Gifts for Small Groups

By Robert H. Thune & Jonathan Gibson

At a time awash with resolutions and changes, encourage your gift receiver (or your small group) to dig deep into scripture in the new year and be reminded of what it means to live each day with the end in mind. We recommend packing these two Gospel-Centered Life in the Bible staples together.

By Justin Whitmel Earley

Daily habits are powerful ways to shape the heart, so this is another great choice to start off the new year fresh. Author and father of four Justin Whitmel Earley understands the tension between how you long to parent and what your daily life actually looks like. In Habits of the Household, Earley gives you the tools you need to create structure — from mealtimes to bedtimes — that will free you to parent toddlers, kids, and teens with purpose.

By Douglas McKelvey, Ned Bustard, et al.

The Every Moment Holy series are books of liturgies for the ordinary events of daily life — such as “A Liturgy for Feasting with Friends”, “A Liturgy for Laundering”, and “A Liturgy for the First Hearthfire of the Season.” These are ways of reminding us that our lives are woven with sacred purpose even when, especially when, we are too busy to notice. Many of these liturgies are written for communities (perfect for small group settings) and have been inspiring to Serge folks around the world.

Gifts for Ministry Leaders and Devotional Reading

By Irwyn Ince

Hope Ain’t a Hustle is a clear and accessible exploration of the epistle to the Hebrews, urging us to place our confidence in the finished work of our great high priest, Jesus Christ, and showing how that confidence changes the way we live in the here and now. Pastor, author, and speaker Irwyn Ince was a guest this season on our Grace at the Fray podcast!

By C. John Miller

Author Jack Miller was the founder of Serge, and he believed that Christians need to hear the gospel by faith every day. These 366 gospel-saturated selections from Miller’s pioneering sermons make up a great gift. With topics like forgiveness, relationships, temptation, prayer, joy, and perseverance—this daily devotional will help readers to see Miller’s hope-filled vision for living in light of the gospel.

By Tish Harrison Warren

Where do we find comfort when we lie awake worrying or weeping in the night? This book by the author of Liturgy of the Ordinary offers a prayerful and frank approach to the difficulties in our ordinary lives at work, at home, and in a world filled with uncertainty.

By Soong-Chan Rah

Soong-Chan Rah’s prophetic exposition of the book of Lamentations provides a biblical and theological lens for examining the church’s relationship with a suffering world. It critiques our success-centered triumphalism and calls us to repent of our hubris, opening up new ways to encounter the other.

By Marilynne Robinson

Gilead is a fictional novel written in the form of a loving letter from a father to a son. This Pulitzer Prize-winning book tells the story of a pastor in a small, secluded American town. We also recommend another book in this series, Lila.

By Malcolm Guite

Did you know author Malcolm Guite was a former missionary kid in Nigeria? This collection includes poems that seek beauty and transfiguration in the everyday; poems centered on love, parting, and mortality, while others wrestle with the problem of evil and the difficulty of prayer. Throughout, Guite seeks to celebrate the world of which he is made, find heaven in the ordinary, and echo a little of its music.

Edited by Patric Knaak

Life Changing Mission helps short-term missions teams get the most out of their trip and live on mission once they get back home, offering ten impactful devotions from Acts that help teams prepare spiritually, stay connected to Jesus while they serve, and continue to expand God’s kingdom when they return home.