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.

Walking Through Infertility

Matthew Arbo: Biblical, Theological, and Moral Counsel for Those Who Are Struggling

Helping Couples Walk Through Infertility

Infertility is a difficult road to walk and we should walk beside those in this struggle; in Christ, no one is truly without family.

Glimmers of Hope from Tragedy

Like Job, tragedy in my life laid the foundation for a deeper relationship with God and understanding of myself.

Can’t Nothing Bring Me Down

Ida Keeling: Chasing Myself in the Race Against Time

What Is the Key to Lasting Social Change?

How do we serve the poor without creating dependence? What does serving those in distress do to us?

Serving God in Today’s Cities

Patrick Johnstone with Dean Merrill: Facing the Challenges of Urbanization

20 Truths for Our Time

The gospel exposes the lies we believe and promote in society, but ... it also answers our deeper longings.

What Is the Gospel in Jesus’ Own Words?

The gospel has seven essential elements laid out most clearly in the words of Jesus in Mark's Gospel.