The High Definition Family was conceived in 2000
when in our first year of marriage, Heidi and I were looking for a
faith-based guide for a family visioning process. To our surprise,
there weren't any! So we set about instead adapting what we had done
personally and with churches and created a family visioning process.
Last January, eight years later, we felt the call to
begin creating a visioning process for families of every size,
age-range, and structure. We interviewed lots of families to learn
more about their needs, ideas, successes, and struggles. We're pleased
and grateful to make available to you The High Definition Family journey!
Sayer Strauch
Sayer has compassion for those who long for meaning and wholeness in their lives. Author of The High Definition Family,
he has coached hundreds of individuals, couples, families, teens and
young adults, on marriage, communication, Bible study,
relationship-building, faith, divorce, abuse, sexuality, parenting and
spiritual growth, He has served as pastor of churches in Clatskanie,
Oregon and Corona, California.
Sayer grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and lives with his wife, Heidi, and their three children, six-year-old Emma, and three-year-olds Nathan and Ian in Vancouver, Washington. Sayer loves chocolate coconut ice cream and miniature golf (despite Heidi cleaning his plow on more than one occasion).
Heidi is passionate about being the best mother she can be and helping other families be loving, healthy, and strong. In her spare time Heidi practices as an attorney licensed in the State of Oregon. She acts as sounding board, copy-editor, and administrator for Soul Shapes and The High Definition Family. Heidi is a supporter and advocate for breastfeeding mothers and babies.
Soul Shapes:Connecting followers more powerfully with Jesus
Sayer founded Soul Shapes in January, 2008.
Soul Shapes is a ministry of spiritual formation and coaching that
connects followers more powerfully with Jesus. Soul Shapes addresses
the needs of families, ministry teams and leaders.
Sayer has a passion and a calling as a pastor of
spiritual formation. He has compassion for those who long to directly
encounter God and to be healed and whole, fueled and empowered for
living. Sayer teaches in a way that encourages and welcomes questions,
exploring, learning, applying what we learn, experiencing and growth.
Sayer is available to teach classes, provide workshops, lead seminars and for speaking.
Heidi is passionate about being the best mother she can be and helping other families be loving, healthy, and strong. In her spare time Heidi practices as an attorney licensed in the State of Oregon. She acts as sounding board, copy-editor, and administrator for Soul Shapes and The High Definition Family. Heidi is a supporter and advocate for breastfeeding mothers and babies.