Saturday, 31 December 2016

Weekend Edition - December 31

Book recommendations from Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and Desiring God

5 Things the Seeker Movement Got RightJared C. Wilson
The Top Reason to be a “Santa Truther” This YearNancy French
Christianity Today’s 2017 Book Awards
2016 TGC Book AwardsCollin Hansen & Ivan Mesa
Top 16 Books of 2016Tony Reinke
My Top Books of 2016Tim Challies

Previously on The Exchange

Stand and Share: My Interview with Outreach Magazine
The Decline of Christian Evangelism … and What We Can Do About It | Ed Stetzer

Breaking the 200 Barrier: Monmouth Christian Church in Monmouth, Oregon
Church planted by pioneers seeks to reach hipsters. | Sean Bitzer

Church Planting and Commuting in the Mega-Regions
Leverage your commuting members to plant new churches. | Daniel Im

LifeWay Research: 89% of churches will have services on Christmas Day
What happens when Christmas falls on a Sunday? | Ed Stetzer

Worship Matters
We were created for worship. | Ed Stetzer

Growing Up in Ministry
The grace of Jesus was not just offered to orphans and widows or rebellious pastors’ kids; it was for me. | Kristin Duran

When a Pastor is a Growth Barrier: The Value of a Strong Work Ethic
God made us to work; sin made work frustrating and difficult. | Ed Stetzer

Breaking the 200 Barrier: Heritage Park Baptist Church in Webster, Texas
Church in metro Houston reached neighbors after a hurricane. | Trent Henderson

Theology for Life: Launching a New Weekly Podcast I Am Co-Hosting with Wheaton Professor Lynn Cohick
Follow us on Twitter and iTunes. | Ed Stetzer

Church Signs

In December is it peppermint mocha?

Hanging Dog. Population 1,618.

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Thanks to friends of the blog, including Mark, for this week’s church signs. As always, you can tweet your church signs to @EdStetzer.

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