Resources

Dave Ferguson: Multiplying Leaders

Every leader needs to have an apprentice. Even the lead pastor, as you're thinking about what's next, you need to have an apprentice so you can put that person in that role and you can commission them to go.

Nicole Martin: A Different Kind of Leadership

When I go to a great restaurant and it’s really good, no one ever has to tell me, “Could you let other people know?” I cannot wait to tell other people, first of all, that I've been, and second of all, how good the food is. I think we have lived our Christian lives on the periphery of God's grace and goodness and favor for so long that we don't know how good the food is for ourselves.

Tanita Maddox: Showing Up for Gen Z

There are just so many things that are compelling about the triune God and the way that triune God has enacted redemption for us and continues to sanctify us after we follow him. We just have to pull the contextualization out for our young people so they can see it on their terms.

Audio Bible Technology Growing in Popularity, Necessity

Bible.is mobile app, other efforts make engaging God’s Word easier

A New Kind of Big: How Churches of Any Size Can Partner to Transform Communities

Excerpt from Chapter 10, "Orbit: Launching Christians Into Channels of Influence"

The Next Christians: The Good News About the End of Christian America

Adapted from Chapter 11, "The Next Big Shift"

Faith in Real Life: Creating Community in the Park, Coffee Shop, and Living Room

Excerpt: Chapter 4, “Hermaphrodites and Other Lovable People: Finding Hubs,” from “Faith in Real Life” by Mike Tatlock

True Religion: Taking Pieces of Heaven to Places of Hell on Earth

Excerpt: Chapter 8, “Leave Your Mark,” from "True Religion" by Palmer Chinchen

Transformation: Discipleship That Turns Lives, Churches and the World Upside Down

Bob Roberts Jr.: "What Would It Look Like for the Church to Turn the World Upside Down" (Excerpt: Chapter 7)

Hipster Christianity: When Church and Cool Collide

Excerpt: "Authentic Christian Cool," from Chapter 12 of “Hipster Christianity” by Brett McCracken

Church Productions Expand Outreach with Online Ticketing

Louisiana congregation finds visitors more likely to buy tickets online than in person