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.

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.

The Discipleship Gospel

Bill Hull and Ben Sobels: What Jesus Preached—We Must Follow

Serving God in a Migrant Crisis

Patrick Johnstone with Dean Merrill: Ministry to People on the Move

8 Ways You Can Help Immigrants

These methods for reaching out to immigrants and refugees can go a long way toward making them feel welcome.

Transforming Presence

Daniel Henderson: How the Holy Spirit Changes Everything—From the Inside Out

The Power of God’s Transforming Presence

God's presence transforms everything. Everything that he has done, he has done to draw us to himself.

How to Win the Battle With Distraction—And Why You Must

A day in my life reveals just how constant are the distractions that war against quiet reflection.