Resources

David Washington’s Top Books on Youth Ministry

Adolescence and teen years are a small window of time that will fundamentally shape who young people will become as adults. The church cannot afford to miss the opportunity to guide those under our care.

Tiffany Stein’s Top 5 Books on Grief

Tiffany Stein is an ordained minister who also serves as a fourth-grade teacher. She previously served as a women’s pastor and marriage and care...

Understanding the ‘Simple Church’ Movement

Explore the simple church movement and how small, relationship-driven faith communities contrast with traditional church structures.

Heather Matthews: Beyond #MeToo

If people outside the church saw Christians empowering and advocating for women and fighting against sexism, that the gospel might actually be good news, especially for women outside the church.

Going Through The Waiting

God makes a habit of protecting us from dangers we haven’t even imagined or predicted.

Recreating a Healthy Church Culture

If God is to regain control of the local church, it will cost everyone something—from the pulpit to the pew.

The Peacemaker

Conflict is a part of life. Unless you move to a remote place, stay in a cave, and live off the land, you will experience conflict. This is because relationships involve people, people are broken, and broken people create conflict.

A Gift for the City

The campus is now busy seven days a week. On nice days, families come to play at the outdoor playground; when the weather is bad, they go to the indoor playground instead.

Finding Family: Jamie Finn’s Top 5 Books on the Church and Foster Care

The gospel message—that God sent his Son to forgive, transform and restore what sin has broken—is the hope for the people and families entangled in the broken foster care system.

How the Church Can Support Survivors of Domestic Violence

The first step to ending domestic abuse is educating yourself and others around you.

Centering Our Lives on Scripture

When we tell the biblical stories, we need to show that they still make sense in our society, and we need to do so in a way that reaches the heart of the next generation.