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.

Nurturing Young People

The ways we think about and encourage youth should be aimed at empowering them.

Scrappy Church

Thom Rainer: God’s Not Done Yet

Hope for the Scrappy Church

These are characteristics of churches that survive despite the odds.

How Heavenly-Mindedness Is Pivotal to Christianity

Christianity has been criticized of being too heavenly-minded to be of earthly good. Here's why that's not the case.

Celebrities, Depression and the Fear of Death

Ray Comfort: Fame, Fortune and Futile Lives

The Fear That Plagued Robin Williams

Robin Williams struggled with depression and alcoholism, but there was a deeper struggle.

Navigating a Polarized World as the People of God

Rick McKinley: Faith for This Moment

Living Faithfully in Exile

For Christians in a post-Christian culture, the question is how we relate to the culture.