‘Growing Together: Taking mentoring beyond small talk and prayer requests’, rather than being a how-to of discipling is an actual tool to use in a mentoring relationship.

“This would be a valuable book to use to kick off a mentoring relationship, you could cover the nine topics and then move on to reading the Bible together. It’s a book that would be helpful to read on your own, but even more helpful to buy two copies of and invite a younger Christian to read with you.”

Our Teens Pick for 2021, ‘Transformed By Truth: Why and how to study the Bible for yourself as a teen’, helps teens make that important transition to reading the Bible on their own.

Katherine Foster wrote the book as a teenager herself, and she wants to encourage other teens to be able to read the Bible for themselves and be transformed by it.

‘Reformation Women’ opens with this statement, “Women are an essential element in church history. Just as Sarah, Deborah, Esther, and the New Testament Marys helped shape Bible history, so the women of the Reformed church have helped to make its history great.”

“What a great encouragement this book was to me! It challenged me to think about what it looks like to live out my Christian faith as a woman.”

Our Kids Pick for 2021 is a rare find, a book about sin for children!

“Arlo and the Great Big Cover-up is a story that will encourage kids (and adults) to remember that our heavenly Father welcomes us with open arms when we come to Him with a heart of repentance.”

I came to Geoff Robson’s book, ‘Thank God For Bedtime’, with fairly low expectations. I don’t think I’ve ever read a Christian book on sleep. I wasn’t sure it was even necessary to think deeply about it.

As it turns out, the Bible has much more to say about sleep than I originally thought. And by delving deeper into the theology of sleep, I saw how it connects to the very heart of knowing God.

‘Extraordinary Hospitality’ is easy to read and offers warm encouragement to all Christians to welcome others the way that God welcomes us. I’d especially recommend it for people who’ve always thought that hospitality is ‘not their thing’. As my family and I join a new church family next month, I’m excited to apply this fresh take on hospitality.

‘Gentle and Lowly’ explores Christ’s tender heart, how he deals gently with us, his ability to sympathise, what it means that he is Lord, the richness of his mercy, and how he will love us to the end

This book would be an encouraging read at any stage in your Christian life, and whether you’ve had a tough time recently or not.

‘God’s Big Picture’ helps us to make sure that we are reading the Bible well, providing us with the tools to do so within the big overall picture of the Bible.

“I can see this being a good book for Christians at any stage who would like to better understand the Bible. It helps us to see why the book of Ruth sits as it does in the history of God’s people.”

‘Trusting God’ by Jerry Bridges is the first review of our EQUIP21 Picks. First published in 1988, it’s our Classic Pick.

“This book really shaped my understanding of God’s character when I first read it more then 20 years ago, re-reading it this year I was delighted that it was just as excellent as I remembered.”