RESOURCES

As a church, we value submitting to Scripture. The Bible is the ultimate authority by which we discern and determine everything we do and think. Therefore, we believe all that it teaches, seek to obey all that it requires, and trust all that it promises.

We have also experienced God’s work in our lives through other resources that speak to specific challenges we face - either as individuals or as a church. These resources do not sit on the same level as Scripture and some of them are written by those who don’t share our faith. We have added these books to this list after individual team members or our whole staff has been impacted by them. The resources listed below can be found anywhere books are sold online. We don’t push you to one online retailer over another, so we suggest you put the title and author into your favorite book retailer or an online search engine to order a copy.

This is not and will never be an exhaustive list of books or topics which have impacted how our team follows Christ together or how we navigate leadership decisions. However, we anticipate continuing adding to this list in the future.

Discipleship & Spiritual Formation

The Rest of God by Mark Bucanan

The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard

Invitation To Solitude and Silence by Ruth Haley Barton

Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton

Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster

Soulkeeping by John Ortberg

Try Softer by Aundi Kolber

Theology & Church Leadership

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

Simple Church by Eric Geiger and Thom Rainer

Sticky Teams by Larry Osborne

In the Name of Jesus by Henri Nouwen

Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders

Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott

Marriage, Parenting, & Family

The Meaning of Marriage by Timothy and Kathy Keller

The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys by Stephen James and David Thomas

All You Need to Know About Raising Girls by Melissa Trevathan and Sissy Goff

Generation Z Unfiltered by Tim Elmore (for parents/educators with tweens/teens) 

Parenting by Paul David Tripp

Pray For Me: The Prayer Champion's Guide to Essential Prayer for the Next Generation by Tony Souder

Jesus & Emotions: A Creative Journal for Families by Sara Hargreaves