Real Teen Faith was a vision I had nearly 10 years ago. To talk about real issues like self-injury, faith, sex, relationships, and more with teens. To provide a safe place where we could dig into the Word and find answers.

I love teens, always have, always will. I’ve worked with teens in my home church, as a speaker, and as an author.

Real Teen Faith allowed me to mentor teens who loved to write! I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the most talented teens, nudging them, encouraging them, and many times standing back in awe at a devo or truth they shared.

While I love to autograph my own books, I get just as much joy when one of the RTF teen writers succeed. One has published her own book. Another was snagged by a great literary agency. I know that I’ll have an autographed copy of her book on my shelf one day! I expect big things from these teens.

I love the ministry aspect of Real Teen Faith. I received hundreds of e-mails from teens with questions, sometimes really hard questions, or perhaps just a request to pray.

While I’ll always have a heart for teens, I get to hand this over to one of the talented RTF writers. BJ Hamrick is funny. She’s serious about writing and mentoring teens. She was a teen when I first met her and now she’s married and her books are being considered for publication. She’s one of the best writers I ever met, and her heart for teens is crazy big.

Where am I going? I’m speaking and traveling much more with Proverbs 31 Ministries. I’m juggling books and columns and blogs and speaking. Something had to go! And after a lot of prayer, this was one of those things.

But the cool news is that Real Teen Faith goes on — with new vision and creativity and in the future a new blog design, videos, and even more growth.

Stay in touch! I’m on Facebook, twitter, and have my personal blog. I’d love to hear from you from time to time!

And BJ? You are amazing. Thanks for taking RTF to new heights!

Suzie