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.

The Top 10 Reasons Church Visitors Don’t Return

"Churches perceive they are a friendly church because the members are friendly to one another. But they don’t think about walking in the shoes of first-time guests."

Becoming a Welcoming Church

Thom Rainer: "This book is for those—whether church leaders, pastors, or members—who are willing ‘to look in the mirror.’"

Into the Night: The Mystic Way of Evangelism

Elaine A. Heath: On the margins of society, the church will once again find its God-given voice to speak to the dominant culture in subversive ways, resisting the powers and principalities, standing against the seduction of the status quo.

There Is More

Brian Houston: When the World Says You Can't, God Says You Can

Brian Houston: If You Want to Be Great, Serve—and Dream.

"The Word of God says it plainly: if you want to be great, serve. It’s the quality that set Jesus apart from all others."

Brian Houston: Living God’s Calling—Part 1

"Believers and church leaders shouldn't just be living saved. They should be living called."

Brian Houston: Equipping the Next Generation—Part 2

"What inspires me the most is setting up a new generation to win. ... The legacies we leave for people are what remain."

Friend of Sinners

Kelly M. Williams: Taking Risks to Reach the Lost