Resources of the Year

2025 Outreach Resources of the Year

The best Christian resources of 2026, hand-picked across every ministry category.

The 22nd Annual Outreach Resources of the Year

The Outreach Resources of the Year honors the past year’s best books that emphasize outreach-oriented ideas that churches and organizations of all sizes can use. In this section you will discover valuable tools that belong in your library of resources to further the kingdom of God. You will reach for them time and again as they enhance your effectiveness in ministry through the years.

New Report on Sin Yields Surprising Results

Among those who do believe not attending worship is sin, 36% do not attend weekly, and 24% do not even attend monthly.

Vintage Saints and Sinners

Karen Wright Marsh: 25 Christians Who Transformed My Faith

Flannery O’Connor: Knowing God Through Mystery

Flannery O'Connor was drawn to mystery. She believed that in order to know God you have to "get down under things to find where he is."

Becoming an Unhurried Spiritual Leader

"Spiritual leadership is not so much about managing something for God as much as it is expressing the life of God in the unique situation we find ourselves in."

An Unhurried Leader

Alan Fadling: The Lasting Fruit of Daily Influence

Good News in Word and Deed

Evangelistic crusades, street preaching and spontaneous evangelism may be waning in their effectiveness, but there are many effective ways to share our faith.

No Silver Bullets

Daniel Im: Five Small Shifts That Will Transform Your Ministry

Krish Kandiah: God Is Stranger

Finding God in Unexpected Places

Rediscovering God As a Stranger

I came to know God in a new way exploring the troubling sections of the Bible—God as a stranger.