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.

A Church Multiplication Strategy Education

Redeemer had planted enough churches that it made sense to formalize the Redeemer Network in order to train, fund and support church planters and new church plants, establishing a strong church multiplication strategy.

Becoming a Connector Church Model

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

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 God's gifts in special revelation.

Beyond Me and Mine: Understanding Local Church Community

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

Reliable Leadership Facing Ethnic Unity Challenges

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, making ethnic unity leadership essential.

Rebuilding the Local Church After a Decline

You can rebuild the local church 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.