Books

Back to School: Why Theological Education Matters to the Church

Evangelism is the church’s speech to the outside world, but worship is where it learns its grammar.

Learn to Linger in Grief

Imagine a church where grief isn’t ignored, but it also isn’t hopeless. Where lament isn’t a sign of weak faith, but an act of worship.

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.

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.

Serving In the Gutters

Being a lay missionary is not always helping the ones you want to help but helping all those who have fallen short of the glory of the Lord.

The Secret to Healing the Racial Divide

Racism and racial injustice are sins so deeply embedded in our culture that it is going to require disciples of Jesus who thoroughly rely on the Holy Spirit and who passionately inhabit Jesus’ love to change things.

Major Shift in the Top 10 Best-Selling Bible Translations the Past Year

Is the New Living Translation headed toward replacing the NIV as the No. 1 preferred translation?

What You Need to Know About 501(c)(3) Compliance

What could be at stake if you don't comply with the IRS' requirements for tax-exempt churches?

Purpose, Passion and Position

Will your local church change or keep doing the same thing, expecting different results?