Resources

Are We in the Midst of a Gen Z Awakening?

It’s not polished or loud, but if you listen closely, from university chapels in the U.S. to underground house churches in the Middle East, you’ll hear it: a hunger for truth, a yearning for something real.

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...

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