Reviews offers thoughtful evaluations of books, movies and resources that serve churches, leaders, and disciples. Explore reviews that summarize key ideas, assess theological and practical strengths, and highlight who a resource is best suited for—pastors, elders, small group leaders, students, or everyday believers. You’ll find insight on new releases and enduring classics across ministry, theology, discipleship, leadership, and Christian living. Whether you’re building a reading list, choosing curriculum, or looking for trusted recommendations, these reviews help you invest your time and learning wisely.
January 13, 2008
History doesn’t sit still—and neither should our understanding of it. LeRoy Lawson reviews three books that challenge tidy textbook stories and help readers think more honestly about the past, faith, and public life.
December 16, 2007
Gary Weedman reviews William R. Baker’s Volume 2 on evangelical and Stone-Campbell dialogue, highlighting essays on open theism, Christology, the Lord’s Supper, eschatology, and the Old Testament.
December 9, 2007
Southland Christian Church learned that lasting small-group community can’t be programmed. This review traces how leaders applied Joe Myers’s “four spaces” to create invitational environments where life groups formed naturally and endured.
December 9, 2007
Jon Zabrocki reviews Joseph Myers’s Organic Community, challenging one-size-fits-all small-group models and urging churches to measure community by shared stories and real-life connection rather than charts and infrastructure.
December 9, 2007
Bill Search reviews Joe Myers’ Organic Community, highlighting a framework for more natural community in the church—especially how leaders measure growth and invite people to participate according to how God has formed them.
September 16, 2007
A concise roundup of books engaging the emerging church movement, missional living, and postmodern culture—featuring titles by Michael Frost, D. A. Carson, Eddie Gibbs and Ryan Bolger, Dan Kimball, and Brian McLaren.
September 2, 2007
By C. Robert Wetzel “Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made”Âť (Genesis 3:1). Some time ago I read Susan Howatch”s novel Scandalous Risks. It is the fourth in a series of six novels about the Church of England in the 20th century. I was surprised to see the novel introduced by a quotation from the book of popular theology entitled Honest to God, written by Bishop John A. T. Robinson in 1962. Honest to God was one of those books that attempts to revise Christian faith to make it more
August 19, 2007
A brief roundup of books on business as mission, tentmaking, microenterprise, and kingdom entrepreneurship—highlighting practical approaches for ministry in places closed to conventional missionary work.
July 22, 2007
A brief roundup of preaching resources—ranging from contextual evangelistic preaching to sermon process models and provocative rethinking—offering practical ideas to broaden and sharpen a preacher’s approach.
September 10, 2006
A curated list of practical books for resolving personal conflict and navigating church conflict. These recommendations highlight biblical peacemaking, effective dialogue in high-stakes moments, and leadership tools for healthier congregations.
March 15, 2006
Mark A. Taylor reviews Brian Jones’s Second Guessing God, a story-filled book that faces doubt honestly, avoids pat answers, and points readers to God’s Word with hope, humor, and tears.
November 30, 2005
LeRoy Lawson recommends three worthwhile reads: Lynn Gardner on suffering and hope, Lynn Anderson on shepherding leaders with character, and Barbara Brown Taylor’s memoir tracing changing “seasons of faith.”
May 29, 2005
Mark A. Taylor introduces Wayne Smith’s example of joy and servant leadership, pointing readers to Rod Huron’s biography Love, Laughter and Leadership. Lessons in work, humility, giving, and intentional leadership make it “good medicine.”
May 29, 2005
A review of Love, Laughter and Leadership, the biography of Wayne B. Smith of Southland Christian Church. Highlights his humor, humility, family, friendships, and lasting influence in ministry.
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