Shane L. Bishop

That's Good News! (Paperback)

How to Overcome Your Fear and Evangelize

As a Christian, you know it’s important to share your faith, but you don’t know where to start. If you’re being honest, it’s a little scary, you’re not sure what to say, and you don’t know what it’s really supposed to look like (if you’re picturing a street preacher holding a huge sign, we’ve been there, done that, and promise there’s another way).

So, it gets put off for another day or left to the “radical few” – yep, probably the guys with the signs. It’s no wonder our culture is so confused and our churches are in decline.

But what if sharing your faith could be as simple as making cookies for your new neighbors or sharing a sermon on social media or inviting someone to church?

That’s Good News is a practical guide to evangelism for the everyday Christian who wants to join God in His work of inviting people to know Him. Through commentary on the parables of Jesus, humorous personal anecdotes from an evangelist who’s seen it all, inspiring stories, and practical tips for sharing your faith in a modern context, you will feel motivated and equipped to share your faith and recognize that God isn’t asking you to be perfect – He’s just asking you to show up.

You’ll walk away with:

• Fresh energy for evangelism
• A biblical case for why you should care about evangelism…and why all Christians should share their faith
• Hope that the Gospel really is good news for our time — the way to a life of peace, power, purpose, and passion
• New ways to frame the Gospel that anchor it in a spirit of abundant life, not just a transactional “get out of hell free” message
• Less fear and more confidence sharing your faith

That’s Good News will connect you back to the biblical reason why evangelism matters and why it’s for everyone: because God is a God of growth and expansion, and He works with even the smallest seeds of faith.

That's Good News Leader Kit

The Kit includes:

• One digital (EPUB) copy of the CORE BOOK, That’s Good News! by Shane L. Bishop (NOTE: This kit does NOT include a paperback copy of the book. To add a paperback of the core book, see the Good News Bundle below, at $59).
• The START HERE! guide, which outlines the exact game plan on what to do, in a scalable form to fit your church’s unique size and context
• A four week modifiable evangelism SERMON SERIES inside the Start Here! guide
• The small group LEADER GUIDE for diving into That’s Good News! in a small group setting
• A little white BUSINESS CARD that instructs you on how to join a special That’s Good News! Facebook group and share best practices from other churches doing the same thing
• A card on SEVEN SIMPLE RULES ABOUT EVANGELISM, offering basic instructions and pointers about how an evangelism movement works
• A simple card to share with everyone in your congregation, teaching and encouraging them on HOW TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS, with a digital file for printing copies
• A 15-MINUTE PHONE CALL from the author, Shane Bishop, on how to implement the campaign at your church
• A personalized WELCOME VIDEO from Shane to your church
• DIGITAL ASSETS for promoting the campaign to your church and community
• A That’s Good News! BOOKMARK
• Information on discounts for buying bulk copies of the book

… And a card with a full list of contents, all packaged in a cool box!

That's Good News Leader Kit with Book

The Kit includes:

• One paperback copy of the CORE BOOK, That’s Good News! by Shane L. Bishop
• One digital (EPUB) copy of the CORE BOOK, That’s Good News! by Shane L. Bishop
• The START HERE! guide, which outlines the exact game plan on what to do, in a scalable form to fit your church’s unique size and context
• A four week modifiable evangelism SERMON SERIES inside the Start Here! guide
• The small group LEADER GUIDE for diving into That’s Good News! in a small group setting
• A little white BUSINESS CARD that instructs you on how to join a special That’s Good News! Facebook group and share best practices from other churches doing the same thing
• A card on SEVEN SIMPLE RULES ABOUT EVANGELISM, offering basic instructions and pointers about how an evangelism movement works
• A simple card to share with everyone in your congregation, teaching and encouraging them on HOW TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS, with a digital file for printing copies
• A 15-MINUTE PHONE CALL from the author, Shane Bishop, on how to implement the campaign at your church
• A personalized WELCOME VIDEO from Shane to your church
• DIGITAL ASSETS for promoting the campaign to your church and community
• A That’s Good News! BOOKMARK
• Information on discounts for buying bulk copies of the book

… And a card with a full list of contents, all packaged in a cool box!

Church Under Fire Kit

Does your congregation tell you that it feels like the Church is under more pressure and scrutiny now than ever before? From the pressures of differing cultural values to stories of scandal and disgrace from other congregations, it can sometimes feel like the challenges to today’s church are worse than ever.

It would be easy to think we're in unfounded territory, but the Bible gives us a different reality. The Church is no stranger to trials and tribulations. In the Church Under Fire Series with Rev. Shane L. Bishop, explore the books of 1st Peter, 2nd Peter, and Jude. Witness how the early church faced and overcame strife. Early Christians faced tribulations that both put our current setting in proper perspective and equip us to respond well.

