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.

The Mission of God’s People

Christopher J.H. Wright: A Biblical Theology of the Church’s Mission

The Power of a Whisper

Bill Hybels: Hearing God. Having the Guts to Respond.

Spiritual Waypoints

Bob Whitesel: Helping Others Navigate the Journey

Nudge

Leonard Sweet: Awakening Each Other to the God Who’s Already There

Eats With Sinners

Arron Chambers: Reaching Hungry People Like Jesus Did

That’s Where God Is

Dan and Ali Morrow: The story of a boy’s discovery that God is everywhere

Kindness Counts (The Berenstain Bears)

Jan and Mike Berenstain: A story about the importance of kindness

Children of God Storybook Bible

Archbishop Desmond Tutu: A Collection of Loved Bible Stories