Books

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.

A New Horizon: What Cultural Shifts Mean for Apologetics Today

We need to teach people how to find common ground, listen well, ask probing questions, disagree lovingly and boldly share their faith.

5 Myths About Discipleship

Discipleship can be a junk drawer word; people put all kinds of things into it. And some of those things don’t belong there.

Pastor, Could Your View of Scripture Be Too Low?

If you don’t preach the Bible then you don’t have the right conviction about the Bible.

6 Ways Your Church Can Promote Mental Health

Connecting the ministries of your church to those who struggle with mental illness.

Phoebe

In God’s Kingdom, unknown people like Phoebe are tasked with important work.

Pleasing God or Pleasing People

Overcoming the drive toward people-pleasing as a pastor

3 Shifts Coming to the Church

The old way of doing things is being transformed into a new opportunity to serve the church with a more extraordinary voice.

Learning to Love

Our desire to demonstrate that we were on the right side of things—in our desire to demonstrate that we “understood” the injustice of it all—we were, despite our sincerity, turning a movement that was ostensibly about equal rights into a movement that was really about our own moral righteousness.

Teach Your Congregation How to Develop a Daily Prayer Habit

A 2018 survey by Crossway revealed that only 2% of people surveyed felt very satisfied with their prayer life. Follow these five steps to help them.