Josh Packard

Executive Director, Springtide Research Institute

Josh has a doctorate in sociology from Vanderbilt University and he’s the author of several books including Meaning Making: 8 Values that Drive America’s Newest Generations, Church Refugees: Why People are Done with Church but Not their Faith, and the new book Stuck: Why Clergy Are Alienated from Their Calling, Congregation, and Career ... and What to Do about It. Josh is a sought-after speaker and author and has been featured in Orange Students, Exponential, Christianity Today, Lifeway Research, and more.