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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.

Evangelism: When Life Happens

Hugh Halter: "If we don’t know somebody’s story we’re not going to know how to embed the gospel in a way that will make sense."

8 Essentials of Leadership—It Starts With You

"Who you are becoming as a leader is more important than what you are doing."

Micro Churches, Mega Vision

Bobby Gruenewald: "None of us has arrived. We're all in the same boat: microchurches with a mega vision."

Changing How We Change the World

"Ending extreme poverty is possible, but it must be tackled from the bottom up—with, not for, the people affected most."

Are Christians More Generous Than the General Population?

National survey measures the impact of faith on generosity and money management.

Open Secrets: Discovering God Together

“God does not want us connected only to him; he wants us connected also to one another.”

What Can Churches Learn From School Shooters?

From "thresholds of violence" to "thresholds of grace": Could this social process somehow drive the mission of the church?

Church Unknowingly Received Stolen Funds. Now What?

Church unknowingly received Ponzi scheme money in the offering. Feds now want the money back. What would you do?