Books

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.

Grover Park Baptist Church: A Thread of Hope

At auction, the quilts go for hundreds or even thousands of dollars that directly help women and children in need, providing funds for baby and maternity items at the pregnancy resource center.

James N. Sells: The Best Books on Church Care

People in pain do not live in the “post-Christian era.” They go to church for help.

Can I Trust God Even When It Hurts?

I often thought of pilgrimage in abstract, idealized terms until I went through a season of suffering.

Born to Wander

Michelle Van Loon: Recovering the Value of Our Pilgrim Identity

Do Something Beautiful

R. York Moore: The Story of Everything and a Guide to Finding Your Place in It

Finding Your Place in a World Made Beautiful

When we are in the presence of beauty, our experience of it is far from sterile; it is transcendent.

Joyfully Spreading the Word

Eds. Kathleen Nielson and Gloria Furman: Sharing the Good News of Jesus

What I’m Learning About Spreading the Word in Everyday Life

There are myriad ways we can share our faith in everyday life, we just need to ask the Lord for the faith and wisdom to do it.

Rehearsing Scripture

Anna Carter Florence: Discovering God’s Word in Community

Who Gets the Platform to Speak the Word?

The question of who gets to speak in church has profound implications for our interpretation of Scripture.