May 2025 New Releases
New Books
Below is a list of the new and notable resources releasing this month from Crossway. Titles include Remember Heaven by Matthew McCullough and The 9Marks Church Leadership Toolkit.
Remember Heaven: Meditations on the World to Come for Life in the Meantime
In this book, Matthew McCullough offers a series of meditations that model how to draw on the hope of heaven for everyday life in the meantime. Chapters connect specific struggles of life in this world—from dissatisfaction and inadequacy to anxiety, grief, indwelling sin and more—to specific promises of the world to come. Drawing on insights from Christian writers of the past, McCullough shows how the Bible uses the hope of heaven to help us now.
“This book is beautifully written and profoundly reorienting. Matt McCullough deftly shows us the deep consolation and bright hope we have in Christ. I hadn’t realized how much I needed it.”
—Sam Allberry, Associate Pastor, Immanuel Nashville, Tennessee; author, One with My Lord
Prioritizing Missions in the Church
In this brief guide, pastors Aaron Menikoff from Atlanta, Georgia, and Harshit Singh from Lucknow, India, share their journeys leading missions-centered churches in two different settings. Through their personal stories, they teach Scripture-led methods for fostering missions-minded congregations. Emphasizing the importance of patient training and church planting—in terms of years, not months—Menikoff and Singh help pastors and staff overcome geographic, cultural, and linguistic barriers to passionately start and strengthen churches around the world.
“As the pastor of a local church, I can tell you that this is a book important enough, practical enough, specific enough, wise enough, and biblical enough for me to use! The stories are challenging and instructive. Coming from two pastors on two different continents, the variety of examples are interesting and helpful. If you read one new book on missions this year, this one should be it.”
—Mark Dever, Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, DC
The Stories of Women: An 8-Week Bible Study
This addition to the Meet Me in the Bible series presents a practical 5-step framework for examining stories of women in Scripture. Ideal for personal use and groups at any level, this inductive study helps readers observe and interpret Scripture and apply it to everyday life. Each chapter explores a section of the biblical text, covering stories such as Sarah and Hagar, Elizabeth and Mary, Anna and Tabitha, and more. Learn more about Meet Me in the Bible books and workshops at colleensearcy.com.
“Colleen Searcy is one of my favorite Bible teachers. You will sense her open-armed ministry within the framework of her Meet Me in the Bible series, in which she’s thoughtfully prepared a table for women to feast on God’s word. Whether you are an individual hungry to know God more, a small group desiring an accessible way to study together, or a women’s ministry leader looking for a foundational resource for your teaching team, the Meet Me in the Bible series is a trustworthy guide.”
—Caroline Saunders, author, The Story of Home and Kids in the Bible
The Story of Jacob: An 8-Week Bible Study
Part of the Meet Me in the Bible series, this inductive study uses a practical 5-step framework to observe and interpret the story of Jacob and apply it to everyday life. Each chapter explores a section of the biblical text, helping us understand the nature of God and his pursuit of our wandering hearts. Learn more about Meet Me in the Bible books and workshops at colleensearcy.com.
“I have seen firsthand the fruit of Meet Me in the Bible. Colleen’s accessible framework for studying the Scripture has had a large and lasting impact on our church. Many in our congregation are still reaping the benefits of her investment in our women’s ministry. If you are a seasoned student of the Scripture or are just getting started, Meet Me in the Bible will launch you into a greater exploration of the Bible and a deeper enjoyment of the God it reveals.”
—JR Vassar, Lead Pastor, Church at the Cross, Grapevine, Texas; author, Glory Hunger
The 9Marks Church Leadership Toolkit: A Practical Guide for Implementing Biblical Church Leadership
Scripture presents a clear vision for how the local church should organize and govern, exercise authority, and train future leaders. Beyond knowing what biblical church leadership looks like, pastors need practical tools to implement it. The 9Marks Church Leadership Toolkit helps leaders assess the health of their church, equip elders and deacons, and learn biblical strategies for serving their congregations. Built around 20 video sessions and material from 9Marks’ Healthy Church Study Guides series, this kit offers a variety of flexible, integrated training resources.
“This is an excellent resource for those who want both theological and practical instruction for building and maintaining a healthy church. Godly leaders (elders) and servants (deacons) are essential. It is of the utmost importance we get this right. This toolkit will help churches get there. I will be enthusiastically recommending it to the students and graduates of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.”
—Daniel L. Akin, President, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
What Is Biblical Church Leadership?: Small Group Study Guide
This small-group study guide from 9Marks helps churches learn a biblical model for church leadership and smoothly transition their teams to the new structure. Over 6 sessions, participants will dive into Scripture readings and discussion questions on the qualifications for elders, plurality, the benefits of elders in the church, and more. (Each participant will need one study guide.)
“Biblically grounded, comprehensively scoped, wisely nuanced, superbly tooled, excellently produced—no exaggeration! The 9Marks Church Leadership Toolkit offers a pathway for leadership development and multiplication that can be fruitfully applied by any planter, leader, or local church.”
—Dave Harvey, President, Great Commission Collective; author, The Plurality Principle; When Sinners Say I Do; and The Claypot Conspiracy
Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry (with Study Questions)
After traveling the world for many years and speaking at hundreds of churches of all kinds, Paul David Tripp is concerned about the state of pastoral culture. He is not only concerned about the spiritual life of the pastor but with the very people who train him, call him, relate to him, and restore him when necessary. Dangerous Calling reveals the truth that the culture surrounding our pastors is spiritually unhealthy—an environment that actively undermines the well-being and efficacy of our church leaders and thus the entire church body. Here is a book that both diagnoses and offers cures for issues that impact every member and church leader, and gives solid strategies for fighting the war that rages not only in the momentous moments of ministry, but also in the mundane day-by-day life of every pastor. This edition includes study questions that prompt engaging discussion and reflection on each chapter.
“With the heart of a shepherd, the wisdom of a counselor, and the conviction of a prophet, Paul David Tripp helps pastors to embrace their true calling and avoid the perils of ministry. This book is full of biblical principles and real-world insights. It’s a field manual for pastoral perseverance.”
—Mark Vroegop, President, The Gospel Coalition; author, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy