The Religion and Family Life section is working on the strategic plan developed by the officers in January. We have several goals that we would like to pursue as we seek to promote the field of religion and family. Some of the goals include creating a section newsletter, developing curriculums for religion and family courses, as well as continuing with current projects such as the collection of syllabi and updating our bibliography. As part of this process, we are enlisting section members' participation and expertise.

As many of you know, RFL section members and NCFR staff met at the annual conference in Orlando this past November to discuss the possibility of creating a journal related to family and spirituality. While we all agreed that this is a worthwhile goal, much preparation work must be done before this can become a reality. The section will continue working toward this goal as well as others we have identified as important for the section.

2011 Religion and Family Life Section award winners: (Left) Karen Quek (Alliant International University) along with colleagues Byoungchul Joseph Jun, Hye-Sun Ro, Peter Lim, and Seongeun Kim for "Religiosity and the Constructions of Personal Development and Family Dynamics," Professional Paper Award. (Right) Julie Zaloudek (University of Wisconsin-Stout) for "Are You My Mother? Evangelical Perceptions on Maternal God Images." This is the second time that Zaloudek has received this award.