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.

Krish Kandiah: God Is Stranger

Finding God in Unexpected Places

Rediscovering God As a Stranger

I came to know God in a new way exploring the troubling sections of the Bible—God as a stranger.

How to Lead When Change is Painful

Sometimes leaders have to be willing to cause short-term pain in pursuit of greater long-term gain.

Practices of Love

Kyle David Bennett: Spiritual Disciplines for the Life of the World

Practicing a New Way of Life

Our habits include sinful patterns, so living rightly takes practice. We can learn a lot from the 4th century monastics.

The Yes Effect

Luis Bush: Accepting God’s Invitation to Transform the World Around You

You Face Resistance—How Can You Choose Joy?

We can expect resistance when we are doing the work of God, but God has promised to protect and sustain us.