Faithful friendship
begins with you.

Feel stuck in your friendships? You’re not alone! Building rooted community is a practice of little by little by little. If you are ready for more meaningful connection—ya know, the type of depth in your friendships that move you beyond the surface into the rich soil of life together—then you are in the right place.

Faithful friendship
begins with you.

Feel stuck in your friendships? You’re not alone!

Building rooted community is a practice of little by little by little. If you are ready for more meaningful connection—ya know, the type of depth in your friendships that move you beyond the surface into the rich soil of life together—then you are in the right place.

I’d like to introduce you to my book:

Together is a
Beautiful Place

Finding, Loving, and Keeping our Friends

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Meet Bailey

Just call me your community cheerleader!

Creating community doesn’t need to be complicated. With a life-long heart for hospitality, I offer simple friendship habits to help us build meaningful, lasting relationships.

Ready to love your corner of the world?

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3 signs you may be in a toxic friendship

Friendships are never neutral. Either you are experiencing a friendship that fills you up or leaves you empty. Friends either cheer you on or hold you back. They can point you in the right direction or mislead you down a different path. Have you heard the phrase, "you...

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Bailey’s 25 Best Books of 2020

In 2020, I read 145 books--clearly the quarantine did not slow me down. My goal in 2020 was to read all sorts of genres so you are going to see foodie memoirs, thrillers, and sci-fi epics. You'll also see my favorite Christian nonfiction, romance and detective series...

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The necessity of making new friends at any stage of life

Doesn’t matter what age or what stage of life you are in—you will always need to be practicing the art of making new friends. It may seem that once you have achieved some level of comfortability with a group of people, you will never need to put yourself out there to...

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One Another, Week 2—With Bailey T. Hurley

Two Guest Articles for Peer Magazine

Peer Magazine is a new Salvation Army youth publication for ages 16–22. They speak to issues of faith, community, and culture. Here are my articles for them! Pursuing Your People July 2021 Read Article Just Say Yes September 2019 Read Article  

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