Reading keeps our minds sharp and helps us stay current in our understanding of our mission. Shannon Sigler shares some recommended reading for worship, culture, and the arts.
Here’s a list of 25 books that Andrew Dragos would bring to his office should he ever serve in local ministry again. Maybe you’ll get some tips or ideas for resources to add to your own reading list or ministry library.
The new year is almost upon us, and whether choosing curriculum for small groups in the new year or fresh studies for personal use, here Andrew Dragos provides background for 3 new resources from Seedbed that are worth considering for any and all of these purposes.
The first TED talk I ever saw was one by Bobby McFerrin where he explored the connections between pentatonic scales and the human mind. I was taken aback, not only by Bobby and the links
1. Raniero Cantalamessa, Come, Creator Spirit: Meditations on the Veni Creator (Liturgical Press, 2003) This book is one of the finest treatments of the Holy Spirit and is structured as commentary on an ancient prayer,
Ask any pastor or lay leader and they will confirm that tension and anxiety are no strangers to the local church. Whether it centers around worship and music, an age-level ministry, or a set of
Earlier this year, while at a denominational church planter training, I picked Launch: Starting a New Church from Scratch (Regal Books, 2007) out of a stack of other books sheerly on the quality of cover
I have been encouraged by the recent conversation about the renewal of Wesleyan orthodoxy in the blogosphere and on twitter. (For a brief introduction to this conversation read, “Faith In Action” by Andrew Thompson, “Five
Andy Stanley is one of the most influential leaders in American Christianity today, widely read and listened to. Though he has published on his ministry approach and strategy previously, Deep and Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched
Rob Bell, author of Love Wins, has recently published a new book entitled, What We Talk about When We Talk about God. Those who are regular readers of my blog will recall that when Bell
While National Human Trafficking Awareness Month has passed, the fight against human trafficking continues steadily. One month later, it is worth being reminded about our world’s largest injustice. In our world today there are millions
With the release of Part 1 of his new commentary series on the book of Acts, we sat down with Dr. Craig Keener to discuss Luke as a historian and how Acts compares with other
