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.

How Befriending a Refugee Changed Me

Shawn Smucker: Once We Were Strangers

What God Has to Do With Your Creativity

We are in an age of incredible creativity, but have we stopped to ask where it comes from and why?

How the Church Can Lead Efforts in Reconciliation and Justice

Eric Mason: An Urgent Call for Christians in America to Confront Racism and Injustice

Practicing Hospitality Is a Key to Understanding

Hospitality is the key to developing an appreciation for and celebrating members of all ethnicities as bearers of the image of God.

Why Purity Is Not a Private Matter

Ultimately, compromising our purity and integrity reveals a sinful heart with broader implications.

Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment

Hannah Anderson: All That Is Good

Loving Refugees and Immigrants

Kent Annan: You Welcomed Me

Refugees, Immigrants and the Kingdom of God

In balancing the legitimate concerns on both sides of the immigration debate, we must remember we are citizens of the kingdom first.