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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Article
How I Use AI in Ministry
A bi-vocational pastor on where AI helps in his day, where it has no place, and why he stays inefficient in the work that forms him.
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My 25 Favorite AI Prompts for Ministry
Twenty-five AI prompts I actually use for sermon prep, teaching, leadership, social media, and church admin, plus the guardrails that keep the tool in its place.
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Living the Lord's Prayer
Spotting the Timothy: How to Choose Someone to Disciple
Jesus taught thousands and discipled twelve. How to choose someone to disciple, why to go deep with a few, and how to notice the person nobody has noticed.
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What I Tell Claude Before It Works for Me
A baseline instruction file for a pastor's AI assistant: tone, how hard to push back, Scripture, the voices I love, and the lines from our church's AI policy it may never cross.
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The Man I'd Most Hate to Miss
When I built Agōn, I pictured three men: a freshman leaving home, a worn-out 40-something, and a retiree with decades of faithfulness. Why the middle one matters most to me.
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Love God With All Your Soul: Feeding the Deepest Part of You
Part 2 of a series on the Greatest Commandment: what it means to love God with your soul, why the soul gets thirsty, and nine ways to tend it.
