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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.

Missions-Focused: From a Rich History to an Ongoing Practice

Anything of importance must be communicated consistently, over and over. Calvary has communicated their commitment to mission consistently.

The Go-To Evangelism Training

The students Jesus trained went on to turn the world upside down in a spiritual revolution that continues to this day.

Think Outside the Box: What Would God Plant?

Doing church in the traditional way may not be good enough in the mission context in which we're living.

What the Book of Proverbs Tells Us About Wisdom

Wisdom is about reality. It’s about real-life decision-making in real-life situations. And that is, indeed, a powerful thing.

Do People Want to Follow My Lead?

Followable leaders consistently invest in other people. They give real authority and responsibility as they encourage and develop other leaders. They even replace themselves in key positions.

2 Truths That Comfort Me in the Ups and Downs of Missions

God is where we go before we get there, and he will stay after we leave.

What Do Secular Studies on Happiness Have in Common with the Bible?

A naturalistic worldview that embraces randomness, ultimate meaninglessness, and survival of the fittest doesn’t lend itself to happiness.

A Closer Walk

When we are growing in faith, we hold the hand of our risen Lord. As we do this, we go where he goes. We feel what he feels. We do what he does.