Heritage Christian University Press/Cypress Publications

12/10/2025

Check out these books and many more in our library!

12/10/2025

🔥 NEW from HCU Press!
Coach Tapscott’s latest release is here, and it’s already making waves in ministry circles.

👇 Book details:

From Pulpit to Purpose: Pulpit Education—Training Leaders for Impact in the Black Church by Dewayne Tapscott

Print $13.99 (142 pages) ISBN: 979-8-89733-017-1
Ebook $11.99 ISBN: 979-8-89733-018-8
Summary : From Pulpit to Purpose, also known as Pulpit Education, by Dewayne (Coach Tap) Tapscott offers a comprehensive approach to effective ministry. It emphasizes the importance of biblical integrity, strategic preaching, and community-centered impact. The book highlights the vital need for understanding sound doctrine, hermeneutics, and homiletics to accurately communicate God’s Word. It advocates for ongoing mentorship, committed study, and continuous spiritual renewal. Readers will learn essential traits for overcoming challenges such as burnout, backsliding, and ineffective training. Dr. Tapscott underscores the power of purpose, urging preachers to align their lives and sermons with God’s divine plan, transforming their communities through evangelism, discipleship, and active service. The book encourages leaders to invest in the next generation, recognizing that true success in ministry flows from a heart dedicated to influence and impact. Whether addressing inner-city Black churches or broader communities, From Pulpit to Purpose (Pulpit Education) challenges ministers to stand in the gap, embody Christ’s love, and fulfill their divine calling, while understanding that God's work is worth doing well and ultimately, worth doing for eternity.

📣 BOOK SIGNINGS COMING SOON!
Coach Tap will be meeting readers, signing copies, and pouring into leaders across multiple locations. Stay tuned for dates and details!

If you want a book that speaks directly to the heart of ministry and leadership, this is the one to grab.

09/12/2025

New Release

We’re excited to announce the release of The Challenge for Men by Glenn Daily—two companion resources designed to help men grow as spiritual leaders.

Facilitator’s Guide – 111 pages, $21.99 print / $19.99 ebook
Order here: https://www.hcu.edu/product/the-challenge-for-men-facilitators-guide-by-glenn-daily/

Personal Growth Journal – 37 pages, $17.99 print / $15.99 ebook
Order here: https://www.hcu.edu/product/the-challenge-for-men-personal-growth-journal-by-glenn-daily/

This series doesn’t let men sit on the sidelines. It pushes them to step out of their comfort zones and into real action—stretching faith, building deeper relationships, and embracing the call of Christian leadership.

Whether you are leading a small group, mentoring others, or seeking personal growth, The Challenge for Men provides practical steps toward becoming the leader God has called you to be.

Available now through HCU Press | Cypress Publications.

09/04/2025

📖 New Release – Cypress Publications

What God Has Joined Together: Studies for Christian Couples
Edited by Joshua Pappas
Part of the Jesus Loves Families Series

✨ Print $13.99 | 142 pages | ISBN: 979-8-89733-007-2
✨ Ebook $11.99 | ISBN: 979-8-89733-008-9

Book Summary:
Concerned about the marriages in your congregation? Want to improve your marriage? What God Has Joined Together: Studies for Christian Couples, the first volume in the Jesus Loves Families Series, provides Bible-based guidance to help Christian couples build a generational legacy of faith. Strong Christian marriages significantly shape children’s faith and are vital to the health of both families and churches. In today’s world, where cultural confusion often distorts biblical views of marriage, this book offers clear, practical teaching on the reliability of Scripture, s*x and procreation, communication, financial stewardship, men’s and women’s roles in marriage, and navigating the complexities of the relationship between husband and wife and extended family. What God Has Joined Together: Studies for Christian Couples equips couples to glorify Christ, honor their vows, and strengthen their marriages. It is intended for both individual and group Bible study.

Series Summary:
Jesus Loves Families
This four-volume series from Cypress Publications equips Christian families with Bible-centered instruction:

Volume 1 (Now Available): Foundations of marriage and family
Volume 2: Parenting young children
Volume 3: Parenting teens and young adults
Volume 4: Facing contemporary challenges with faith

📚 Healthy families = healthy congregations. Equip yours with trusted resources that respect God’s Word and build disciples for the future.

👉 Order your copy here: hcu.edu/product/what-god-has-joined-together-studies-for-christian-couples-edited-by-joshua-pappas

09/04/2025

📘 New Release from Cypress Publications!

Outrageous: The Words of Jesus That Turn Our World Upside Down (2025 Radiant Study Series)
Edited by Autumn Richardson, Jeanne Foust, Melissa McFerrin

✨ Print: $12.99 (118 pages) | ISBN: 979-8-89733-013-3
✨ Ebook: $10.99

Description:
Turn the other cheek. Go the second mile. Do not worry. Store up treasure in heaven.

These aren’t just spiritual soundbites. They are deeply disruptive, counter-cultural calls to live in a way that looks nothing like the world around us. Outrageous?! Maybe... but these words came from the lips of Jesus Himself.

In Outrageous, each chapter explores one of Jesus’ most radical teachings — hard sayings that still challenge and transform us today. With biblical and cultural context, along with personal reflection, readers are invited not only to understand these teachings but also to live them out.

✔️ Includes supplemental material for both individual study and group discussion
✔️ Perfect for classes, small groups, or personal devotion
✔️ A practical guide for spiritual formation and real-life application

👉 Whether you’re looking for class curriculum or personal study, you’re invited to follow Jesus down the narrow way that the world sees as... outrageous!

