Resources

Brandon O’Brien’s Top Books on Small Church Ministry

Rather than being a subcategory of American ministry, the small church is the norm. If you take a longer and broader view, most churches throughout history and in most parts of the world are and always have been small.

Nirup Alphonse: It Starts With Hospitality

The point of hospitality is not to entertain; it is to tell a better story and invite people into the story of God. That's what people need. That's what they're longing for. They want to be a part of that story. And that story is transforming. That story is eternal. That story is enduring. That story is faithful.

Gene Appel: Do Less Ministry; Reach More People

None of the programs at our church were bad in and of themselves. The volume of it just prevented us from being focused on building relationships with those who are far from God. So, we had to do less ministry to reach more people. It sounds funny, but people had to be trained in how to do life with nonbelievers or people spiritually disinterested.

David Kinnaman: Deconstruction Demystified

Deconstruction may not be about finding reasons to leave, but rather seeking guidance for a deeper stage of faith.

Mike Sharrow: Get Business Leaders in the Game

The church is one giant sleeper cell that periodically worships and reviews playbooks on Sundays. How do we begin to activate them Monday through Friday to live and work that out?

New Trends in Kids’ Check-In

When ministries can quickly and easily access essential information, they better understand trends and ratios for more informed decision-making.

Outreach in the Story of the Triune God

Theology is faith thinking coherently about the big biblical picture and our place in it.

Doing Life Together

The practice of “doing life together” can inspire people to endeavor great things and to live in ways that can transform individuals and culture.

The Next Level: A Snapshot of Church Multiplication Trends

Seventeen percent of churches say they were directly or substantially involved in a church plant that opened in the last three years.

Love in Motion

Jesus came to us. It is that same incarnational example that moves us to go to our community.

Stand Strong With These Top 7 Books on Stress Resilience

Scripture is full of biblical characters who, by God’s grace, found victory amid difficult circumstances.