The Choir Director

The Preacher's Son

By: Carl Weber
Narrated by: Myra Lucretia Taylor, Lizan Mitchell, Cherise Boothe, Peter Jay Fernandez, J.D. Jackson & Nyambi Nyambi
Length: 9 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No

Carl Weber is an Essence best-selling author and recipient of the African-American Bookseller of the Year Award. His stories are intoxicating dramas with smart, sexy characters. The Preacher's Son captivates with all the intensity expected of a Weber novel. Bishop T.K. Wilson is a pillar of the community, pastor of the largest African- American... Read more »

Drama in the Church Saga

By: Dynah Zale
Narrated by: Karen Pittman
Length: 18 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No

Drama ensues when the chaos of the world enters the doors of First Nazareth A.M.E. Church. Tressie faithfully prays every night that God will send her a thug. It isn't long before her prayers are answered and she meets a handsome ex-convict named Payce Boyd. He is a fine roughneck, everything Tressie imagined and more-that is, until Tressie... Read more »

The Path of the Crooked

By: Ellery Adams
Narrated by: Cris Dukehart
Length: 7 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No

Cooper Lee was at a crossroads. Her boyfriend of five years had just left her for another woman, she was living in an apartment above her parents' garage, and her job as a copier repairperson was feeling a little, well, repetitious. Hoping for a fresh start and a new outlook on life, she joins the Bible study group at Hope Street Church. The... Read more »

The Way of the Wicked

By: Ellery Adams
Narrated by: Cris Dukehart
Length: 7 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No

Cooper Lee and her friends in the Hope Street Bible study group have just volunteered for a local charity, delivering much-needed food and cheer to shut-ins in their community. It seems like the perfect way for the group to do good, and to Cooper it offers the welcome opportunity to get out of the house and spend more time with her new... Read more »

The Room of the Dead

By: M.R.C. Kasasian
Narrated by: Emma Gregory
Length: 11 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No

December, 1939. Having solved the case of the Suffolk Vampire, Inspector Betty Church and her colleagues at Sackwater Police Station have settled back down to business. There's the elderly Mr Fern who keeps losing his slippers, Sylvia Satin's thirteenth birthday party to attend and the scintillating case of the missing bookmark to... Read more »

More Drama in the Church

By: Dynah Zale & Buck 50 Productions
Length: 11 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No

Tressie faithfully prayed every night that God would send her a thug. It wasn’t long before her prayers were answered and she met a handsome ex-convict named Payce Boyd. Payce is a fine ruffneck and everything Tressie ever imagined and more. That is until Tressie experiences firsthand the reality of being a thug’s girl. Seeking solace and... Read more »

So You Call Yourself A Man

By: Carl Weber
Narrated by: Robert Jason Jackson, Marc Damon Johnson & Beresford Bennett
Length: 9 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No

New York Times best-selling author Carl Weber amps up the sexiness and pulse-quickening drama in this riveting novel. All's good for James and Cathy-until a woman shows up with James' love child. Undeniably suave Brent thinks he's found happiness with a born-again churchgoer, until another leads him into temptation. And longtime friend Sonny is... Read more »

The Ghost Tree

By: M.R.C. Kasasian
Narrated by: Emma Gregory
Length: 13 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No

1914: Sixteen-year-old Etterly, running from something, hides inside the trunk of a tree and disappears. The police search but find no trace. Her family and friends wrack their brains, but come up with nothing. And so slowly life returns to normal. The hole in the tree is boarded up and the village of Sackwater moves on. Only Etterly's best... Read more »

The Graves of the Guilty

By: Ellery Adams
Narrated by: Cris Dukehart
Length: 7 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No

Cooper Lee is on top of the world, thanks to her great friends at Hope Street Church and the satisfaction of having solved two perplexing mysteries. And with Valentine's Day just around the corner, she's hoping that love is in the air for her and her new boyfriend, Nathan. But Cooper's faith is about to be tested when her sister, Ashley,... Read more »

The First Lady

By: Carl Weber
Narrated by: Myra Lucretia Taylor, Lizan Mitchell, Cherise Boothe, Robert Jason Jackson, Patricia R. Floyd, Saidah Arrika Ekulona & Lizzie Cooper Davis
Length: 10 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No

