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.

Grace Is Greater

Kyle Idleman: God’s Plan to Overcome Your Past, Redeem Your Pain and Rewrite Your Story

Why Is ‘Sin’ the Key to Grace?

Many people have trouble with a God that holds us to a standard of righteousness, but we don't even meet our own standard.

When It’s Good to Talk to Yourself

Seeking renewal physically, mentally, socially/emotionally and spiritually is an active, not passive discipline.

Sustainable Children’s Ministry

Mark DeVries and Annette Safstrom: From Last-Minute Scrambling to Long-Term Solutions

How to Prevent Burnout in Children’s Ministry

To be in any ministry, but especially children's ministry, for the long haul, you've got to focus on personal health.

15 Things Seminary Couldn’t Teach Me

Ed. Colin Hansen and Jeff Robinson Sr.

The Busy Preacher’s (Essential) Guide to Ethnicity and Culture

For busy pastors everywhere: Here are some great ways to get a quick but effective understanding of issues of culture and ethnicity.

The Worlds of the Preacher

Scott Gibson: Navigating Biblical, Cultural and Personal Contexts