Resources

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.

What Message Are You Sending Visitors?

By immediately communicating, ‘You are welcome here,’ you are answering guests’ big question: Should I be here?

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.

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

Wholly Jesus

Mark Foreman: His Surprising Approach to Wholeness and Why It Matters Today

The Church Growth Movement That Begins With You

From Exponential: How You and Your Friends Can Start a Missional Church Movement by Dave Ferguson and Jon Ferguson