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Meet Tamara

For nearly thirty years, I stood at the front of a classroom and watched a generation grow up. I saw the spark in kids who felt seen — and the slow fade in the ones who didn't. I celebrated students who soared, and I grieved the ones I lost, some to despair and a few for good. Those losses never left me. They convinced me of something I now give my life to: our children aren't rejecting faith because it failed them.

About Tamara

  • When I lost students I had poured into, I couldn't accept that nothing could have been done. So I went looking for answers — not in theory, but in the trenches. I spent years studying Scripture, researching how faith actually forms in a young person, and serving youth in real discipleship. What I learned reshaped everything: children don't need more information about God. They need encounter — and the ancient, steady practices that make room for it.

  • I believe a child rooted in genuine intimacy with Christ can withstand almost anything — the anxiety, the questions about identity and sexuality, the loneliness so many carry quietly. But that intimacy is cultivated, not assumed. It grows through honest conversation, worship, community, service, and time-tested spiritual practice. My calling is to put those tools back into the hands of the adults who love these kids most.

  • Dr. Tamara Denis-Lewis is a speaker, educator, and author devoted to helping the next generation build a faith that lasts. A veteran teacher of nearly 30 years with a Doctorate of Ministry in Spiritual Formation, she equips Christian parents, churches, and schools to guide today's youth through the questions they're really asking — identity, mental wellness, and sexuality — and to anchor them in intimacy with Christ through time-tested biblical practices. She is the author of THE CRY and the founder of Into Him LLC. She'll tell you her greatest teacher has always been the Lord.

  • Education & Experience

    • Doctorate of Ministry, Spiritual Formation — North Greenville University

    • M.S. in Education — Regent University

    • B.A. in English Literature — Florida International University · Nearly 30 years as a classroom educator

    • Author of THE CRY

    • Founder of Into Him LLC

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