Resources for Every Pastor’s Library

Apostolic Imagination: Recovering a Biblical Vision for the Church’s Mission Today by J.D. Payne (Baker Academic)

Church Planting Is for Wimps: How God Uses Messed-Up People to Plant Ordinary Churches That Do Extraordinary Things by Mike McKinley (Crossway)

Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches by Peyton Jones (Zondervan)

Hero Maker: Five Essential Practices for Leaders to Multiply Leaders by Dave Ferguson and Warren Bird (Zondervan)

The Honest Guide to Church Planting: What No One Ever Tells You About Planting and Leading a New Church by Tom Bennardo (Zondervan)

Launch: Starting a New Church From Scratch by Nelson Searcy and Kerrick Thomas (Baker Books)

Planting a Church Without Losing Your Soul: Nine Questions for the Spiritually Formed Pastor by Tim Morey (IVP Academic)

The Starfish and the Spirit: Unleashing the Leadership Potential of Churches and Organizations by Lance Ford, Rob Wegner and Alan Hirsch (Zondervan Reflective)

Together for the City: How Collaborative Church Planting Leads to Citywide Movements by Neil Powell and John James (IVP)

Outreach Magazine
Outreach Magazinehttp://outreachmagazine.com

Outreach magazine publishes ideas, innovations, resources and stories to help church leaders reach their communities and change the world. Founded in January 2003 by church communications company Outreach Inc., Outreach is an award-winning, bimonthly periodical for church leadership and is available by subscription and on Amazon.com. Find out more at outreachmagazine.com

Passion Church: Doughnuts and Disciples

They got the word out about a Monday-night ministry for kids ages 5 to 12 called DD for JC—Dunkin’ Donuts for Jesus Christ.

When You Take Matters Into Your Own Hands

When we become our own chief advocate, we are once again taking the place of God. Because advocating for us is actually not our job; it’s Jesus’s job.

7 Ways to Build Momentum This Fall

With the change of seasons and school starting back up, fall is a time when so many people reset and create their new schedules. So this is a great opportunity for your church to connect (and reconnect) people with Jesus.