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.

The Benefits of Developing Staff From Within

There are already leaders within the membership of your church. Developing them yields these benefits ...

Michael Fletcher: Empowering Leadership

How a Leadership Development Culture Builds Better Leaders Faster

Go and Make … Students

Jesus didn't ask us to take on the primary role of others' spiritual development. He is their teacher, we are invited to participate.

Discipled by Jesus

Robert Gelinas: Your Ongoing Invitation to Follow Christ

Why Not All Christians Should Aspire to Be Leaders

We've conflated discipleship with leadership development, but they are not rungs on the same ladder. Here's why.

A Contrarian’s Guide to Knowing God

Larry Osborne: Spirituality for the Rest of Us

The Essential Jonathan Edwards

Owen Strachan and Douglas Sweeney: An Introduction to the Life and Teaching of America’s Greatest Theologian

Jonathan Edwards on the Beauty and Excellency of God

Jonathan Edwards believed that our theology, like the Bible, begins and ends with the beauty and excellency of God.