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

The Narrow Path for the Long Haul

The benefits of having faith stretch far beyond a spiritual checkbox. They seep into how I handle stress, find hope, and relate to others.

Honoring Veterans, National Brownie Day, and More

Consider these seasonal ideas for your church to be intentional in the community, with the church body, and in best practices.

Suffering From Spiritual Anemia

We need not starve our souls or allow our relationship with God through Christ to fade like the dying embers of an untended fire. We can seek the face of God.