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.

Sola Scriptura Is a Hermeneutical Claim

Biblical interpretation is both a science and an art, and it has powerful implications for what we believe and how we apply God's Word.

Shifting the Power Dynamics in the Church

Power lies not in the pastors' hands but with the laypeople the pastor is called to oversee.

Safeguard Your Church with an Annual Board Meeting

Documenting the right decisions in your minutes is critical.

Overcoming Frustration in Ministry

How many times have you acted out of frustration, and thus hindered God's best for your ministry?

The 3 Legal Purposes of a Minister

What comes to mind when you hear the term "ordained"?

Is the Reformation Yesterday’s News?

We need a stronger, not a weaker, focus on Reformation theology.

The Impact of Worship on Evangelism

True worship is never about us.

Am I Being Well Led?

How Psalm 23 Shows Pastors Ways to Shepherd Their People