Leonard Sweet
Biography
Leonard Sweet wrote I Am a Follower, and co-wrote Jesus Manifesto and Jesus Speaks with Frank Viola.
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Work, Money & Leadership
Foreword
“MaryKate Morse has written a marvelous book which forces us to take a fresh look and a fresh listen at the visual and verbal markers we exchange on a daily basis. . . . [She] most importantly draws back the curtains to reveal the smoke and mirrors behind the machines of 'power' and the machinations of communication. . . . Thank you, MaryKate, for writing a book like none out there.”
Multicultural Ministry Handbook
Church Leadership & Ministry
“One of the best-kept secrets in the church today is the rise of the multicultural church. This book will become a landmark text in that story of God's multicultural mission. The secret is now out.”
Christian Living
“A monumental book of sweeping wisdom and weeping compassion. Mark Chironna has composed a manifesto of hope that conveys both modesty of spirit and majesty of thought. A remarkable achievement.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“Helen of Troy may have had the face that launched a thousand ships, but Joe Myers has the furnishings of thought and design that will launch a thousand books, blogs, and briefs on growing ‘organic community.’ If a classic is something that has never finished what it has to say, then this little gem is a ‘classic.’”
“With prophetic punch and poetic precision, Tom Bandy maps the migration from religious institutions to spiritual pilgrimage. His ‘pilgrim band’ concept isn’t just another church growth strategy. It’s a GPS for discipleship in a world of spiritual nomads. Blending ancient pathways with digital highways, Bandy shows how mutual mentoring creates liminal spaces where Spirit moves, and transfiguration happens. A must-read for anyone thirsting for authentic companionship in our twenty-first-century culture with our twenty-second-century kids.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“Many books are cast out of the same mold. Power Surge is different--it is wonderfully carved out of the discipleship of its author. The marks of discipleship, integrated into the life of any congregation, are sure to electrify its ministry.”
Prophetic Integrity and the Elijah Legacy
Christian Living
“This masterwork blazes with Elijah-fire yet flows with calm wisdom. Through crystalline prose and prophetic insight, Dr. Chironna guides us to hear God in the whispers, not just the whirlwinds. This is what prophetic formation looks like—where discernment meets devotion and listening births legacy. A balm in Gilead and a bomb in Babylon for those willing to ‘slow down to the speed of revelation’ (a phrase worth the book’s price).”
Christian Living
“As masterly as a Cézanne canvas or a Stravinsky score, Frank Viola surpasses himself in his best book yet—a work of serene, soaring magnificence. Part novel, part biography, part theology, part Bible study, Frank’s imaginative touch and command of prose haiku leaves the reader resolved more than ever to be a Bethany—God’s favorite place on earth.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“Rhythms of Reformation is a clarion call to wakefulness, a wake-up jolt to churches stumbling through the post-COVID wilderness. Like a skilled jazz improviser riffing on a familiar tune, the author takes us on a wild ride of autoethnographic storytelling, exposing the dirty little secret of our Sunday-centric, consumerist Christianity. But here’s the twist: this book isn’t just a jeremiad; it’s a gospel invitation to revival. By laying out four discipleship beats—Temple, Table, Technology, and Training—the author gives us a practical primer for rebooting the church’s discipleship machinery. This ain’t your grandma’s attractional model; this is about igniting self-initiated spirituality that sets believers free to jam with God in the midst of life’s messy rhythms. Rhythms of Reformation is less a diagnosis of the church’s pandemic-induced paralysis and more a prophetic map for charting a new course—one that burns the bridges of yesterday’s irrelevance and finds its footing in the untamed rhythms of reformation. For church leaders willing to take the leap, this book offers a Spirit-led road map for reimagining the church in this uncharted era.”
Christian Living
“Hugh Halter has written a carefully constructed theological Molotov cocktail, which explodes false myths while it fires up the Christian imagination for truth, beauty, and goodness.”
Prayer & Spiritual Formation
“Simple Prayer has an authenticity, specificity, and electricity that is incandescent. Dawes shows how simplicity of prayer is the ultimate maturity of faith and sophistication of soul.”
Prayer & Spiritual Formation
“If we but ‘simply open’ ourselves, Greg Paul shows us how the whole world is full of God. This is a book that will stay with you for life.”
The Art of Asking Better Questions
Christian Living
“Full disclosure—J.R. Briggs is an automatic read for me, and The Art of Asking Better Questions proves why. This book reignites the undervalued rabbinic skill of asking questions, showing how they can deepen relationships, strengthen leadership, and enrich faith. J.R. weaves together engaging stories, practical insights, and a genuine passion that invites readers to embrace curiosity as a way to connect more meaningfully with others and the world. After all, Jesus himself modeled this as the greatest question-asker of all time, and J.R. helps us follow in those footsteps. It's a compelling, thought-provoking guide for anyone who wants to live with greater intention, wonder, and discovery.”
Fiction
“Read this book, and you will make the Earth-shaping discovery that . . . there is a better way, and the better way is the different way, and the future will be better for the difference.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“I finished this book with an emotion I have rarely felt as a reader and reviewer: regret that it was not longer. The Big Idea shows how to do little large, and with mega impact. The authors deserve a prize for giving their readers a maximum return on a minimum investment of time and money. I predict (and hope for) many more Big Ideas. I’ll be recommending this book to so many people that I’ll be doing my part contributing to their church’s “fun fund.”
Christian Living
“Elegant, stimulating, rewarding, this probe into Jesus’ relationship with women packages the best of biblical scholarship and theology in the spellbinding wraps of storytelling.”
Discipleship & Christian Education
“If 'the joy of the Lord is our strength,' then one reason for the church's weak, anemic state is its serious lack of joy. The Disciple's Joy demonstrates how 'Where's the JOY?' is the Christian alternative to 'Where's the beef?' or 'Show me the money.' Every chapter has the kind of head — insight and heart — inspiration that we have come to expect from Mike Foss.”
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