“As Thoreau once said, ‘Think of our life in nature,—daily to be shown matter, to come in contact with it.’ The bird, flitting into our overstimulated consciousness, is the perfect example; as this fine book makes clear, the chance to pay attention is a great gift.”
—Bill McKibben, author, environmental activist, and Schumann Distinguished Scholar, Middlebury College 

“Sutterfield not only educates about birds; he shows how to think with birds. Ancient monks, distinguished theologians, and nature philosophers ride along with him on his feathered explorations into nature’s rhythms and rituals.”
—Trish O’Kane, author of Birding to Change the World 

“I feel like I have glimpsed something of God in the azure flash of a tiny indigo bunting and the sublime grandeur of a bald eagle’s gaze. In this wise and inviting book, Sutterfield helps us understand the wondrous intersection of Creator and creation in these beings who defy gravity. Read this book to learn how to listen and look for feathered companions who teach us to lift up our hearts.”
—James K. A. Smith, Calvin University, author of How to Inhabit Time and Make Your Home in This Luminous Dark 

“I met Ragan Sutterfield early in my journey into wild church. He is a fellow edgewalker and pioneer in integrating the holy mystery of the natural world with the Christian faith. In this intimate book, Watch and Wonder, Ragan shares his experiences of the Holy through his relationship with a series of common birds, stretching the understanding of beloved community beyond those of our own church or our own species. These stories offer a gift of sacramental sight through the lives of birds as apostles of mystery while staying rooted in the sacraments of the church. Nature and Spirit are, in fact, not separate.”
—Victoria Loorz, author of Church of the Wild and Field Guide to Church of the Wild and host of The Holy Wild podcast 

“As a birder, I loved Watch and Wonder. As a pastor, I found myself saying amen on every page. Through birding and its myriad of challenges and delights, Ragan Sutterfield guides us in patient attention and persistent hope, helping us listen to ‘a quiet world ready to speak’ and, in so doing, open ourselves anew to the voice of God.”
—Courtney Ellis, author of Looking Up: A Birder’s Guide to Hope Through Grief 

National and online publicity campaign targeting birdwatching and nature media and progressive Christian and spirituality media

Trade and Christian advertising

Social media campaign targeting birders, older adults, progressive Christians and spiritual seekers, and those interested in nature and literary writing

Events such as the Calvin Festival of Faith and Writing (April) and the Biggest Week in American Birding (May)

Seasonal promotional opportunities such as Earth Day, gifting holidays like Mother's Day or Father's New, Holiday gifting, and New Year New You