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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.

9 Ways I Reached Out to My Nonbelieving Family Members

The things that God used to nudge my mom and dad to Christ

Checking in With Friends

Every relationship has a cost, and you have to subconsciously weigh the value of that relationship against the cost in time, resources, and energy it will take to maintain and grow it.

De-Churching But Still Seeking a Spiritual Community

It's been widely noted that human beings are innately spiritual, if not religious. We are, all of us, deeply spiritual beings regardless of our individual beliefs.

Are You Carrying Leadership Baggage?

4 hang-ups that might be holding you back

Find Happiness by Planting Yourself Deeply in God’s Word

We all meditate, and we’re all shaped by the object of our meditation.

Disperse the Church

The attractional church sometimes created an opposing current as we sought to develop a decentralized network of disciple makers and microchurches.

What Changes When Your Attendance Breaks 200?

Pastoring a church of 250 is significantly different than pastoring a church of 75.

When You Need to Keep Going

When faced with adversity, we are forced to confront our fears, weaknesses, and limitations. These challenges can push us to our limits, but they can also reveal our inner strength and resilience.