Brian outlines his and his churches journey from the church model as a drop off spot for spiritual formation of children to enabling parents to become teachers and facilitators of religious formation.
This is a fantastic book for church staff and leaders that are ready to take the next step in redesigning their spiritual formation from K-12. Don't try to replicate it, but let the book be a starting point in the discussion at your location with your specific cultural situations (local circumstances, denominational, culture, theological, etc. etc.). Shift presents the first step in redirecting parents to a more healthy role and relationship with their children; however, resistance will be strong. I'd love to see how or if this morphs after 10 years application.
Critiques: (theological quibbles and difference of opinion in the rite of passage section). Also, I would have liked some mention of single parents (the whole book assumed nuclear family atmosphere). Lastly, the Milestone reference material had a lot of conservative material and needed some progressive material to balance it out. ( )