Resources for Every Pastor’s Library

Apostolic Imagination: Recovering a Biblical Vision for the Church’s Mission Today by J.D. Payne (Baker Academic)

Church Planting Is for Wimps: How God Uses Messed-Up People to Plant Ordinary Churches That Do Extraordinary Things by Mike McKinley (Crossway)

Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches by Peyton Jones (Zondervan)

Hero Maker: Five Essential Practices for Leaders to Multiply Leaders by Dave Ferguson and Warren Bird (Zondervan)

The Honest Guide to Church Planting: What No One Ever Tells You About Planting and Leading a New Church by Tom Bennardo (Zondervan)

Launch: Starting a New Church From Scratch by Nelson Searcy and Kerrick Thomas (Baker Books)

Planting a Church Without Losing Your Soul: Nine Questions for the Spiritually Formed Pastor by Tim Morey (IVP Academic)

The Starfish and the Spirit: Unleashing the Leadership Potential of Churches and Organizations by Lance Ford, Rob Wegner and Alan Hirsch (Zondervan Reflective)

Together for the City: How Collaborative Church Planting Leads to Citywide Movements by Neil Powell and John James (IVP)

Outreach Magazine
Outreach Magazinehttp://outreachmagazine.com

Outreach magazine publishes ideas, innovations, resources and stories to help church leaders reach their communities and change the world. Founded in January 2003 by church communications company Outreach Inc., Outreach is an award-winning, bimonthly periodical for church leadership and is available by subscription and on Amazon.com. Find out more at outreachmagazine.com

A Heart Satisfied With Jesus Alone

Culture whispers that fulfillment is about getting more, being more, achieving more. But I know the truth—chasing those things will always wear me out and leave me thirsty.

Fresh Start Christian Church: Summer Solution

The church resides in what used to be a YMCA building complete with a gym, a kitchen and playground equipment, making it the perfect place to hold Summer Break.

The Trend of Personal Authority

The rise of the nones is about the rejection of church attendance and denominational affiliations, not personal spiritual practices. But those practices, and whatever beliefs may accompany them, are highly individualized.