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.

How Do We Define “Success” in Ministry?

God is working. But it’s not flashy, predictable, or perhaps even noticeable to the surrounding community.

Put Out the Welcome Mat

There are endless opportunities to turn unused space into community space, but it will take a flexible and agile leadership eye to embrace change.

It Starts With Just One

Church members were responsible for inviting their “one” to church where a banquet was held and an invitation to join the church family was given. More than 40 people joined.

Doing Apologetics Well

Telling people stories about how God has come through for you or for people you know can speak powerfully to them.

What Does It Mean to Love Your Neighbor?

One of the most disorienting things for many Christians in the West today is finding that they’re on the moral low ground in the eyes of their non-Christian friends and neighbors.

Repurposing Your Space

The one thing a faltering church typically has is space: empty classrooms, parking lots, education buildings, or offices. How can your local church leverage that area to help the community?

Arriving Home

How do we get so caught up in believing this journey is all about us? The pressure’s off, friend; all the glory belongs to Christ.

More Than You Were Meant to Carry

The antidote to pride is still humility, but a kind of humility that’s different from what we’re used to. We typically think of humility as thinking lowly of oneself, and we don’t struggle to think lowly of ourselves.