Creating Space (Paperback)

In this insightful book, Craig and Bryan explore the current state of the North American church, emphasizing the need for specific strategies to address its challenges. They highlight how general conversations about the church’s decline often prevent meaningful change. Drawing from historical and personal experiences, they advocate for spaces where individuals can discover their unique role in God’s plan. Through inspiring stories and reflections, the authors invite readers to shift from passive observation to active participation in God’s transformative work, empowering Passionate Spiritual Disciples to flourish and impact the world.

Do you want to go on a fun adventure? Bryan and Craig are experienced field guides who can lead you on this journey of creating authentic spaces for dynamic disciple-making for Jesus. This book is packed with practical, field-proven, and time-tested methods for creating thriving environments for sustainable change in people's lives. I have been blessed to collaborate with Bryan and Craig for real results that actually matter. Join the revolution!

I still remember the flash of wonderful discovery as our leaders began their journey into the world of spiritual leadership under the capable guidance of Bryan Sims. We learned the value of cultivating health at every level -- emotional, spiritual, corporate and personal -- and the decisions we made even in our earliest days have impacted our community dramatically. Now, Bryan and Craig have made it all so accessible in this volume and I can't recommend it highly enough. It’s more than a book. It is an invitation into the kind of community life we all long for, the kind that welcomes and advances the Kingdom of God.

For years, the local church has expended itself in the far-too-small mission of filling volunteer roles within its walls—ushers, kids ministry leaders, etc.  Craig Robertson and Bryan Sims have flipped the script and offered us the WHY and HOW to equip Jesus followers to discover their God-calling and to live it out in every area of their lives.  Imagine what could happen if the local church were to live into this Kingdom concept!

For nearly 20 years, I have been a learning and experimenting practitioner of the principles and processes that Bryan and Craig masterfully write about in this very practical book. By God’s grace, I have caught glimpses of called, equipped and released passionate apprentices of Jesus and their teams running loose in our church and community. And as a result, we have gotten a front row seat at life, family, business, and yes, even community transformation.

How are people moved to a spiritual place of wonder and curiosity? Intentional space must be created for that to happen. The surroundings or conditions in which a person lives or operates directly impact the growth, healing, progress, and functioning of that person and whoever is in that person’s path. That which surrounds us makes a difference.

Creating Space is a must-read for anyone who is passionate about disciple-making and is seeking to revitalize their church or ministry. Sims and Robertson offer a compelling vision for fostering authentic discipleship environments that ignite passion, purpose, and spiritual growth. With practical guidance and biblical wisdom, this book equips leaders to create a space beyond platforms, programs, and professionals to create a context where disciples can truly thrive and multiply. If you're ready to form disciples and see your church transformed, Creating Space is the book for you.

Creating Space: Cultivating Environments for Disciples of Jesus to Thrive and Multiply is a much-needed work especially as Christians across the world are experiencing challenging environments in which to live out their Christian faith with truthfulness and integrity. Creatively conceived and carefully written, this work will make a lasting difference in the church to the glory of Jesus Christ. I highly recommend it.