Faithful friendship
begins with you.

Feel stuck in your friendships? You’re not alone! Building rooted community is a practice of little by little by little. If you are ready for more meaningful connection—ya know, the type of depth in your friendships that move you beyond the surface into the rich soil of life together—then you are in the right place.

Faithful friendship
begins with you.

Feel stuck in your friendships? You’re not alone!

Building rooted community is a practice of little by little by little. If you are ready for more meaningful connection—ya know, the type of depth in your friendships that move you beyond the surface into the rich soil of life together—then you are in the right place.

I’d like to introduce you to my book:

Together is a
Beautiful Place

Finding, Loving, and Keeping our Friends

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Meet Bailey

Just call me your community cheerleader!

Creating community doesn’t need to be complicated. With a life-long heart for hospitality, I offer simple friendship habits to help us build meaningful, lasting relationships.

Ready to love your corner of the world?

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Want deeper friendships? Here’s the game changer

“We cultivate the complexities of our friendships,” wrote Jeff Hall in his research on how we create intimate friendships. Hall took it upon himself in 2018 to study how people go from complete strangers to best friends. I have mentioned his research on numerous...

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June 2021 Book Favorites for You

Your June 2021 book recap is... ...filled with a lot of five-star reads. Truly, the good reading keeps on coming this summer. All of these books were binge-read in a couple of days because I could not put them down. Great stories, even better characters. Hope you find...

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How to become a person who brings people together

Many of us are nervous hosts. There are a lot of details to consider when bringing people together for a celebration, a dinner, or “just because” you want to spend time with others. Yet, I think most of our nerves could be settled with one simple truth: Just because...

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One Another, Week 2—With Bailey T. Hurley

Two Guest Articles for Peer Magazine

Peer Magazine is a new Salvation Army youth publication for ages 16–22. They speak to issues of faith, community, and culture. Here are my articles for them! Pursuing Your People July 2021 Read Article Just Say Yes September 2019 Read Article  

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