Be inspired to grow in your love for and commitment to your local church as you understand what it means to belong to God’s family.God calls us to be "devoted to one another in love" (Romans 12:10). What does this look like for us today? How can we be the kind of church member who makes a real difference?This timely and engaging book by Tony Merida explores what church is, why being part of it is exciting, and why it’s worthy of our love and commitment. He sets out eight pr...

"I eagerly commend this series."— R. Albert Mohler Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryThe most important time to be at church is when you don't feel like it.Feelings are complicated and fickle, yet they often reveal what you really want or think. When you don't feel like going to church, something much deeper may be going on that must be addressed by God's Spirit, through his word. Gunner Gundersen diagnoses the...

Renew your understanding and enjoyment of gathering with your church and be excited by the ways that your presence can encourage others.Why do we meet on Sundays?Now that technology allows us to access services remotely, many see little need to meet face to face every week. Others think that because we have a personal relationship with Jesus as Christians, church is an optional add-on. For some, they know deep down that there is a reason why gathering on Sundays is importan...

Practical Guidance for Loving Others WellEveryone needs help from time to time, especially in the midst of painful circumstances and difficult trials. In this short book, a highly respected biblical counselor and successful author offers practical guidance for all Christians—pastors and laypeople alike—who want to develop their "helping skills" when it comes to walking alongside hurting people.Written out of the conviction that friends are the best helpers,...

"I eagerly commend this series."— R. Albert Mohler Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryAfter his resurrection from the dead, Jesus commanded his disciples to go and "make disciples of all nations, baptizing them" (Matthew 28:19). This mandate was not only for those present when Jesus was speaking, but for the church on earth until he returns in glory. In this audiobook, pastor Bobby Jamieson unpacks Scripture's teaching on the ...

"I eagerly commend this series."— R. Albert Mohler Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryBe encouraged to deliver the message of the gospel to the world.One reason Christians don't share the gospel is because we feel like we're not good at it. We clam up; we fear what people might think; we feel bad; and the cycle repeats. But what if there was hope for our timid evangelism? Isaac Adams encourages disheartened evan...

4 Practical Ways to Serve the Local ChurchChurch Questions is a series that seeks to provide ordinary Christians with sound and accessible biblical teaching by answering common questions about church life. Each volume offers biblical answers and practical applications with the goal of nurturing healthy church practice and commitment.Believers display the greatness of God's kingdom to a hostile world when we selflessly serve each other and those around us. I...

Practical Suggestions for Spending Quality Time in God's WordChurch Questions is a series that seeks to provide ordinary Christians with sound and accessible biblical teaching by answering common questions about church life. Each volume offers biblical answers and practical applications with the goal of nurturing healthy church practice and commitment.Reading the Bible is essential to the Christian faith, but many believers struggle to study it faithfully. ...

Recentering the Goal of Pastoral Ministry to Cultivate Christ-Treasuring Church PlantsAs churches rapidly expand, Christians risk viewing the church with an entrepreneurial mindset. Church planters can be tempted to fixate on gaining numbers and achieving financial stability as their only metrics for success. They fail to focus on lifting up Christ's people within the church.In Planting by Pastoring, author Nathan Knight challenges our view of chur...

5 Ways the Lord's Supper Is Important for the Local ChurchChurch Questions is a series that seeks to provide ordinary Christians with sound and accessible biblical teaching by answering common questions about church life. Each volume offers biblical answers and practical applications with the goal of nurturing healthy church practice and commitment.Have you taken the Lord's Supper without understanding what it means? Do you wonder about its relevance to you...

"I eagerly commend this series."— R. Albert Mohler Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryDoes the phrase church discipline sound like an oxymoron? The church's message is about grace, we reason, while discipline feels like the opposite of grace. In fact, Jesus taught his disciples to practice church discipline because it's one way congregations grow in holiness and imitate God's own love. In this audiobook, Jonathan Leem...

"This book will revolutionize the way you look at your suffering."Joni Eareckson Tada, Founder, Joni and FriendsDo we have the wrong map for the Christian life?Life's inconveniences, disappointments, and trials can leave us confused, cynical, and eventually bitter. But the apostle Paul traces out the path of dying and rising with Jesus—what Paul Miller calls the "J-Curve"—as the normal Christian life.The J-Curve maps the ups and downs...