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.

Selah

We are speeding, and we need to selah instead.

What Doesn’t Kill You

Somehow, this poor guy had come to believe that the way to achieve success in life is always to push harder.

God Will Come for His Family

A generation of Christians will skip the cemetery. Modern-day Elijahs and Enochs they will be. No final breath or death. Just one moment here, the next moment there.

Heather Matthews: Beyond #MeToo

If people outside the church saw Christians empowering and advocating for women and fighting against sexism, that the gospel might actually be good news, especially for women outside the church.

Going Through The Waiting

God makes a habit of protecting us from dangers we haven’t even imagined or predicted.

Recreating a Healthy Church Culture

If God is to regain control of the local church, it will cost everyone something—from the pulpit to the pew.

The Peacemaker

Conflict is a part of life. Unless you move to a remote place, stay in a cave, and live off the land, you will experience conflict. This is because relationships involve people, people are broken, and broken people create conflict.

Finding Family: Jamie Finn’s Top 5 Books on the Church and Foster Care

The gospel message—that God sent his Son to forgive, transform and restore what sin has broken—is the hope for the people and families entangled in the broken foster care system.