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.

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.

How the Church Can Support Survivors of Domestic Violence

The first step to ending domestic abuse is educating yourself and others around you.

Centering Our Lives on Scripture

When we tell the biblical stories, we need to show that they still make sense in our society, and we need to do so in a way that reaches the heart of the next generation.

When Projects Take Precedence in Ministry

God has not forsaken your local church and ministry. He has given you the tools to 'get it done' in a season of distraction from real ministry.

Permission to Wrestle

There can be logical answers to your questions about what God allows and why some people seem protected from things while others don’t. The logic won’t always soothe your heart; however, an answer doesn’t need to be emotionally gratifying to be true.

Engaging the Whole Body of Christ in Interpretation

There are no perfect cultures. Every culture and people is challenged and made into the best version of itself through an encounter with the living God.

Does a Church Have to Die?

If the local church is going to prepare the way forward, established church leaders must draw their people back to prayer. I am not talking about just two to three minutes per service. I mean a dedicated prayer time, at least bi-weekly, if not weekly.