Steve Gladen

Connect

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Connect is a great book on volunteering to mobilize your church. Searcy details a clear, practical approach for getting people connected with the serving opportunities that will grow them personally and grow the church as whole. If every church leader read Connect and applied its teaching, the number of people actively engaged in serving God’s kingdom would explode! Just imagine what that could mean for ministry both locally and around the world. I know you will be revisiting these pages time and time again!”

Jesus in Isolation

Christian Living

“In Jesus in Isolation Scott Sager offers important insights into the death and resurrection of Lazarus. He gleans lessons that will deepen your understanding of the events surrounding this familiar but powerful story and, more importantly, challenge you to rethink the role that your life plays with the people around you.”

Leading Small Groups That Thrive

Church Leadership & Ministry

“We’re constantly asked: How can I improve my small groups ministry? I’m grateful for this book that provides great answers to the questions small group leaders consistently ask. Based on robust research and the science behind what makes groups work, this book lays out an actionable plan to take your group from barely surviving to thriving. It’s my pleasure to recommend it to you.”

Small Groups for the Rest of Us

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Man! I wish I’d written this book!” And “Man! I wish I’d had this book thirty years ago!” Small Groups For The Rest of Us is a book not just for “the rest of us,” but for all of us. At Saddleback, we say that a healthy small group is one that seeks to fulfill the Great Commission and the Great Commandment. We equip them to develop health by balancing the five biblical purposes. This book, in their hands, will help make their group healthier. It doesn’t matter what system of groups you are trying to work, or whether you have a system at all. This book will challenge how you think, who you reach, and the power of biblical community to change lives. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll get out of your comfortable chair to reach people nobody else is reaching . . . people Jesus loves. People just like you and me. People who are way different than you and me. People who desperately need life-giving relationships, just like you and me.”