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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 to Streamline Your To-Do List

A simple way I've found to get rid of my bloated to-do list and focus on the things that matter each week.

5 Areas to Practice Active Listening

Practicing active listening will help you become a better leader in these areas of your life.

10 Things Not to Do to First-Time Guests

Not only should you stop doing these things, but you can stop doing them.

3 Steps to Heal Divisions in Your Church’s Leadership

How do you break through discord to get to unity?

5 Honest Questions for Discouraged Leaders

Before you decide to quit, ask yourself these questions and answer honestly.

Breaking Free From the Enemy-Making Machine

How to live the presence of Christ in a divided culture.

How I Think Differently About Funding Our Church Plant

I started off thinking that fundraising was a distraction from ministry, but now I see the deeper spiritual benefits.

5 Tips When Conflict Develops on a Team

Advice for those times when a leader needs to step in to resolve team conflict.