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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Living the Lord's Prayer
Asking Real Questions: The Second Question Is Where the Conversation Is
How to ask good questions when you disciple someone: open versus closed questions, the second and third question, sitting in silence, and not rushing to fix.
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Article
Is My Work Still a Calling?
AI is rewriting job descriptions faster than anyone can update them. A pastor and software leader on the difference between your calling and your job description, and why one should be held tightly and the other loosely.
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Article
If a Machine Can Do My Job, Who Am I?
When AI starts doing what you're good at, it can shake your sense of who you are. A software leader on losing something he loved, why men feel this so sharply, the fear under the AI arguments, and where worth really comes from.
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Article
What Are You Building With?
In 1 Corinthians 3, Paul says God will test every life by fire. Why that's freeing, and how ordinary days become gold when our work flows from the Spirit.
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Article
Adrift: When the Ground Moves Every Month
AI tools change so fast that no skill feels stable. A software leader on how much his own work changed in six months, what never changes, and why your tools should be loose and your principles fixed.
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Nobody Asks Each Other Anything Anymore
AI makes us more efficient and quietly more alone. A software leader on what's disappearing from the workplace, why learning still happens best together, and simple ways to stay connected.