Carl Weber is the New York Times best-selling author of such fan favorites as So You Call Yourself a Man (CF175). The First Lady is the tale of a preacher's wife who learns she's dying and vows to find her husband another woman. There is no shortage of ladies who want her man, but will she be able to find a suitable replacement among the... Read more »

Up to No Good

By: Carl Weber
Narrated by: Avery Glymph, Ezra Knight & Karen Pittman
Length: 10 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No

Carl Weber is the New York Times best-selling author of such bawdy, riotous novels as So You Call Yourself a Man and Baby Momma Drama. In Up to No Good, Weber demonstrates his storytelling panache and keen insight into his characters' complicated lives. "Carl Weber shows staying power and will leave you wanting more."-QBR The Black Book Review,... Read more »

The Root of All Evil

By: Ellery Adams & Elizabeth Lockard
Narrated by: Cris Dukehart
Length: 9 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No

Cooper Lee has never been happier. She has terrific friends at Bible study, a great boyfriend in Nathan, and best of all, a new niece or nephew on the way. But storm clouds are gathering when a string of church robberies comes to Hope Street and an art teacher is found dead in what appears to be a robbery gone wrong. With Halloween approaching,... Read more »

The Choir Director

By: Carl Weber
Narrated by: Carra Patterson, Jennifer Kidwell, Adam Alexander, Mark Damon Johnson & Patricia R. Floyd
Length: 11 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No

Carl Weber is a New York Times best-selling author who's made a name for himself with wildly entertaining works marked by his trademark wit and storytelling panache. In The Choir Director, Bishop T.K. Wilson is banking on dynamic new choir director Anthony Mackie to reverse the failing congregation's fortunes. But while Anthony's got more than... Read more »

Fate of the Fallen

By: Ellery Adams & Elizabeth Lockard
Narrated by: Cris Dukehart
Length: 9 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No

Cooper Lee and her friends in the Hope Street Bible Study Group are enjoying a glorious summer day in the park, complete with a picnic, hiking, swimming, and a local bluegrass band. But Cooper knows that no good day goes unpunished, and when a man turns up dead in the nearby woods—and the sister of Cooper's fiancé is named as the prime... Read more »

Why Should I Join a Church?

By: Mark Dever
Narrated by: Marcus Jackman
Length: 36 minutes
Abridged: No

Discover the importance of local church membership.

Many of us have questions about what it means to live as a Christian in the context of a local church. You may even catch yourself asking, If I believe in Jesus, why do I need to join a church? To put it simply, when you are saved from your sin, you are saved into a community characterized by... Read more »

What Should I Do Now That I'm a Christian?

By: Sam Emadi
Narrated by: Marcus Jackman
Length: 38 minutes
Abridged: No

Take the next step in your Christian faith.

When you became a Christian, you recognized your need to be forgiven of sin and freed from sin’s reign over your life. As a result, your life has been changed forever—you are now a follower of Jesus. But what does the Bible say it means to follow Jesus? Sam Emadi offers eight simple steps you should... Read more »

What If I Don't Desire to Pray?

By: John Onwuchekwa
Narrated by: Marcus Jackman
Length: 37 minutes
Abridged: No

Discover the basics of why, what, and how to pray.

If you are a Christian, then you know that prayer is important. Like eating your vegetables, you know it's good to do—but what about times when you simply don't want to pray? John Onwuchekwa encourages Christians to talk with their heavenly Father even when it's hard. This short treatment on... Read more »

The Church Builder

By: A.L. Shields
Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
Length: 14 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No

Small-town lawyer Bethany Barclay is struggling to piece together the final months of her best friend's life. And as Bethany digs deeper into a complex web of lies surrounding her ties to the murder of her client's son, she remains unaware of the real battle in front of her. She thinks her friend Annabelle was killed because of a first-century... Read more »

Understanding the Great Commission

By: Mark Dever & Jonathan Leeman
Narrated by: Mark Dever
Length: 1 hour 25 minutes
Abridged: No

God means to fulfill the Great Commission through local churches. How did the apostles and the churches of the New Testament obey the Great Commission? By gathering Christians together in churches. The church is God’s plan for evangelism, discipleship, and the Great Commission. This connection between the Great Commission and the church... Read more »

A Survey of Church History, Part 2

By: W. Robert Godfrey & W. Robert Godfrey
Narrated by: W. Robert Godfrey
Length: 4 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No

