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.

What the Prophet Amos Had to Say About Economic Justice

We can gather a great deal of insight on how God feels about economic injustice from the prophet Amos.

Missional Economics

Michael Barram: Biblical Justice and Christian Formation

The Come Back Effect

Jason Young and Jonathan Malm: How Hospitality Can Compel Your Church’s Guests to Return

How to Be Fully Present With Your Guests

Here are six practical ways you can make sure you're fully present to your guests.

Your Marriage Today … and Tomorrow

Crawford and Karen Loritts: Making Your Relationship Matter Now and for Generations to Come

3 Habits for Cultivating a Healthy Marriage

Here are three habits that will help you cultivate a healthy marriage and weather the storms that come with being human.

Recovering a Revolutionary Gospel

The modern version of the gospel we're preaching doesn't have the power of the first century gospel that we need to recover.

Insurgence

Frank Viola: Reclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom