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For the Family

Open Call for Contributors

We are so thankful for our Contributor team who writes to encourage families and point them closer to Christ and today, we are thrilled to let you know that we have a handful of open contributor spots to add to our team on a monthly or bi-monthly schedule. If you are interested in being a part of this awesome community and ministry by writing for For The Family, we’d love for you to submit an article to be considered.

Here are the details:

If selected as a Contributor we ask that you commit to:

  • Submitting blog posts onto our WordPress platform by the 15th of each month prior to the month your post is scheduled. 
  • Sharing your post on your own blog (excerpt only) and social media the day it goes live on For The Family, as well as respond to reader comments that day.
  • Understanding that posts published at forthefamily.org cannot be re-published elsewhere without crediting For The Family.

If you are interested in becoming a regular Contributor for For The Family, please submit your article, following the guidelines below by Saturday, December 22, 2018.

For The Family Contributor Submission Guidelines

For your convenience, you can also download these Guidelines as a PDF here which also includes helpful tips for creating a strong blog post and a Submission Checklist to be sure you have included everything. Please read it carefully before submitting your post.

Only submissions sent to the For The Family assistant at ftfassistant2@gmail.com will be considered.

Submissions should be complete posts between 500-700 words in length. Please include a Statement of Faith with your submission. Include your bio and photograph with your submission. You may include a link to your blog (if applicable) and any other social media channels.

You will receive confirmation that your submission was received. New contributors will be selected and notified by January 5, 2019.

We are sorry, but due to the volume of submissions received, we cannot give specific feedback on submissions that are not accepted.

Looking forward to reading your posts!

Patrick and Ruth


About Patrick and Ruth Schwenk

Hello! We are Patrick and Ruth Schwenk, the creators of The Better Mom (www.thebettermom.com) and The Dig for Kids (www.thedigforkids.com). We met while attending the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, IL. We have been married for sixteen years and currently have four children ages six to thirteen. We love serving in ministry, spending time together as a family, reading, drinking lots of coffee, and resting in God’s grace.