Books

It’s only natural for pastors, when asked, “So how’s it going?” to start talking about numbers: attendance, budgets, square footage of their churches. A much better measure is to study the four faces of the world’s greatest leader, Jesus Christ–the Shepherd, the...

Subtitled Why the Least of These Matters Most, with Dr. Wess Stafford of Compassion International. A riveting call to care about children, based on Stafford’s growing-up experiences among the poor in West Africa. Love, community, tragedy, abuse … it’s all here in his...

Collaboration with Dr. Wess Stafford (president emeritus of Compassion International) showing the power of an adult to make an enduring difference in a child’s life–for good or ill–in just a brief moment. This book is filled with dramatic stories from people famous to...

Collaboration with Brooklyn Tabernacle pastor Jim Cymbala. His main point: We desperately need to put prayer back at the center of our lives, not out at the edges. “This book will drive you to your knees. Be prepared to be provoked but also greatly challenged. You can...

Collaboration with Brooklyn Tabernacle pastor Jim Cymbala. His main point: If we’re going to pray at all, we had better pray with genuine faith, or it won’t do any good. Explains what faith is, as opposed to presumption. This book, the second in the “Fresh” trilogy,...

Collaboration with Brooklyn Tabernacle pastor Jim Cymbala—the third book in the “Fresh” trilogy. His main point: Of all the things to pray for, at the top of the list needs to be the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. “My prayer is that this book will cause the church to...

A six-session video course for small groups and classes in which Jim Cymbala (Brooklyn Tabernacle senior pastor) does the on-screen teaching (approximately 25 minutes per session), supported by my lesson strategy and participant materials (83-page action booklet)....