Books

Back to School: Why Theological Education Matters to the Church

Evangelism is the church’s speech to the outside world, but worship is where it learns its grammar.

Learn to Linger in Grief

Imagine a church where grief isn’t ignored, but it also isn’t hopeless. Where lament isn’t a sign of weak faith, but an act of worship.

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.

Ruth Everhart: The #MeToo Reckoning

The #MeToo Reckoning

Facing the Church’s Complicity in Sexual Abuse

Jesus endowed women with the same value and worth as men.

Sheila Wise Rowe: Healing Racial Trauma

The Road to Resilience

Transcending Racial Trauma and Fear

There is also strength in numbers when people of color show up en masse.

Charles Stone: How to Start and Stay Strong in a New Church Job

Every Pastor’s First 180 Days

Navigating the Honeymoon Period at a Church

Five helpful change management concepts

Youth Mental Illness Dynamics to Consider

Building a framework for recovery