Books

Avoid the ‘Fixing Trap’

Jesus didn’t come to fix us from afar. He came to walk with us.

How the Church Can Take the Lead in Suicide Prevention

"The church is for the broken. A church without the broken is a broken church."

How to Overcome Betrayal Trauma in Ministry

With their friends’ departures, pastors have had to recalibrate the very real cost of spiritual intimacy in doing life together.

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

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."