Church leaders, learn to be curators of the culture for your community. If we are willing to shift our approach to church, we will better connect with increasingly heterogeneous cultures. This shifting requires curation. Church leaders must learn to be curators! Churches in modernity were set up to facilitate a particular kind of experience with God. Church was its own (protected) culture. In the wake of postmodernity… read more

Learn the practices and develop the characteristics that will lead to successful churches. Leaders who are interested in planting or revitalizing congregations often feel discouraged and defeated after leadership conferences, or after reading about the ‘heroes’ of church planting and church growth. “They are amazing,” they say. “I can’t be that amazing.”      But… read more

Just what you need to begin the journey toward a sermon! Will Willimon is widely acclaimed as one of the top ten preachers in the world. For each Sunday of the Christian year, Will provides just what you need to begin the journey toward a sermon. This guide will stoke, fund, and fuel your imagination while leaving plenty of room to insert your own illustrations, make connections within your congregational context, and speak… read more

New resources for Kids Church! Deep Blue Kids Church provides you with all-inclusive quarterly Leader Guides that will help you host your own weekly kids' church. Each lesson is divided into four sections that are designed to last up to 15 minutes, and may be customized to fit your needs. The four sections are: Invite Them In, Into the Bible, Into Worship, and Extended Time. Each month, the lessons focus on new character… read more

This new resource combines Babies and Woddlers and Toddlers and Twos curriculum. The Nursery Leader Guide will help children learn the Bible through movement, songs, art activities, and more! Monthly Bible stories and Bible verses are shared using a learning-center approach with colorful visuals. It has also been reformatted for easier use from week to… read more

A journey in faith with the words of Bonhoeffer. “No priest, no theologian stood at the cradle of Bethlehem. And yet, all Christian theology finds its beginnings in the miracle of miracles, that God became human.” These stirring words are just a sample of the wisdom found in this collection of 100 devotions that guide and inspire us. Mornings with Bonhoeffer provides an acute understanding of Dietrich… read more

Find freedom from the bondage of hatred and resentment. In our current social climate of growing distrust and escalation of hatred and personal losses, resentment and anger are on the rise. Resenting God offers the time-tested exit route from the lethal clutches of bitterness into a life of joyful faith and hope in a loving and gracious God. It exposes how resentment and disillusionment, leading inevitably to other destructive … read more

The ancient Christian discipline of Lectio Divina, or “Divine Reading,” provides the structure for this Bible: a guide to reflecting, praying, and acting as God directs you in every chapter of scripture. Reflective reading of the Scriptures to lead us into prayer has been a practice in the church since the earliest centuries. The method of Lectio Divina, or “Divine Reading,” is a systematic reading of each… read more