Todd Wilson

8 Great Smarts for Homeschoolers

Discipleship & Christian Education

“For too long, homeschool moms have tried to make their children fit a standard education. It works with some, but for others, it can have disastrous results accompanied by tears and guilt. Tina Hollenbeck's book 8 Great Smarts for Homeschoolers shows you how to tailor education to fit the individual child . . . more specifically, YOUR child. Tina walks you step-by-step through the main areas of study and shows you how to use the eight great smarts to maximize your child's learning . . . giving you a child who smiles again.”

A Little Book for New Preachers

Preaching & Worship

“Matthew Kim's excellent primer for new preachers is precisely what I needed as a new preacher—not homiletical tidbits but solid food to nourish the young preacher's soul. What makes for faithful preaching? And more importantly, what makes for a faithful preacher? As a seasoned preacher and skilled teacher of preachers, Dr. Kim speaks with both truth and grace in this genuinely inspiring book. Let me encourage you to get a copy as a gift for the young preacher you know—and don't forget to get one for yourself. Highly recommended!”

Be You. Do Good.

Christian Living

“The title itself captures the core essence of Jonathan’s personal biography and journey: Be You. Do Good. Pursue what makes you come alive. Jonathan gives us not just inspiration and theory but rather a personal testimony of how the truths of God’s unique design and calling in our lives plays out in the stories of his people. Jonathan does a masterful job of revealing practical truths through the story of his own journey of discovery and impact.”

Becoming a Disciple of the King

Theology

“Jonathan Pennington brings the depth of a seasoned scholar together with the warmth and clarity of a pastor, making Becoming a Disciple of the King both rigorous and refreshingly accessible. With rich theological insight and a literary eye, he guides readers through Matthew like a wise docent, opening Scripture in ways that are both intellectually satisfying and spiritually formative. This is a superb resource for pastors, teachers, and students who want to think deeply and live faithfully as disciples of King Jesus. Highly recommended!”

Becoming ProGrace

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Angela Weszely has given the church a profound gift. In a cultural moment defined by polarizing binaries, she introduces a better way: to be prograce. With theological depth, pastoral insight, and personal authenticity, Angela invites us to reimagine our response to abortion—not as a political stance but as a call to embody the grace of Jesus. This is not just a shift in language; it's a transformation of posture, one that dignifies both women and children and calls the church to reflect the heart of Christ. I'm deeply grateful for this important and timely book.”

Beyond the Battle

Men

“This is a courageous, honest, and practical book with a powerful, grace-filled, and transformative message. Thank you, Noah, not only for wisely diagnosing what ails us but also for winsomely pointing the way toward healing in Christ. Highly recommended!”

Church Plantology

Church Leadership & Ministry

“From one of our Exponential family members comes a road map for multiplication that starts with a strong, principle-centered foundation. To accomplish level 5, movements-based multiplication, planters must value and prioritize multiplication from day one. Strategic gurus tell us to “start with the end in mind,” and this is what Peyton Jones outlines in this comprehensive book on planting. Like all the books in the Exponential series, Church Plantology will help shift the number of churches that multiply for years to come.”

Earth Filled with Heaven

Preaching & Worship

“For every Christian worshiper who is weary of simply going through the motions, Aaron Damiani has a bold suggestion: retrieve a sacramental vision of the life of the church. Pointing us at every turn toward Jesus as God's sacrament par excellence, Damiani helps us rediscover the beauty of ancient Christian worship in its life-giving rhythms and cadences: Eucharist, baptism, time, Scripture, prayer, mission. A grace-filled and engaging book for pastors, worship leaders, and lay Christians alike. Highly recommended!”

Emotionally Healthy Discipleship

Discipleship & Christian Education

“There may be no more important pastoral and prophetic voice for church leaders in this cultural moment than Pete and Geri Scazzero and the work of emotionally healthy discipleship.”

From Adam and Israel to the Church

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Rare is the resource that brings together substantive biblical reflection with ecclesial sensitivity and relevance. That's why I'm delighted to see the launch of the Essential Studies in Biblical Theology series. Each volume expounds a central biblical-theological theme in a way that helps pastors, students, and laypeople alike not lose the forest of Scripture's overarching storyline from the trees of its myriad of motifs and subplots. And what better way to kick off such a promising series than with Benjamin Gladd's fine study of the nature of the people of God from Genesis to Revelation through the lens of being in God's image. Highly recommend!”

Give Me Understanding That I May Live

Christian Living

“This second volume in Mark Talbot’s tetralogy on suffering is a masterful handling of the vexing and deeply personal problem of suffering in the life of the Christian. Talbot the philosopher shows his skill as a biblical theologian by situating suffering within the grand sweep of the Bible’s fourfold storyline: creation, fall, redemption, and consummation. Both elegant and wise, as well as judicious and kind, this is biblical and theological reflection at its very best—the kind of thoughtful, mature analysis that feeds the people of God. There are treasures to be found on every page—and, as a bonus, in many of the endnotes! Christian, here you have a sure and steady guide. Take and read—and learn from someone who has thought more deeply and scripturally about suffering than anyone I know. Highly recommended!”

