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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.

Megan Fate Marshman: Everyday Grace

While influence tends to want to go upwards and grow to the right, I am fighting to go down to the left, and it takes a lot of intentionality.

What Does It Mean That We’ll Still Be Finite in Heaven?

The promise of Heaven is not that we will become infinite—that would be to become inhuman. It’s that we’ll be far better finite humans than we have ever been.

How Can We Help Others Uncover Their Spiritual Gifts?

The more we pastors help people discover, develop and deploy their spiritual gifts, the healthier our churches become. In this post I suggest six...

Starting a Church in 2020

Church planters share their advice from the front lines.

What if Your Mission Trip Is Canceled?

If you, or your church, had plans for a mission trip this summer, you know it’s not happening. Travel fears and restrictions, global quarantine...

21 Great Practices You’ll Never Regret Adopting

You probably already have some regrets as a leader. I know I do. Not only as a leader, but as a husband, dad and friend too....

Why Being ‘Good Enough’ Will Never Be Good Enough

My family loves the movie The Greatest Showman. It’s the (highly embellished) account of P.T. Barnum’s rise to success. There’s a moving scene where...

Optimizing Online Services Without Cannibalizing In-Person Services

I keep hearing people say, “When it is back to normal …” Well, that ship has sailed. Even when it is “back to normal,” it will...

How Should Christians Respond to Culture?

Throughout the years, many have turned to H. Richard Niebuhr, who classically outlined the various responses that could be made in light of the...

How Christians Can Live Countercultural Lives in This World

The Scriptures are clear that as believers we are to be different. “Dear friends, you are foreigners and strangers on this earth.” —1 Peter 2:11 Pretty...