In From Word to Worship, Anglican pastor and theologian Michael Niebauer unlocks the lectionary’s full potential as a vehicle for Christian formation. He traces the church year and its major themes–from Advent to Ordinary Time–showing how the assigned readings are not randomly selected but carefully harmonized to magnify Christ, and how the church enacts these readings through its worship, liturgy, and sacramental life.

How can war stories, farming proverbs, and strange visions draw you closer to Jesus? In Four Mountains: Encountering God in the Bible from Eden to Zion, Michael Niebauer shows how to see the Bible’s big story and meet with God in his word.

Four mountain-top encounters with God (Eden, Sinai, Tabor, and Zion) unify the Bible’s grand story. The earliest Christians read Scripture with attentiveness to symbols and images like mountains and trees. Learning this method of reading helps us connect seemingly disparate stories and encounter God in his word. Gospel-rich, and Scripture-saturated, Four Mountains reveals how we can see Jesus on every page.

Christianity Today Book Award Finalist

Outreach Magazine Missional Resource of the Year

In Virtuous Persuasion, Michael Niebauer casts a holistic vision for Christian mission that is rooted in theological ethics and moral philosophy. Niebauer proposes a theology of mission grounded in virtue. Becoming a skilled missionary is more about following Christ than mastering techniques. Christian mission is best understood as specific activities that develop virtue in its practitioners and move them toward their ultimate goal of partaking in the glory of God.