5 Top church books like Small Church Essentials: Field-Tested Principles for Leading a Healthy Congregation of under 250 by Karl Vaters

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Small Church Essentials: Field-Tested Principles for Leading a Healthy Congregation of under 250

By: Karl Vaters

4.36

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Do you lead a small church?  Big churches get all the love. Articles, books, conferences—they mostl…

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1. The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor

By: Mark Schatzker

4.75

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

A lively and important argument from an award-winning journalist proving that the key to reversing … read more

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  • nonfiction
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2. That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy, #3)

By: C.S. Lewis

3.81

Format: 4 pages, Paperback

Written during the dark hours immediately before and during the Second World War, C. S. Lewis's Spa… read more

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  • christian
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3. The Church: The Gospel Made Visible

By: Mark Dever

3.91

Format: 69 pages, Paperback

Christians face lots of practical questions when it comes to life in the local church: How is the g… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • church
  • theology
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4. Resolving Everyday Conflict

By: Kevin Johnson , Ken Sande

4.73

Format: None pages, Paperback

Ken Sande, author of the bestselling classic "The Peacemaker," has long been a trusted resource on … read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • leadership
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5. DiscipleShift: Five Steps That Help Your Church to Make Disciples Who Make Disciples

By: Robert Coleman , Jim Putman , None , Bobby Harrington

4.23

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Over the last thirty years, many influential church leaders and church planters in America have ado… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • church
  • nonfiction
  • leadership
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6. The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

By: Jeremiah Burroughs

4.33

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Jeremiah Burroughs is worthily reckoned as belonging to the front rank of English puritan preachers… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • theology
"So be satisfied and quiet, be contented with your contentment. I lack certain things that others have, but blessed be God, I have a contented heart which others have not."

-Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

"Christian, how did you enjoy comfort before? Was the creature anything to you but a conduit, a pipe, that conveyed God's goodness to you? 'The pipe is cut off,' says God, 'come to me, the fountain, a…"

-Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

"In a clock, stop but one wheel and you stop every wheel, because they are dependent upon one other. So when God has ordered a thing for the present to be thus and thus, how do you know how many thing…"

-Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

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7. Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life

By: J.I. Packer , Donald S. Whitney , Rita J. Platt

4.28

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Drawn from a rich heritage, "Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life" will guide you through a… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
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"Discipline without direction is drudgery."

-J.I. Packer, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life

"If people threw away their money as thoughtlessly as they throw away their time, we would think them insane. Yet time is infinitely more precious than money because money can’t buy time."

-J.I. Packer, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life

"The end —that is, the purpose of practicing the Disciplines —is godliness. I define godliness as both closeness to Christ and conformity to Christ, a conformity that’s both inward and outward, a grow…"

-J.I. Packer, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life

8. Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus

By: Mark Dever

3.33

Format: 161 pages, Hardcover

Before ascending to heaven, Jesus instructed his followers to "make disciples of all nations." But … read more

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9. The Purpose Driven Church: Every Church Is Big in God's Eyes

By: Rick Warren

3.79

Format: 704 pages,

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10. Shepherding a Child's Heart

By: Tedd Tripp

3.04

Format: 40 pages,

Shepherding a Child's Heart is about how to speak to the heart of your child. The things your child… read more

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11. The Reformed Pastor

By: Richard Baxter

3.62

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

One of the best known classics on the work of the Christian ministry. read more

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12. Revitalize: Biblical Keys to Helping Your Church Come Alive Again

By: Mark Dever , Andrew M. Davis

4.50

Format: 60 pages, Paperback

Church health is measured by more than just numbers, but declining membership is often a key sympto… read more

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13. Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business

By: None

3.95

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

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14. Praying the Bible

By: Donald S. Whitney

4.49

Format: 106 pages, Hardcover

All Christians know they should pray, but sometimes it’s hard to know how—especially if the minutes… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • theology

15. Nine Marks of a Healthy Church

By: Mark Dever

3.93

Format: 214 pages, Paperback

What makes for a healthy church? A large congregation? Plentiful parking? Vibrant music? You may ha… read more

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16. An Edible History of Humanity

By: Tom Standage

3.98

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Throughout history, food has acted as a catalyst of social change, political organization, geopolit… read more

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17. Eisenhower: A Life

By: Paul Johnson

3.00

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed historian Paul Johnson's lively, succinct biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower explores how … read more

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18. Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)

By: C.S. Lewis

4.00

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

The second book in C. S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which also includes Out of the Silent Pla… read more

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  • christian
"Say a child’s prayer if you can’t say a man’s."

