Books

When You Don’t Want to Read the Bible

You were ultimately made to respond to God’s heart. You were made to know the voice of the Good Shepherd, to lean on his care, to depend on his provisions, to trust in his protection. You were made to come running when your Father calls you home to sit at his table!

David Kinnaman: Start the Conversation

Church leaders must recognize that what feels hidden is actually hurting people, and that discipleship includes helping people break free from destructive patterns.

My Top 5 Books on Evangelism

The spiritual discipline of evangelism requires a faithful walk with the Lord, intentionality, understanding contexts, and connecting with people far from God.

Becoming a Connector Church

Instead of looking backward, the church should begin to look outward as it revamps how it reconnects with the community.

3 Ways to Redeem the Local Church

Three ways you can redeem the local church are to redeem the vision, space, and community connection.

A Way to Organize and Understand God’s Gifts

When we do theology, our task is not to add to what God has revealed in the Scriptures, but to order it. Theology is a way to organize and better know and understand what God has gifted us in special revelation.

Beyond Me and Mine

What does it mean to be a part of a local church?

Reliable Leadership

For the last four hundred years, racism has been ingrained in the founding and fabric of America. What this means is the gravitational pull of our culture is downward into prejudice, discrimination, and racism.

Rebuilding the Local Church After a Decline

You can rebuild from decline by staying centered on the Word, living out a missional vision and finding creative ways to keep Jesus at the forefront of the local church's work.

Am I the Only One Who Thinks This?

After long years working in the church, both sinning and being sinned against within her, I still believe in the body of Christ—the church. Why? Because I believe in Jesus now more than ever.

Making Discipleship Central

If Jesus says being a disciple and making disciples is the main thing, then that's the main thing for us. But what in the world does this look like?