Larry Osborne

Be Mean About the Vision

Church Leadership & Ministry

“If a leader isn’t ‘mean’ about the vision it won’t be long until inertia, mission creep, and human nature drown it out. In Be Mean About the Vision, Shawn shows us in down-to-earth, practical terms what it takes to find, clarify, and ensure that the main thing remains the main thing over the long haul.”

Breaking the Fear Cycle

Christian Living

“Fear finds its paralyzing power in its ability to mentally transport us into imaginary places of pain where the reality of God’s presence, power, and provision never show up. Maria Furlough has written a helpful book filled with practical and real-life wisdom for breaking the cycle of fear and faithfully overcoming the harsher realities of life in a painful and broken world.”

Deliberate Simplicity

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Dave Browning’s message of Deliberate Simplicity has important implications for ministries of all sizes. Whether yours is a smaller multiple-campus ministry like Christ the King, a part of the house-church movement, a midsized church, or even a so-called megachurch like the one I pastor, you’ll benefit greatly from this penetrating expose of the dangers of complexity, excellence, over-caution, and the goofy idea that bigger is somehow always better.”

Empowering Leadership

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Michael Fletcher is at the top of the list when it comes to reproducing leaders. He’s one of the most strategic and focused leadership generators I know. In Empowering Leadership he reveals the paradigms and strategies he has used for decades to find, develop, and release leaders worldwide. If you’re involved in any aspect of leadership development, this is a book you need to read.”

Get Off Your Donkey!

Christian Living

“chief contributor to www.sermons.com “If you’ve ever wondered what God wants you to do with your life, Reggie McNeal has written a book that will show you exactly how and where to get started. As always, he writes in a way that touches minds, hearts, and funny bones. And as you might guess from the title, it all starts with the decision to get off your . . . well, donkey.”

Grace to Grow

Church Leadership & Ministry

“If you want to know what it takes to grow a large and healthy church, this is the book for you. Pastor John Jenkins offers seasoned, practical, biblical, and values-driven advice that will help any church leader lead better. I encourage you to let him guide you and your team into a better understanding of the nuts and bolts of a real-life ministry. Doing so will impact both individual lives and communities for God’s glory.”

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Hope for the Prodigal

Christian Living

“Hope for the Prodigal is raw, vulnerable, and incredibly helpful. It’s a practical and powerful look into the heart and response that God has toward His own prodigals— and the kind of heart and response He calls us to have toward the prodigals in our own lives. It will leave you encouraged and better prepared to participate in the greatest of all miracles: the restoration that flows out of genuine repentance and forgiveness.”

Leading Small Groups That Thrive

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Small group ministries are the great conundrum in most American churches. Everybody says they’re vital, but few have figured out how to make them actually work. Frankly, we’ve been given too much theory and idealism and not enough research highlighting the best practices that really work. This book will be a great help to the church at large.”

Liquid Church

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Offers a rare combination of timeless truth and cultural relevance. Grab your team and work your way through these ideas and insights together. You’ll be glad you did.”

Love Where You Live

Christian Living

“Most of us know that we’re supposed to live as ambassadors for Christ. But if we’re honest, few of us have a handle on what that means or looks like on a daily basis. In Love Where You Live, Shauna Pilgreen explores the practical realities of living with a ‘sent mindset’ and opens our eyes to the fact that no matter where we live (whether temporarily or long-term) we’re not there by accident. We’ve been sent here on special assignment.”

MultiChurch

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Gregg Allison and Brad House add valuable data and insight to the nascent research and critique of item multisite movement. It's an increasingly significant part of the local church landscape, and it's not going away anytime soon. Whether you are currently leading a multisite church, considering launching one, or attending one, this book will help you better understand the opportunities and challenges that come with a multisite ministry.”

Putting It Together Again When It's All Fallen Apart

Christian Living

“With God in the picture, nothing is ever too broken to be put back together. But the restoration of a life, a marriage, or a career doesn’t just happen. God may provide the power and the plan, but we have to provide the obedience. In Putting It Together Again When It’s All Fallen Apart, Tom Holladay shines a bright light on the seven steps to restoration found in the powerful story of a biblical hero named Nehemiah. This is a book I encourage you to read.”

Simply Following Jesus

Christian Living

“Jesus’s message was simple and stood in stark contrast to the obtuse and unobtainable message the religious leaders of His day had turned it into. Unfortunately, not much has changed. Jesus’s message is still incredibly simple, but the theologians and scholars of our day continue to make it complex and unobtainable. Thankfully, people like Robert Watson brush aside the layers of creative complexity to bring us back to the simplicity of the Bible and Jesus’s core message.”

Teams That Thrive

Church Leadership & Ministry

“As someone who is passionate about helping teams become more productive and healthy, I strongly recommend Teams That Thrive. It draws out best practices and principles from hundreds of leadership teams, pulls together top marketplace research and then illustrates them with stories from churches at every level. I encourage you not to simply read it yourself, but to read it and work through it with your team. It will make you better. It will help you thrive.”

The Big Idea

Church Leadership & Ministry

“The Big Idea is a book you need to read. Whether you adopt all of its ideas or just a few, it will bring increased focus, clarity, and life change to your ministry. For nearly twenty years, my own church has benefited immeasurably from applying just one aspect of their vision (tying our small group curriculum to the weekend message). The team at Community Christian and the NewThing Network give us a model that takes church-wide ministry focus to new levels of innovation and collaboration.”

The Economics of Neighborly Love

Work, Money & Leadership

“There is no secular/spiritual divide. Every Jesus-follower who labors in the marketplace has a ministry just as significant as those who labor in the pulpit. In The Economics of Neighborly Love, Tom Nelson points the way to a genuine biblical worldview that grasps the powerful spiritual interconnectedness between what happens in the marketplace, our churches, communities, nation, world, and our walk with Jesus. I highly recommend it.”

The Five Marks of a Man

Christian Living

“Contrary to what lots of folks seem to think, adolescence doesn’t turn a boy into a man. A real man is far more than a boy with a few years under his belt. Thankfully, in this era of great confusion over what it actually means to be a full-fledged man, Brian Tome has written a helpful, timely, and at times hilarious book. I highly recommend it. You’ll find it well worth your time.”

The Five Marks of a Man Tactical Guide

Christian Living

“Contrary to what lots of folks seem to think, adolescence doesn’t turn a boy into a man. A real man is far more than a boy with a few years under his belt. Thankfully, in this era of great confusion over what it actually means to be a full-fledged man, Brian Tome has written a helpful, timely, and at times hilarious book. I highly recommend it. You’ll find it well worth your time.”

The Multi-Site Church Revolution

Church Leadership & Ministry

“If you want to understand the rationale, benefits, and challenges of multi-site, and to see some practical examples of how it works and where it’s heading, this book is for you.”

The Mythical Leader

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Everyone thinks they know how to lead until they suddenly find themselves in an actual leadership role. Then they quickly discover that much of what they “know” isn’t actually so. If you are a leader, this book will save you a lot of heartache. Ron Edmondson is an experienced leader, who has already paid a lot of the “dumb taxes” for you. I encourage you to carefully read it, apply it, and save yourself a ton of grief.”