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.

Suffer Differently

Hope—the future state of time that our minds long to occupy—must begin with a relationally grounded, material experience with Jesus mediated through the Spirit, the Scriptures, and, often most powerfully, his body.

Lessons From Two Sisters On Responsiveness

Refrain from allowing the distractions of ministry to overwhelm your sense of servanthood by sometimes being served by others, learning lessons from sisters responsiveness.

The Power of 2G (Gratitude & Generosity)

The next time your heart struggles to recognize Gods gifts in your life, take a moment to consider three areas of Gods generosity: relational, physical, and spiritual. This power comes from gratitude and generosity.

Jennifer Holberg on the Power of Story

We can probably all think of examples of people who get “stuck” because they can’t imagine living out a different storyline.

Surrendered Leadership

Sometimes big change masquerades as small change. We go to the meetings as we are directed by our electronic calendars, but we increasingly see these commitments and our to-do lists as Gods call on our time as we develop these priorities in prayer, embracing surrendered leadership.

How Families Serve

It’s a great paradox—the way up is down. True greatness is expressed in serving, not in dominating.

Plug Into God’s Power

A church that prays is a church that changes its focus from self to the Savior and redeems the time for God's will in the church's life.

This Isn’t How They Told Us It Would Be: Doubting Christianity

If you are no longer sure if you can believe in God, or if youre beginning to doubt Christianity, we dont assume youve lost your mind.