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.

ReClaimed Church

Bill Henard: How Churches Grow, Decline, and Experience Revitalization

When to Go Through a Targeted Revitalization

At some point, all churches will be in need of some type of revitalization. Here's how to know when it's time.

The Books That Have Influenced Me Most

How many books you read is not the important thing. How deeply you read them will determine the lasting effect they will have on you.

The Power of the 72

John Teter: Ordinary Disciples in Extraordinary Evangelism

The Biggest Problem in the New Testament

Jesus said that the harvest is ripe but the workers are few. How can we reawaken our evangelistic zeal?

Living an Undying Hope

J.R.R. Tolkien coined the term eucatastrophe to describe a story's sudden happy turn. Where do we find such a hope?

Mere Hope

Jason Duesing: Life in an Age of Cynicism

A Simple Note That Changed a Life

Small acts of kindness and love can bear long-term fruit in others' lives. God has given us the power to influence each other.