As the Roman Empire gradually crumbled in the fifth century AD, the people of the Mediterranean world turned to the church for leadership and direction in a new era of uncertainty. The next thousand years would prove to be a complex experiment in Christian civilization, one in which the church played a pivotal role in the development of Western... Read more »

A Survey of Church History, Part 6

By: W. Robert Godfrey & W. Robert Godfrey
Narrated by: W. Robert Godfrey
Length: 4 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No

The twentieth century witnessed the rise and fall of empires, as well as the vast growth of the church through world missions. In many ways, the twentieth century contains the best and worst of human history. In this lecture series, Dr. W. Robert Godfrey considers the development of the church in the modern world, even as world wars, social... Read more »

How Can I Love Church Members with Different Politics?

By: Jonathan Leeman & Andy Naselli
Narrated by: Marcus Jackman
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No

What should church members do when they disagree on political issues? In this short volume, readers will discover that the gospel creates unity amid diversity, not uniformity, as they learn how to engage with those who disagree on political issues. Part of the 9Marks Church Questions series. Read more »

What If I'm Discouraged in My Evangelism?

By: Isaac Adams
Narrated by: Marcus Jackman
Length: 41 minutes
Abridged: No

Be encouraged to deliver the message of the gospel to the world.

One reason Christians don't share the gospel is because we feel like we're not good at it. We clam up; we fear what people might think; we feel bad; and the cycle repeats. But what if there was hope for our timid evangelism? Isaac Adams encourages disheartened evangelists to hope in... Read more »

How Can Our Church Find a Faithful Pastor?

By: Mark Dever
Narrated by: Marcus Jackman
Length: 36 minutes
Abridged: No

In this audiobook, seasoned pastor Mark Dever offers clear, biblical insight to churches in search of new leadership by providing 6 characteristics to look for in a new pastor, along with 11 suggestions of strategies to implement during the search process. Read more »

Building a Prototype Church

By: Bill Vincent
Narrated by: Doug Hannah
Length: 6 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No

It is easy to speak against something you don't fully understand. Listen you need to be open to what God wants to do. You have never seen such a level of power, grace, and holiness of God all at one time. The church is outgrowing itself month by month. Are you ready for miracles as commonplace; the amazing and incredible presence of God to be... Read more »

A Survey of Church History, Part 3

By: R. C. Sproul & W. Robert Godfrey
Narrated by: W. Robert Godfrey
Length: 4 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No

We live in a world that has been profoundly shaped by events that occurred in the sixteenth century. In addition to landmark developments in economics, government, and culture, this crucial century witnessed a powerful renewal of biblical Christianity. Amid opposition and uncertainty, faithful Christian leaders expressed a passion for the gospel... Read more »

Transitioning Into a Prototype Church

By: Bill Vincent & Bill Vincent
Narrated by: Roger Gray
Length: 7 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No

Bill Vincent is an anointed Prophetic writer that releases powerful fresh revelation in all he does. Bill released first his powerful book BUILDING A PROTOTYPE CHURCH and now Volume 2 TRANSITIONING INTO A PROTOTYPE CHURCH. You will be able to see into God’s heart of a new type of Church coming forth. This book will help anyone whom wants to be... Read more »

Understanding Baptism

By: Jonathan Leeman & Daniel Patterson
Narrated by: Skip Heitzig
Length: 2 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No

What's the big deal about baptism? Jesus commands his disciples to be baptized, and it’s a glorious picture of a person’s union with Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection. Still, many Christians feel unclear about the topic, having more questions than answers. This short work provides a biblical explanation of baptism. What is it? Who should... Read more »

Understanding The Lord's Supper

By: Bobby Jamieson & Jonathan Leeman
Narrated by: Daniel Patterson
Length:
Abridged: No

Why did Jesus give the church a meal to eat together? The Lord's Supper isn't just something churches do together, it's something that binds us together, making many into one. This accessible work biblically explains what the Lord's Supper is, how it relates to a local church's life together, who should celebrate the Lord's Supper, and how we... Read more »

Why Should I Be Baptized?

