Church - General

New edition with extra chapter looking at the impact of COVID-19 on the church. Our world needs the Church, like never before, to be full of hope. ...

Jesus commands his disciples to love one another and promises that “by this everyone will know that you are my disciples” (John 13:35). But what do...

Wellbeing is at the very heart of the gospel but, in well-intentioned efforts to keep activities running, are over busy churches simply burning-out...

In recent years, we've seen an increase in the number of Christians who are deconstructing their faith, critically analyzing Christianity and findi...

Amidst the cacophony of modern church culture, replete with noise, fog machines, and strobe lights, Pastor John MacArthur beckons us back to the si...

We are living in a time of rapid cultural change, when Christian views are often seen as outdated and even dangerous. This can leave us feeling anx...

In this thought-provoking, challenging yet easy-to-read book, Hugh Osgood asks questions about how the Church today might benefit from the kind of ...

A heartfelt and practical guide that will inspire readers to rediscover the beauty and importance of active involvement in their local church. Beyo...

As Christian nationalism and far-right ideologies gain traction in society and within parts of the Church, many UK pastors are seeking guidance. Fa...

4 Practical Ways to Serve the Local Church Church Questions is a series that seeks to provide ordinary Christians with sound and accessible biblica...

There is an unspoken crisis within the evangelical church. We like to think of the church as a haven for the hurting and broken in our world. But w...

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

Internationally recognized psychologist Diane Langberg has come face to face with the crushing trauma of sexual abuse, trafficking, domestic abuse,...

This book looks at the gospel of Jesus and the example of Jesus to motivate us to serve our church family sacrificially with our energy, time and g...

With many churches locked into congregational models and brand building, Are We Brave Enough? asks Christians to consider doing 5 things that could...

The message is basic but profound. We want guests to know they are welcome to the church. This book is a gift to guests to communicate that very me...

This guidebook with colour photographs takes you around the church and cloisters of Iona Abbey, giving you background information on the main featu...

Invites readers to discern the divine in the ordinary moments of everyday and live an examined life where everything is a form of prayer.

The church is the sleeping giant that must awaken to its mandate. By church, I mean the individual believer, the local church, and the global churc...

Each issue contains twelve session outlines for Messy Churches, running through the year from September to August. Everything you need to run your ...

Christian discipleship is endlessly compelling, because there is no limit to what God can do with a people that willingly offers their whole lives ...

Every church has its disagreements. But why do they so easily turn toxic? Loving disagreement is the problem – Christians have become too relaxed ...

On the night He was betrayed, Jesus shared a final meal with His disciples. What was so significant about this meal, and what is its ongoing import...

The Episcopal Church is embarking on a new era of liturgical reform, giving us an opportunity to reflect on why we do what we do as a body. A Chris...

Kenya, like all other nations in this world, is troubled by many social ills. As evangelical Christians we believe the solution is the gospel of Je...

Drawing on the personal experience of survivors of abuse and their allies, Letters to a Broken Church speaks directly into the existential abuse cr...

Christians agree that baptism is an essential practice in the church, and they also agree that it does not in itself save people from their sins. B...

Pastor and award-winning author analyzes popular ministry models that fail to reach the "nones" (those who claim no traditional faith) and offers p...

For many Christians, “church” is defined by attending an occasional Sunday service mired in an audience mentality. Virtually ineffective and having...

From his experience of both attending and leading churches, Sim Dendy asks some of the obvious questions about church, just in case there’s somethi...

How many times have we heard these statements… “We can’t compete with the megachurch in our town!” “A new church was started two blocks from us. We...

Few things bring more immediate scrutiny and impassioned angst among young adult Christians today than hearing the words "purity culture." Serious ...

Doing Church is the first book that Alexander wrote. It is essentially about doing church, leadership and ministry from an Empowered Evangelical or...

Finding Belonging: How One Church Built Community in an Isolated World addresses a quiet reality in many congregations: churches are often full of ...

There are so many ways we can experience lack in this life: loneliness, loss, underemployment, empty-nesting, literal hunger, and the void left by ...

Congregations today exist in an in-between, or liminal, time. The customary answers about what it means to be and do church and strategies for rene...

At a time, when many people are re-thinking their relationship to the natural world, and their understanding of church, this book is vital. This bo...

The rural church is the unsung success story of the Church of England, but is often mistakenly perceived as dying by its urban cousins. Drawing ins...

Based on extensive research, Naomi Lawson Jacobs and Emily Richardson have collected prophetic and transformative narratives of experience, shared ...

Let's face it. Church isn't working.  How many of us are actually living the abundant life Jesus promised? How many of our churches are thriving? H...

"If there is one statement of the Christian Church, it is contained in the Apostles' Creed," writes William Barclay. Professor Barclay reminds us, ...

“Jesus is my personal Lord and Savior.” No phrase captures better the ethos of modern evangelical Christianity. And while this is absolutely necess...

"Creating ‘Church’ At Home - For the elderly housebound" is focused on older people who are housebound because of frailty, disabilities or no avail...

This book is Focused on older people living with dementia, who may struggle to cope with a full-length service or Bible study. It can be used as a ...

More Satisfying than Turkish Delight, with Lion-Sized Relevance

If anyone had good reason to join the league of the “Nones,” the “Dones,” and the deconstructionists, it would be Zach Hoag. After growing up and o...