Every Sunday people walk into your church and decide if they will return the following week before the preacher even opens his mouth. Many of those people don't know what to make of Jesus. They're hesitant to be in church. They're not sure they belong. But over and over in the pages of scripture, we see something extraordinary. People who were nothing like Jesus liked Jesus. Shouldn't that be true of the church as well? In Going Deep & Wide, Andy Stanley lays out a blueprint and offers practical steps to help you turn up the irresistible in your church. Each section includes discussion materials that walk you deeper into the content of Deep & Wide and invites conversations about how to apply what you've learned.

Senior adult ministry isn't what it used to be. The comfortable assumptions and outdated programs that were the basis for local church ministry are being challenged. Baby boomers are hitting middle age and retirement. And their own parents are living longer. Authors Win and Charles Arn have updated and supplemented Catch the Age Wave with ideas, examples and advice to help the local church leader start and maintain a senior adult program. In addition, they have added practical program ideas to use in any local church setting. New challenges for a new day. Catch the Age Wave won't let you miss the boat.

Rev Kingsley Taylor B.D., M.A. (Celtic Christianity), Vicar of a West Wales parish for 23 years was made Local Ministry Area Dean with oversight of 15 churches spanning Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Cardiganshire. Then suddenly the Lockdown happened. How do you keep in touch when the internet is not fast enough for live streaming? I sent emails to those I had the email address for and hoped the messages would be passed on. What started so simply has become global, messages of hope in these difficult times that have already helped so many.