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.

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?

On Becoming

My Top 6 Books on Christian Identity

The Composition of the New Testament Writings

In light of the unique role that written texts have played in Christianity for two millennia, it will be helpful to briefly consider what may be determined regarding the manner in which the biblical authors composed and distributed their works.

7 Tips for Asking Really Good Questions

When it comes to evangelism, if we can learn to ask good questions, I believe we will find it much easier to have helpful, more relaxed, and more fruitful conversations about our faith in Jesus.

Follow Your Breath

Tom’s message was simple: each and every one of us is invited to encounter a God who loves, chooses, and visits us.

How Does Your Church Honor Women?

With evangelical churches often consisting of more than half of its members and volunteers being women, we see the fruit and faithfulness each and every week, and yet when it comes to the conversation about women in the Church it often gets hijacked with arguments around roles, office, and title, and in so doing we miss a bigger conversation around celebrating, equipping, and affirming the roles of women in our churches.