By: Bobby Jamieson
Narrated by: Marcus Jackman
Length: 38 minutes
Abridged: No

In this audiobook, pastor Bobby Jamieson unpacks Scripture’s teaching on the importance of baptism in the local church by giving three biblical reasons to be baptized and responding to seven reasons people give for not wanting to be baptized. Read more »

The New Pastor

By: Sherman Cox & Sherman Cox
Narrated by: Kenneth Toles
Length: 4 hours
Abridged: No

Perennial student Elliot James has racked up many degrees and is contemplating another to continue postponing life.

When his roommate forced Elliot to find a job, he applied for the secretarial position at Bethel Community Church. But, in a case of mistaken identity, the ranking church officer thought Elliot was the perfect candidate for the open... Read more »

Is It Loving to Practice Church Discipline?

By: Jonathan Leeman
Narrated by: Marcus Jackman
Length: 40 minutes
Abridged: No

In this audiobook, Jonathan Leeman presents biblical answers to questions about the nature and application of church discipline, conveying that Scripture presents church discipline as both loving and necessary for yielding life, health, holiness, and growth in the local church body. Read more »

A Survey of Church History, Part 5

By: W. Robert Godfrey & W. Robert Godfrey
Narrated by: W. Robert Godfrey
Length: 4 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No

If we want to understand ourselves and our churches, we need to know where we've been. Despite rising Darwinism, growing liberalism, a wave of revivalism, and many other tremendous challenges, the 19th century was a time of fervent missionary endeavor and a growing Church. In this series, Dr. W. Robert Godfrey surveys the remarkable landscape of... Read more »

Who Runs the Church?

By: Zondervan
Narrated by: Jonathan Petersen & Jonathan Peterson
Length: 11 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No

Churches have split and denominations have formed over the issue of church government. Yet while many Christians can explain their particular church’s form of rule and may staunchly uphold it, few have a truly biblical understanding of it. What model for governing the church does the Bible provide? Is there room for different methods? Or is just... Read more »

How to Grow a High Impact Church: Volume 1

By: Chip Ingram & Chip Ingram
Narrated by: Chip Ingram
Length: 3 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No

God's design is for each of us to grow from our seeds of faith into mighty trees, then join with other trees into a forest, or church, that grows in both size and spiritual depth. His true measure of church growth is not centered on the numbers..it's the fruit...measured by IMPACT. Pastors and church leaders are confronted each day with... Read more »

Love's Promise

By: Ann Richardson & Melissa Storm
Narrated by: Ann Richardson
Length: 5 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No

She's waiting for her prince to come ... but was he right beside her all the time? Kristina Rose Maher wants to know why fairytales never happen for fat girls. Certain that diner cook Jeff, handsome and fit, will never want her as more than a friend, she stuffs down her attraction to him. But when she finds herself facing a life-altering weight... Read more »

The Friday Edition

By: Betta Ferrendelli
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
Length: 9 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No

Snow isn't all that's falling in Denver, Colorado, on Christmas Eve.  

A beautiful, young district attorney tumbles from her balcony to her death.  

Police suspect suicide, but the DA's sister, newspaper reporter Samantha Church, isn't buying it.  

Samantha discovers evidence linking her sister to a drug smuggling case and quickly learns she has... Read more »

Understanding Church Discipline

By: Jonathan Leeman & Adam Verner
Narrated by: Adam Verner
Length: 2 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No

Should we actually practice church discipline today? Is it unloving? Once an ordinary part of church life, churches gradually stopped practicing church discipline in the 20th century. But Jesus commands it. Paul practiced it. And churches benefit from it. Why practice church discipline? It shows love for the individual caught in sin, love for... Read more »

A Survey of Church History, Part 4

By: W. Robert Godfrey & W. Robert Godfrey
Narrated by: W. Robert Godfrey
Length: 4 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No

As the Protestant church carried the Reformation into the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it faced numerous challenges from without and from within. Europe was witnessing dramatic changes as the medieval world began to give way to the modern. Having broken with the Roman Catholic Church, Protestants faced the prospect of ever-deepening... Read more »

Little Lorrie Lincoln Goes to James and Pearl's Church (Book Five)

By: Lorrie O. Hewitt
Narrated by: Lorrie O. Hewitt
Length: 12 minutes
Abridged: No

You're invited to go along with Little Lorrie Lincoln on her adventure with her family as they travel to James and Pearl's church.

To join in on the fun be sure to bring your crayons, markers or pencils to draw pictures of the exciting trip to the church. Read more »