-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)

"It is not for nothing that you are named Ransom,"

-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)

"The joy came from finding at last what hatred was made for."

-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)

"About this time tomorrow, you will have done the impossible."

-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)

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19. Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table: It's Time to Win the Battle of Your Mind...

By: Louie Giglio

4.40

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Publishers Weekly bestseller Discover how to break free from the chains of negative thinking and ex… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • religion
"I want my life to defy human explanation."

-Louie Giglio, Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table: It's Time to Win the Battle of Your Mind...

"Whatever Jesus has won, we have won also."

-Louie Giglio, Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table: It's Time to Win the Battle of Your Mind...

"If Jesus says you can go forward, you can go forward."

-Louie Giglio, Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table: It's Time to Win the Battle of Your Mind...

"The steps we take in faith activate the power of the Spirit."

-Louie Giglio, Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table: It's Time to Win the Battle of Your Mind...

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20. Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did

By: John Mark Comer

4.63

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The author of the international bestseller The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry calls us to rediscover… read more

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  • religion
  • theology
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21. Lead: 12 Gospel Principles for Leadership in the Church

By: Paul David Tripp

4.43

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The church is experiencing a leadership crisis. For every celebrity pastor exiting in the spotl… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • church
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • leadership
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22. How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems

By: Randall Munroe

4.16

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

The world's most entertaining and useless self-help guide, from the brilliant mind behind the wildl… read more

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  • nonfiction
"It turns out that if you accelerate at 1 G for several years, you can reach almost any destination in the universe. After a few years have passed [traveling at that rate], the effects of relativity r…"

-Randall Munroe, How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems

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23. Live No Lies: Recognize and Resist the Three Enemies That Sabotage Your Peace

By: John Mark Comer

4.49

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

We are at war. Not with a foreign government or domestic terrorists or a creepy new artificial inte… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • theology
"Anxious to avoid a repeat of history, Edmund Burke laid out the logic behind the American architecture in a letter from 1791: "Men are qualified for civil liberty, in exact proportion to their dispos…"

-John Mark Comer, Live No Lies: Recognize and Resist the Three Enemies That Sabotage Your Peace

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24. Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America

By: Russell D. Moore

4.31

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Former Southern Baptist pastor and Christianity Today editor-in-chief Russell Moore calls for repen… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • theology
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25. The Watchmaker's Daughter: The True Story of World War II Heroine Corrie ten Boom

By: Larry Loftis

4.32

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Florida Book Awards Gold Medalist New York Times bestselling author and … read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
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26. Building a Non-Anxious Life

By: John Delony

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

"Why are my anxiety alarms going off all the time?" "Why do I feel like I'm in an endless cycle … read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
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27. The Gathering Storm: Secularism, Culture, and the Church

By: R. Albert Mohler Jr.

4.37

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The president of Southern Seminary reveals how secularism has infiltrated every aspect of society a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • theology
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28. Biblical Church Growth: How You Can Work with God to Build a Faithful Church

By: Gary L. McIntosh

3.69

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Every pastor wants to have a vibrant, dynamic church. There are many popular models for church grow… read more

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29. Small Church Essentials: Field-Tested Principles for Leading a Healthy Congregation of under 250

By: Karl Vaters

4.36

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Do you lead a small church?  Big churches get all the love. Articles, books, conferences—they mostl… read more

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30. Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda

By: Megan Basham

4.37

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

“This may just be the single most important book on modern Evangelicalism in recent years. It is bo… read more

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31. What Is a Church? (Church Questions)

By: Matthew Emadi

4.53

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Brief, Accessible Guide Explains the Characteristics and Role of the Local Church What is the diffe… read more

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The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

Jeremiah Burroughs

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life

J.I. Packer , Donald S. Whitney , Rita J. Platt

4.28

Transform Your Habits

Praying the Bible

Donald S. Whitney

4.49

Transform Your Habits

Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table: It's Time to Win the Battle of Your Mind...

Louie Giglio

4.40

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Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did

John Mark Comer

4.63

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The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism

Tim Alberta

4.45

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Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call to Follow Jesus as a Dissident Disciple

Scot McKnight

4.37

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Jon Ward

4.08

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