Discipleship
When You Long for Friends: A Meditation for Elders’ Wives
By Megan Hill | 04.30.2021In your time as an elder’s wife, you will doubtless experience times of loneliness. You can take encouragement from the example of Paul that a desire for friends is a good desire.
Book Review: Truths We Can Touch, by Tim Chester
Review by Paul Alexander | 04.22.2021Chester has provided the church with an accessible discipling tool for teaching Christians the significance of our Christian symbols which are, despite all our disagreements, truth made tangible.
Disciple Others
By Tony Shepherd | 9Marks Journal: How to Build Up Your Church: A Guidebook for Members | 03.30.2021You don’t need to be a disciple-making guru. You just need to be available. You don’t need to be a theologian. You just need to be a means of grace to other disciples.
Not Gathering with the Church Hurts You Spiritually
By Jonathan Leeman | 03.05.2021Pandemic-weary pastor, gently encourage your pandemic-weary congregation to gather as soon as they can.
In Our Discipling Relationships, Best-Sellers Are Great . . . But the Bible Is Best
By Sam Koo | 02.22.2021Books are tremendous tools for discipling. But with so many good resources out there, we can be tempted to forget the best book on discipleship—the Bible.
Book Review: Practicing Thankfulness, by Sam Crabtree
Review by Nick Dorsey | 02.04.2021If you, like me, want to be more faithful and thankful in your calling as a pastor, Practicing Thankfulness is a good place to start.
10 Brief Reflections on an Elder’s Character
By Brandon Freeman | 02.01.2021We must realize that character isn’t only necessary for ministry; character is itself a ministry.
Book Review: Help! I’m Married to My Pastor, by Jani Ortlund
Review by Jenny Manley | 01.28.2021This book reminded me that the sacrifices of ministry are small in comparison to the great privilege it is to have a front row seat to the work the Lord is doing.
What to Do While You Drive To Church
By Derek Minton | 12.18.2020How long does it take you to get to church? Here are three things to do on your way.
Book Review: Mere Discipleship, by Alister McGrath
Review by Paul Alexander | 12.17.2020Mere Discipleship is an impressive, unique, thought-provoking book with a few shortcomings.
Best Books for Pastors in 2020
By Sam Emadi | 12.10.2020We asked pastors around the world a simple question: what books did you read in 2020 that helped you be a better pastor?
Book Review: A Way With Words, by Dan Darling
Review by Mark Redfern | 11.05.2020Far from being negative toward online interaction, A Way With Words paints a noble vision for online speech.
Book Review: Growing Healthy Asian American Churches, edited by Peter Cha, S. Steve Kang, and Helen Lee
Review by Geoff Chang | 09.24.2020My hope is that this book is the beginning of a fruitful conversation among Asian American leaders on what the Bible has to say about growing healthy Asian American churches.
Book Review: Analog Church, by Jay Kim
Review by Benjamin Vrbicek | 09.17.2020In a COVID world, many people are suddenly wondering “is virtual church enough?” Kim compellingly argues it is not.
Moving from Programs to a Culture of Discipleship in an Immigrant Church
By Mark Pakingan | 09.11.2020From my experience, immigrant churches tend toward program-centric ministry. Why? It’s complicated.
