've signed a contract for a 2nd book with @brazospress.bsky.social

Tentatively titled "Clean and Holy," the book will explore how the diet and wellness industries have adopted faith language to sell products and ideas about "good" bodies to Christian women.

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W. David O. Taylor @wdavidotaylor.bsky.social · Apr 23

The once new, become old, made new again:

“The cool thing is, there’s nothing new here. The Trinity is the center; it’s the nature of God in three persons. And here’s the oldest hymn we have, reminding us of that.” @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social

www.christianitytoday.com/2025/04/anci...

Oldest-Known Hymn Inspires New Worship Song - Christianity Today

Historian teams up with Chris Tomlin and Hillsong’s Ben Fielding to adapt rare music dating back to the third century.

www.christianitytoday.com

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Daniel Silliman @danielsilliman.bsky.social · Apr 23

From @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social at @christianitytoday.com www.christianitytoday.com/2025/04/anci...

Oldest-Known Hymn Inspires New Worship Song - Christianity Today

Historian teams up with Chris Tomlin and Hillsong’s Ben Fielding to adapt rare music dating back to the third century.

www.christianitytoday.com

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Kelsey Kramer McGinnis @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social · Apr 22

Next semester, I'm teaching the following courses in our theology program:

Worship and the Arts
Death and Dying
Poverty, Racism, and Power

And a humanities seminar on globalization.

DREAM semester. Weird to not be teaching music apprec or history for the first time in a bit, but I'm EXCITED.

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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · Apr 3

Delighted to invite you to join @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social and me In the Church Library for informal podcast conversations in this limited run series.

www.buzzsprout.com/2463181

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