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.

Vintage Saints and Sinners

Karen Wright Marsh: 25 Christians Who Transformed My Faith

Flannery O’Connor: Knowing God Through Mystery

Flannery O'Connor was drawn to mystery. She believed that in order to know God you have to "get down under things to find where he is."

Becoming an Unhurried Spiritual Leader

"Spiritual leadership is not so much about managing something for God as much as it is expressing the life of God in the unique situation we find ourselves in."

An Unhurried Leader

Alan Fadling: The Lasting Fruit of Daily Influence

Developing Emotionally Mature Leaders

Aubrey Malphurs: How Emotional Intelligence Can Help Transform Your Ministry

Why Emotional Intelligence Matters

We tend to distrust our emotions, but being attuned to our emotions and those of our team is an essential component of leadership.

Good News in Word and Deed

Evangelistic crusades, street preaching and spontaneous evangelism may be waning in their effectiveness, but there are many effective ways to share our faith.

No Silver Bullets

Daniel Im: Five Small Shifts That Will Transform Your Ministry