Tracing the Thread: Examining the Story of Self for Lasting Change

Self-Help

Rood, Christy

Personal Transformation

GCD Books

Many of us don't know our neighbors. If we do know them, we aren't sure how to grow the relationship or talk about our faith with them. Placed for a Purpose provides a theologically rich framework for neighboring that helps people live missionally where God has placed them. Authors Chris and Elizabeth McKinney seek to provide a sustainable vision for the "low and slow" lifestyle of neighboring and supply practical tools that help people invest in their communities, value each step in the process, and build meaningful, gospel-motivated relationships with their fellow image-bearers right next door. Endorsements "If you've ever had the desire to see God work in and through you right where he has you, then Placed for a Purpose is the perfect practical and heart-engaging guide." David Robbins, President and CEO of FamilyLife "This excellent resource trains our church planters why and how to engage in neighboring." Philip Douglass, Covenant Theological Seminary; Director of Church Planting for Missouri Presbytery of the PCA "I have no doubt that Placed for a Purpose will be the catalyst behind thousands of changed lives." Polly Conner, Co-founder of Thriving Home; Co-author of From Freezer to Table & From Freezer to Cooker "When you read Placed for a Purpose, you will find yourself wanting to create margin in your life so you can be more present with the people who live right outside your front door." Dave Runyon, Co-author of Art of Neighboring "The material in this book is really good-insightful, educational, motivating, and actually fun to do while you make new friends." Dave Cover, Co-lead Pastor, The Crossing, Columbia, Missouri "This book could radically change the way we view and engage our neighbors." Courtney Doctor, Coordinator of Women's Initiatives, The Gospel Coalition; Author of From Garden to Glory: A Bible Study on the Bible's Story About the Authors Chris and Elizabeth McKinney live in Columbia, Missouri with their four daughters and a Pomeranian. They work for Cru City and serve as associate staff at their church, The Crossing. They write, speak, and are passionate about helping people love their next-door neighbors.

Placed for a Purpose: A Simple and Sustainable Vision for Loving Your Next-Door Neighbors

Religion & Spirituality

McKinney, Chris

McKinney, Elizabeth

Christian Books & Bibles

Very often people find the gospel unbelievable. Two groups of Christians contribute to this unbelief. The first group shares a gospel that is preachy, impersonal, intolerant, condescending, or shallow—mediocre news at best. We may mention who Jesus is, even what he has done, without lifting a finger to delve into the doubts and struggles people face. The second group remains silent hoping their actions will remedy evangelistic concerns. The problem, however, is that the “good news” must be heard. Addressing each of these five important concerns, Unbelievable Gospel charts a wise and patient way forward in recovering a more believable evangelism. Using the concept of Gospel Metaphors, illustrated with real life stories, this book offers a way to listen to others in order to share a gospel worth believing.

Unbelievable Gospel: Sharing a Gospel Worth Believing

Jonathan K. Dodson

For many, the call of the Great Commission to “to go and make disciples” conjures up images of tireless, ceaseless activity. Evangelism programs can be robotic; sharing the gospel with strangers on the street can be terrifying; mission trips overseas can be expensive. In our efforts to go and make, we often forget that the very places we already inhabit are places that we have been sent with the good news of Jesus.

everPresent: How the Gospel Relocates Us in the Present

Writebol, Jeremy

Do your twenties feel restless? You’re not the first young adult to feel this way. 
Saint Augustine describes the same struggle in his Confessions, the most-read spiritual memoir in history. He experimented with different religious options, tried to break destructive habits, struggled to find the right friends, experienced a devastating breakup, and nearly burned out in his career—all before his thirty-second birthday. He spent his twenties looking for rest in all the wrong places.
In A Restless Age, Austin Gohn wades through Augustine’s Confessions to show us how the five searches of young adulthood—answers, habits, belonging, love, and work—are actually searches for rest. “Our heart is restless,” Augustine writes, “until it finds rest in you.” Most of us spend our twenties looking for rest, but God is inviting you to spend your twenties living from rest. 
Endorsements
“Austin Gohn shares my passionate hope that the Confessions will become as useful to Protestants as it has been to Catholics over the centuries. . . . he comes straight to the point in every discussion, and shows a virtuoso sympathy with young people in confusing, trying times.” Sarah Ruden, Translator of Augustine’s Confessions“Young adults need old, time-tested wisdom, especially in today’s world of social media ephemera and soul-crushing digital delirium. Augustine is a good place to start, and A Restless Age tells us why.” Brett McCracken, a senior editor at The Gospel Coalition and author of Uncomfortable“Austin Gohn’s A Restless Age is an important read not only for people in their twenties but also those who live with, work with, and mentor them.” Vince Burens, President/CEO, CCO“This is a wonderful book. Austin Gohn ‘gets’ Augustine and then gives Augustine to the twenty-something wondering why life hasn’t turned out as expected. A Restless Age is rich in biblical insight, perceptive in cultural analysis, and grounded in truth that goes much deeper than today’s headlines.” Trevin Wax, Director for Bibles and Reference at LifeWay Christian Resources, author of This Is Our Time: Everyday Myths in Light of the Gospel About the Author
Austin Gohn is a pastor at Bellevue Christian Church, where he has worked primarily with young adults over the past seven years. He and his wife Julie, along with their son Levi, reside in Pittsburgh, PA.

