Faith that shows up in the real world.
Mark Sentell has served a small country church for twenty-five years, run companies by day, and helped build a garage that fixes cars for free. His books are short, plain-spoken, and written for real people.
Giving Account
Recovering What Accountability Actually Means
Most men have said it: “I need you guys to hold me accountable.” Giving Account argues that the problem is in the sentence itself, and shows a better way that is older than any of us: accountability is something a man gives.
Paperback, hardcover, and Kindle. 72 pages. Built for men reading alone or a group reading together.
Find the right book
Each book is written for a particular reader. Pick the line that sounds most like you.
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I'm a man who's tired of asking to be held accountableRead Giving Account
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I'm new to church, or looking for oneRead Living the Lord's Prayer
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I'm curious about Jesus, but I'm not a church personRead Under the Hood
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I volunteer, or I lead people who doRead Full Service
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I lead a church and want to reach my communityRead Turn the Key
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I'm a pastor with a day job, or thinking about itRead Second Fiddle
The Garage at Living Faith Series
Four short books from a church that fixes cars for free: one for the people whose cars we fix, one for the volunteers who fix them, one for leaders who want to start something like it, and one for the pastor who does all of it with a day job.
Chapter companions
A short article, a practice for the week, and discussion questions for each chapter of Giving Account.
For group leadersFree resources
The weekly self-report, the brotherhood covenant, and a ten-week plan for men's groups. Print them and use them.
For churchesCopies for your church
Bulk copies for small groups, volunteer teams, and leadership boards, and invitations for Mark to speak.
From the blog
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I Feel Stupid Now
AI can make experienced people feel slow, behind, and afraid to ask questions. A software leader on the 'unfair' feeling, the shift from doing to directing, and the wink that makes it safe to say 'I don't know.'
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The Computer Works for Us
A software leader on the quiet fear inside the AI shift: not losing your job, but losing the human parts of it. What I told my team, what I'm feeling myself, and how to stay human.
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Living the Lord's Prayer
The Awkward Ask: How to Start a Mentoring Relationship
What to actually say when you ask someone to let you disciple them, how long to commit, and what to do when they say no. A four-part script you can use.
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Faithful at the Post Office
Faithfulness isn't doing what looks most spiritual. It's following the Spirit's leading wherever God has put you, including a normal job nobody notices.
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May Our Action Flow from Unction
It's possible to do a great deal for God and very little with Him. What the Spirit's anointing is, and how our work can flow from it instead of our own strength.
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Love God With All Your Mind: Thinking as an Act of Worship
Part 3 of a series on the Greatest Commandment: why Jesus added "mind" to Moses' words, what a renewed mind looks like, and ten ways to love God with your thinking.
