A Better Way: Paul's Guidebook for Church Unity

Division can quietly tear a congregation apart. Paul saw it in Corinth, Rome, Ephesus, and Philippi, and he showed those churches a better way to live together in Christ.

A Better Way: Paul's Guidebook for Church Unity is a Bible study workbook by Matthew Allen in the Growth Tracks series. It studies Paul's letters to the churches at Corinth, Rome, Ephesus, and Philippi to show how Christians can overcome division and build unity in the local church.

How This Study Helps

Most church conflict doesn't start with doctrine. It starts with pride, hurt feelings, impatience, and people who stop looking out for one another. Left alone, those things harden into factions, and a church loses its peace and its witness. Jesus prayed that His followers would be one, and Paul spent a great deal of ink teaching churches how to get there.

This study takes you through that teaching and asks you to look honestly at your own attitudes and actions. You'll see how love, respect, patience, and dependence on God hold a church together, and you'll come away with practical ways to build up the people in your own congregation. A united church shows the world what God's love looks like, and that's worth the work.

Format & Features

A 106-page perfect-bound paperback, 6 x 9 inches. It's also available as an ePub or PDF eBook for individual use, and as a PDF with a class-use license for churches.

Who It's For

Adult Bible classes, small groups, elders and church leaders, and any Christian who wants to be part of the solution when relationships in the church get strained. It's an especially timely study for a congregation working through tension or change.

Common Questions

Which of Paul's letters does it cover?
It draws from Paul's letters to the churches at Corinth, Rome, Ephesus, and Philippi.

Can I use it to teach a class?
Yes. Order print copies for each student, or choose the PDF class-use license.

Can I see inside first?
Yes. You can preview the book here.

About the Author

Matthew Allen is the pulpit minister at Cornerstone Church of Christ in Centerville, Ohio, and co-owner of Spiritbuilding Publishers. With more than three decades of preaching across the country and abroad, he writes for Christians who want substance, clarity, and the steady encouragement of grace.

About the Series

A Better Way is part of the Growth Tracks series, a line of Spiritbuilding workbooks launched in 2023 to strengthen and encourage Christians wherever they are in their walk.

Product Details

• Author: Matthew Allen
• Publisher: Spiritbuilding Publishers
• ISBN: 9781955285728
• Pages: 106
• Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 0.5 inches
• Format: Perfect-bound paperback; ePub and PDF eBook (individual); PDF class use
• Preview the Book