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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.

An Unlikely Partnership: Mainline Church and Evangelical Church Plant

A historic church in Cleveland has been resurrected through a merger with a church plant.

Dealing With the Biggest Leadership Flaw

Leaders must say what they mean, and mean what they say.

5 Suggestions When Obedience Is Costly

Remember these things when obedience is painful.

Is There a Grain of Truth in Every Criticism?

How should leaders respond to criticism that seems unmerited?

5 Small Habits That Make You a Better Leader

These habits may seem obvious at face value, but we have to constantly remind ourselves to follow through with them.

10 Ways to Respond to the Reality of Church Shoppers

Church shoppers are a tough aspect of ministry. Here are some things to remember.

The Truth About Suffering

We have two options as we face the pain of our daily lives.

8 Tangible Ways to Love Your Neighbors

We take Jesus’ command to love our neighbor seriously by taking it literally.