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.

Discipleship and Spiritual Growth: 13th Annual Outreach Resources of the Year

Dave Ferguson and Jon Ferguson: Five Awakenings to Your New Life

Counseling and Relationships: 13th Annual Outreach Resources of the Year

Curt Thompson: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves

Devotional: 13th Annual Outreach Resources of the Year

J.D. Greear: Why the Spirit Inside You is Better Than Jesus Beside You

Children: 13th Annual Outreach Resources of the Year

Brian Dollar: How to Lead Kids Through Life’s Tough Topics

Youth: 13th Annual Outreach Resources of the Year

Holman Publishers: Essential Teen Study Bible

The Story of King Jesus

Ben Irwin, for kids: With vivid illustrations, the big picture, from Creation to cross

Bivocational Perspective: Redeeming the Curse of Labor

Hugh Halter: "I will never lament the 20-some years God blessed me with a trade that would sustain my full-time calling to ministry."