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.

Juggling the Daily Demands of a Pastor

It's eye-opening to consider all the small ways a pastor is involved in the life of the church. How can we find balance?

Faithful and Fractured

Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell and Jason Byassee: Responding to the Clergy Health Crisis

Why Listening Is Essential to Preaching

Preaching Jesus Christ is primarily a theological practice, so preachers must first sit under the Word in order to preach it.

Preaching Jesus Christ Today

Annette Brownlee: Six Questions for Moving from Scripture to Sermon

Integrative Preaching

Kenton C. Anderson: A Comprehensive Model for Transformational Proclamation

Putting the Beauty Back in Evangelism

In reducing the gospel to a set of beliefs to be conveyed, we've lost sight of the beauty of the message. We must reclaim it.

Evangelism After Pluralism

Bryan Stone: The Ethics of Christian Witness

Face-to-Face With the God of Secularism

In our culture ruled by secularism, we must necessarily rethink the way we engage as effective followers of Christ.