Books

Back to School: Why Theological Education Matters to the Church

Evangelism is the church’s speech to the outside world, but worship is where it learns its grammar.

Learn to Linger in Grief

Imagine a church where grief isn’t ignored, but it also isn’t hopeless. Where lament isn’t a sign of weak faith, but an act of worship.

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.

Beyond Our Own Idolatry … Grace

Jud Wilhite: "Until we realize God rescued us for his fame and not our own, we’ll miss the ultimate purpose for life, which is him."

Jesus Justice: Learning and Living the Resurrection

Peter Goodwin Heltzel: "Christ’s kingdom was based on emptying oneself into shalom justice, emptying oneself into practical pacifism and emptying oneself into neighbor love."

Orphan Care: The Unexpected Difference You Can Make

Johnny Carr: "Many churches view orphan care as a 'project,' but biblically, the church is the agent God has set in place for orphan care."

Serving the God We Know, Knowing the God We Serve

Tyler Wigg-Stevenson: "What does the shape of my service look like? If I cannot save the world, what can I do in it?"

America's Changing Religious Landscape

Wesley Granberg-Michaelson: "As the West becomes post-Christian, non-Western Christianity is coming to the West."

The Church Plant Question: What Would Jesus Do?

Steve Addison: "We must look beyond what we can do and ask, 'What needs to be done? What will it look like when our task is finished?'"

Connecting Across the Religious Divide

Bob Roberts Jr.: "Are you ready to stop living in isolation as a follower of Jesus?"

Excellent at a Few Things – And Other Laws of Leadership

Gary L. McIntosh and Charles Arn: "Many churches could reduce the number of their institutional programs by 25 percent without doing any damage to their ministry. "