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.

Starting the Conversation

Pastoral Care and Serious Mental Illness

Spiritual Formation Through Failure and Perseverance

Only perseverance based on our trust in the faithfulness of God can bring us to full completion in Christ.

Trauma and Shame: A People of Grief

When we bury our grief instead of offering it to one another, it becomes like an infection.

3 Shifts in Kid’s Ministry Design

It Is Time to Reevaluate Your Children’s Ministry Area

Discipleship in a Post-Christian Era

Where we are going is toward the image of Christ

3 Biblical Principles for Fighting Anxiety

What the Bible Teaches About Worry

Farewell, Pangaea

The proof is in the pudding and the praxis.

Single Space

Why the Church Needs to Talk About Dating