Gifts for Pastors

by John Pavlovitz No one likes to eat alone; to approach a table filled with people, only to be told that despite the open chairs there isn’t room ...

by W. David O. Taylor Do our physical bodies really matter in corporate worship? Isn't our soul the most important part of us? Aren't our bodies, a...

by Scot McKnight & Laura Barringer “Scot and Laura do an amazing job of teaching us what a good church looks like.” ―Beth MooreWhat is the way ...

by Eugene Peterson Since Eugene Peterson wrote this spiritual formation classic more than forty years ago, hundreds of thousands of Christians have...

by Chip Sweney There's a growing desire among believers to reach beyond the walls of their churches to impact communities for God. But when the ave...

Paul Miller, Bestselling Author of A Praying Life, on the Transforming Power of Praying TogetherIn our current culture, the church and prayer are o...

by R. Albert Mohler, Jr. There is no more thrilling part of the Bible than the book of Acts, and no better guide to it than Albert Mohler. This fir...

Teens and emerging adults don't feel at home in the church because they are not fully included in the church body. How can congregations nurture y...

by Angela Williams Gorrell 2020 Book of the Year Award, Academy of Parish Clergy Always On provides useful tools for helping students and congregan...

by Jay Y. Kim What does it mean to be an analog church in a digital age? In recent decades the digital world has taken over our society at nearly e...

by Kevin G. Ford and Jim Singleton The world has changed. The changes around us present daunting challenges to the church, and we minister in place...

by Thom S. Rainer Most church members don't see their churches clearly. In almost all of Thom S. Rainer's consultations, church members perceive th...

by Barnabas Piper Author Barnabas Piper states in the first chapter of his book: “We are looking for something personal, something deeply meaningfu...

Angela Reitsma Bick, Peter Schuurman Canadian Christians frustrated with the Church have come ‘Undone’ and are leaving politely, almost apologetica...

by Lamar Hardwick Lamar Hardwick was thirty-six years old when he found out he was on the autism spectrum. While this revelation helped him underst...

by Ken Hindman, Landry Holmes, and Jana Magruder Based on the principle that kids and teens learn and comprehend concepts differently as they grow ...

Every Moment Holy, Volume III: The Work of the People is a book of prayers and liturgies for daily moments across all walks of life. Drawing on a r...

by Mark Glanville Plenty of books diagnose our post-Christian malaise. Here's a dynamic solution. The post-Christian cultural turn is creating the ...

by Jamaal Williams and Timothy Paul Jones Heaven is multiethnic. Are you ready for that?The Bible tells us that the congregation gathered around Go...

by Kathy Khang and Matt Mikalatos What does it look like to love someone you disagree with?Fighting, disagreements, hatred, dissension, and silenc...

by Richard Baxter Richard Baxter was vicar of Kidderminster from 1647 to 1661. In an introduction to this reprint, Dr. J.I. Packer describes him as...