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Jill Marie Richardson

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Born

in McHenry, Illinois, The United States

Website

https://jillmrichardson.com/

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Genre

Christian, Nonfiction, Young Adult

Member Since

March 2012

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Jill is the pastor of Real Hope Community Church near Chicago. She is the author of six books and a national speaker. She has just completed her doctorate in Church Leadership in a Changing Context. Her tagline is Reframed: Picturing Faith what the Next Generation.

Jill enjoys speaking engagements on various topics, as seen on her website. She loves speaking on topics of working with the next generation, empowering women, church leadership, and writing. She loves to work with kids on writing skills and speak for events, retreats, seminars, and online events.

She has served on the boards of her local community theater and library and as a coach for the junior high Battle of the Books Team.

With three daughters, three cats, and only one husband ...more

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Celebrating Christmas in January

It was a good choice. We took Christmas down the weekend of Epiphany, as we usually do. When it came time to remove the tree in my office, though, I hesitated. I wasn’t ready. I didn’t feel I’d enjoyed it enough. Christmas went by too quickly as it was. I hadn’t sufficiently sat, as I …

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Average rating: 4.21 · 68 ratings · 23 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Hobbits, You, and the Spiritual World of Middle-Earth 4.07 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Don't Forget to Pack the Kids: Short Term Missions for Families 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	How Not To Be Noticed: My High School Anti-Plan for Success it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 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

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“A real leader knows how to help people learn to do things themselves.”
― Jill Marie Richardson, Hobbits, You, and the Spiritual World of Middle-Earth

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