📖 Order your copy today: hcu.edu/product/outrageous-the-words-of-jesus-that-turn-our-world-upside-down

06/23/2025

Did you know HCU Press has covered your adult Bible classes for up to five years? Check out this curriculum map, which is made up entirely of HCU Press and Cypress Publications books!

Berean Study Series titles (*) are available in print or as a free PDF download at https://www.hcu.edu/.../church.../berean-study-series/.

To order any of these books online or to download a PDF version of this graphic, visit www.hcu.edu/publications.

06/16/2025

📘 New from HCU Press
I’M NOT AFRAID ANYMORE: A Journey Into Grace and Understanding
by Anne-Marie Verkuijlen

From her impressive work in counseling and advocacy, Anne-Marie Verkuijlen gives voice to the ongoing struggles of modern refugees. I Am Not Afraid Anymore powerfully addresses the paradox and power of hope against almost unspeakable loss, fear, and pain. Verkuijlen has chosen to see refugees as people in need of compassion. With impressive honesty and all due discretion, she shares their hearts as she opens her own.

Without resorting to blame, excuses, or the illusion of easy solutions, Verkuijlen shares what God has let her do. She walked from fear into listening, caring, and seeking to understand. Her experiences proved life-changing, and they offer that same blessing to her readers.

I'm Not Afraid Anymore: A Journey Into Grace and Understanding by Anne-Marie Verkuijlen.
ISBN: 979-88973-3005-8
Price $10.99 (pbk, 100 pages); $8.99 (ebook)
📚 Available now through HCU Press.

05/09/2025

Supporting Sisters: A Biblical Approach to Helping One Another Through Life’s Struggles

Kim Chalmers has written a helpful and compassionate resource for Christian women. Whether you're leading, mentoring, or walking beside a friend in crisis, this book is a thoughtful guide to biblically grounded care and support.

Summary:
Kim Chalmers's book, Supporting Sisters: A Biblical Approach to Helping One Another Through Life's Struggles, is a foundational resource for Christian ladies who want to provide counsel, support, and encouragement for their sisters in Christ. Chalmers writes with passion and practicality, linking key concepts of helping to biblical principles and examples. From the power of active listening to the art of referral, Supporting Sisters does just what the title promises. It equips and encourages spiritual women to bless their peers with the love and wisdom of the Lord.

Book Info:
Title: Supporting Sisters: A Biblical Approach to Helping One Another Through Life’s Struggles
Author: Kim Chalmers
Publisher: Cypress Publications
Paperback: $16.99
E-book: $14.99
ISBN: 979-8-89733-001-0
Length: 160 pages

05/08/2025

A Humble Band of People: The Beginnings of Churches of Christ in Franklin and Colbert Counties, Alabama

In this important addition to the John Chisholm Church History Series, C. Wayne Kilpatrick brings to light the powerful roots of the restoration movement in northwest Alabama. This is a deeply personal and well-researched look at how the church grew from humble beginnings.

Summary:
A Humble Band of People considers the beginning of restoration churches in Franklin and Colbert counties. Attention is paid to congregations from the early nineteenth century to the dawn of World War I.

Book Info:
Title: A Humble Band of People: The Beginnings of Churches of Christ in Franklin and Colbert Counties, Alabama
Author: C. Wayne Kilpatrick
Publisher: Heritage Christian University Press
Series: John Chisholm Church History Series
Hardback: $32.99
E-book: $29.99
ISBN: 979-8-89733-003-4
Length: 292 pages

05/08/2025

The Minor Prophets: Battling for the Heart of God's People

The 2025 Berean Study Series has arrived. Edited by Dr. Ed Gallagher, this year’s focus on the Minor Prophets is both timely and timeless—a call to remember that God's pursuit of His people has never wavered.

Book Summary:
Ancient Israel often lived down to the literal meaning of its name—wrestles with God. They were a most difficult people. And they were not alone in their tendency toward rebellion. Thankfully, God always lives up to His loving and gracious character. Especially through His prophets, God continually fought for the hearts and souls of His chosen people. The Minor Prophets powerfully reminds us that He still does. We’re blessed to serve a God who loves fiercely, who loves us more fully and more wisely than we could ever love ourselves. To His credit and glory, He makes it stunningly hard to leave Him.

Book Info:
Title: The Minor Prophets: Battling for the Heart of God's People
Editor: Dr. Ed Gallagher
Publisher: Heritage Christian University Press
Paperback: $12.99
E-book: $10.99
ISBN: 978-1-956811-97-1
Length: 134 pages

04/30/2025

📕 BOOK SIGNING 📕
April 28th at 6:00 p.m. in Overton Memorial Library

Historian John Young’s latest book, titled “Silly Songs, Surprising Stories, and Supreme Court Justices: The Wild ‘Fun-tier’ of Stone-Campbell Movement History”, will be released by Heritage Christian University Press on April 28.

Visit https://www.hcu.edu/product-category/books/hcu-press/ soon for pre-order information.

Book Overview:
“Church history can get into some extremely weighty matters very quickly. After all, when an author is diving into the good, bad, and ugly of human behavior, and then placing alongside those things considerations of religious faith and practice—always prime kindling for the fires of controversy in their own right—there will inevitably be plenty of serious stuff for the reader to think about. But church history can also be fun. In this volume, historian John Young guides the reader through some of the surprising plot twists, bizarre asides, unexpected ties to political developments, celebrity sightings, and even some good old-fashioned rumor-mongering embedded within the Stone-Campbell Movement or Restoration Movement. ‘Silly Songs, Surprising Stories, and Supreme Court Justices’ offers a brief, fun, and enlightening glimpse into an important American religious tradition.”

04/30/2025