A Restless Age: How Saint Augustine Helps You Make Sense of Your Twenties

Gohn, Austin

What does it mean to follow Jesus? How does your faith in him transform your thoughts and actions? Written as a series of letters in a gentle, conversational tone, this book is an interactive tool designed to help those in a spiritual mentoring relationship. It summarizes four areas in following Christ: the beliefs of a Christian, living like a Christian, habits of a Christian, and exploring the Bible. Jenny McGill, a ministry leader and pastor's wife, will encourage and bolster you in your Christian faith, addressing some difficult subjects in a down-to-earth fashion. Approachable and engaging, Walk with Me is a discipleship guide and aid to all believers, no matter how long they have walked with Jesus.

Walk With Me: Learning to Love and Follow Jesus

McGill, Jenny

Discipleship is a word most Christians know, but few can define. Is discipleship about reading the Bible or praying every day? Is it about sharing the gospel with strangers? Is it about striving to be like Jesus? While these are aspects of being a disciple, Scripture tells us that there is much more. Make, Mature, Multiply aims to help you become a disciple who truly understands the full joy of following Jesus. With a wide range of chapters from some of today's most battle-tested disciple-makers, this book is designed for any Christian seeking to know more about being a fully-formed disciple of Jesus who makes, matures, and multiplies fully-formed disciples of Jesus.

Make Mature Multiply: Becoming Fully-Formed Disciples of Jesus

Smith, Brandon D.

Everyone has a calling.
We search for our calling in careers, hobbies, and even ministries, but Christians actually know their calling from birth. We are all called into God's community and onto his mission. There is no greater calling. Once we are in Christ, we are no longer orphans. Everyone has a place in the people of God. But how do you live out that calling? What does it look like to be God's new community? How can we fulfill our role in his mission?
In Called Together, Jonathan Dodson and Brad Watson help us discover what it means to be a people made for community and mission. Through reflection on the foundational concepts of gospel, community, and mission, it will help you form healthy missional communities. Filled with practical guidance for leaders and everyday people, it will guide you into a deeper and more deliberate experience of being the church together.

Called Together: A Guide to Forming Missional Communities

Dodson, Jonathan K.

Watson, Brad

Brad A. Watson enjoys encouraging, challenging, and helping followers of Jesus to live on mission in community by helping them connect the gospel with its implications to their daily lives.Brad serves as an equipping elder of Soma Culver City in Los Angeles, California, where he lives with his wife and their three children. Globally, he has the privilege of coaching and resourcing church leaders on how to form gospel-centered communities that love God and serve their cities.
Brad is the author of the Together series of missional books (GCD Books) and co-author of Raised? Finding Jesus by Doubting the Resurrection (Zondervan). He also serves as a board member of Gospel Centered Discipleship. Connect with Brad at BradAWatson.com where he writes about community, mission, coaching, and leadership.

Sent Together: How the Gospel Sends Leaders to Start Missional Communities

Small Town Mission is a practical guide for gospel-centered mission in small towns. If you haven't noticed, people who live in small towns have limited options for restaurants, shopping, and books about mission. Small towns desperately need normal, everyday people like farmers, factory workers, teachers, secretaries, and small business owners who think and act like missionaries to reach their friends, neighbors, co-workers, and extended families for Christ. This book aims to help local churches in small towns do that. After all, mission isn’t just something that must be prioritized globally and in big cities; it must also be prioritized locally and in small towns.

Small Town Mission: A Guide for Mission-Driven Communities

Morrow, Aaron

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