How to Get Unstuck

Work, Money & Leadership

“I’m a big fan of Matt Perman’s work. If you can imagine a cross between theologian Jonathan Edwards and Getting Things Done guru David Allen, then you have in your head a picture of Matt Perman. No one combines theological substance with practical and transformative self-management insights like Matt. His What’s Best Next was hugely helpful—and I couldn’t be more excited about his thoughtful and imminently practical new book How to Get Unstuck. Nothing faddish or superficial here. This is God-centered and gospel-driven wisdom—the best of self-management insights set within a genuinely Christian framework of flourishing in Christ. Highly recommended!”

Local and Universal

Theology

“Dry water? Cold fire? Short eternity? All contradictions in terms. But what about Free Church catholicity? Equally oxymoronic? Not so, says C. Ryan Fields in his engaging and substantive new study, Local and Universal: A Free Church Account of Ecclesial Catholicity. Who would have thought the Free Church tradition would have something to say—much less contribute—to the doctrine of the church's catholicity? Fields shows us the way, engaging both Scripture and the Free Church tradition with scholarly acumen and pastoral verve. He offers fresh theological resources for thinking about the church's claim to universality to those not only within the Free Church tradition but of any ecclesial tradition. Highly recommended!”

Mirrors of Self

Theology

“Badgett offers us a polished and profound piece of original scholarship that is both focused in its argument and wide ranging in its implications. While the theme of Christian self-knowledge is fairly well-worn territory, Badgett contributes something genuinely fresh to the conversation. His development of a Christological framework for handling the issue of self-knowledge is both new and worthwhile. . . . Every chapter introduces a stimulating insight or challenging perspective. There is little doubt that this book represents a significant contribution to scholarship, with implications for the scholarly guild as well as for ecclesial and professional practice.”

Now to God Who Is Able

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Now to God Who Is Able is not only a fitting tribute to an extraordinary servant of the gospel, Mark Labberton, but also a most fitting tribute to our triune God who gives himself to us in that same gospel. Neal Presa and Anne Zaki deserve our thanks for assembling an exceptional collection of essays written by Mark’s friends and colleagues, organized in both trinitarian and prophetic terms, calling us to follow Mark’s example, as he follows the example of Christ. Highly recommended!”

Paul's Theology of Preaching

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Culminating an illustrious career as a pastor, professor and college president, Dr. Duane Litfin delivers his magnum opus in Paul's Theology of Preaching. This is ecclesial theology at its finest: scholarly yet not arcane, theological yet not obscure, relevant yet not cookie-cutter. This isn't simply an excellent book on Paul's theology of preaching; it's a prophetic call to a radically God-centered approach to Christian ministry.”

Power in Weakness

Church Leadership & Ministry

“I’m delighted to see Tim Gombis’s extended meditation on Paul’s pastoral ministry in light of the apostle’s dramatic Damascus Road reversal and transformation. Dr. Gombis rightly focuses his attention on the dynamics of power and weakness in pastoral ministry—Paul’s and ours. In my estimation, this is the key to understanding not only Pauline ministry in the first century but pastoral ministry in the twenty-first. Thank you, Tim, for this substantive and pastorally sensitive reflection on a hugely important theme for ministers. Highly recommended!”

Questions and Rhetoric in the Greek New Testament

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“I’m delighted to see Douglas Estes deploy his considerable scholarly gifts and expertise in Greek rhetoric in this comprehensive yet accessible volume. This is a treasure trove for students and scholars alike. But I’m especially excited for pastors and Bible teachers to have this resource at their fingertips in sermon and teaching preparation. A wonderful resource.”

Reaching the Unreached

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Peyton’s direct, no-nonsense message of our need to embed biblical evangelism into the DNA of our churches is spot on. His stories and insights challenge me on nearly every page. I highly recommend Reaching the Unreached to anyone involved in church planting and multiplication.”

Reading Genesis Well

Science & Faith

“Just when I think C. John (“Jack”) Collins has had his last word on the opening chapters of God’s Word, he goes and outdoes himself! In Reading Genesis Well: Navigating History, Science, Poetry, and Truth, Collins invites us to sit at the feet of a literary genius—C. S. Lewis—and learn how to read Genesis 1–11 wisely. Drawing insight from the disciplines of linguistics, literary study, and rhetoric, and with help from Lewis, Collins guides us toward a critically rigorous reading strategy that applies not only to Genesis 1–11 but to any and all texts. Become a better reader of Genesis 1–11 by becoming an apprentice of C. S. Lewis—what a novel idea! What a great book! I highly recommend!”