Church Under Fire is a unique, multi-part sermon series and all-church themed kit, in that it presents three sermon series as part of a unified message. The three series are designed to be preached over a single year.

Let Shane Bishop take you on a biblical journey through the Trail Guides so that your church can respond to challenges with Christ-like strength and love. Christians do not have to cower or be swayed by every cultural wind. Instead, we can find our peace and foundation in Jesus Christ, and show the world what it means to truly love.

Are you ready to move from a Church Under Fire to a Church on Fire in the Holy Spirit? Let's get at it. 

KIT INCLUDES

The Church Under Fire kit contains everything you need to walk your church through a set of three short sermon series over the course of a single year—or however long you desire. In this kit you will find the goals, strategy, and tactical steps you need to make it happen:

• One paperback copy of each of the THREE CORE BOOKS from the Trail Guide series by Shane Bishop, including 1 Peter, 2 Peter and Jude.
• One digital (EPUB) copy of each of the THREE CORE BOOKSfrom the Trail Guide series by Shane Bishop, including 1 Peter, 2 Peter and Jude.
• A DIGITAL SMALL GROUP LEADER GUIDE including welcome, overview, how to recruit leaders, planning a small group study and more!
• A fillable JOURNAL for Trail Guide note taking
• A CHURCH UNDER FIRE custom button, the perfect size to wear or share! 
• Four PRAYER CARDS to share with your group, including a printable version
• DIGITAL ASSETS for promoting the campaign to your church and community that will be available in your Invite account
• Information on BULK COPY DISCOUNTS of the books

The Ping Life (Paperback)

How to Pick Up the Signal When God is Calling

So many Christians feel like it’s on us to save the world – to solve every political and social problem or lead every person we meet to Christ. We’re plagued by guilt when we spend our time and money doing anything else, and we feel like failures when we realize we can’t do it all. Hello, overwhelm, exhaustion, agitation, and burnout!

There has to be more to the abundant life Jesus promised.

The Ping Life is a framework for living an authentic Christian life filled with peace, happiness, and purpose — one where you’re free to enjoy the blessings God has given you while still having an impact for God’s Kingdom.

In it, pastor Shane Bishop teaches you how to establish a baseline of Christian discipleship and tune your receiver to the frequency of God’s voice, so you can hear “pings” from the Holy Spirit and develop sustainable spiritual rhythms. Filled with stories of ordinary humans who listened to God’s pings and became part of Kingdom history, this is an entertaining, easy read that will inspire you, free you, and invite you into an adventure with God.

In an agitated, works-based world, discover a simple approach to life that is revolutionary, counter cultural, and life giving.

PING (noun): A prompt from the Holy Spirit; a heavenly signal in search of an earthly response

The Ping Life Kit

The Ping Life is a framework for living an authentic Christian life filled with peace, happiness, and purpose — one where you’re free to enjoy the blessings God has given you while still having an impact for God’s Kingdom.

The Kit includes:

• One paperback copy of the CORE BOOK, The Ping Life! by Shane L. Bishop
• One digital (EPUB) copy of the CORE BOOK, The Ping Life! by Shane L. Bishop
• The small group LEADER GUIDE for diving into The Ping Life! in a small group setting
• A 15-MINUTE PHONE CALL from the author, Shane Bishop, on how to implement the campaign at your church*
• A personalized WELCOME VIDEO from Shane to your church
• DIGITAL ASSETS for promoting the campaign to your church and community
• A 30-day fillable journal with quotes from The Ping Life!
• A The Ping Life! BOOKMARK with peelable tabs
• Information on discounts for buying bulk copies of the book
• Commemorative The Ping Life! ink pen

*Please contact Teri Monken terimonken@mychristchurch.com after purchase to schedule your personal call with Shane.

In Search of the Holy (Paperback)

How to Live Boldly in an Ordinary World

In Search of the Holy paints a picture of a full and complete life—a life that lives up to our craziest childhood dreams.

But rather than freewheeling pursuit of some individual ideal, the hero life comes from
an old concept, freshly relevant again today, called “holiness.” 

When a lot of regular people think about being “holy”, they think about keeping the Ten Commandments. But the Ten Commandments are impossible. If the self-proclaimed holy rollers can’t keep God’s commandments, regular people don’t have a chance. 

The good news is that in the Bible, being “holy” doesn’t mean being pious or “good enough.” It means to be “set apart for a special purpose”. The antonym not profane or obscene; it is “ordinary.” 

And we don’t get there by following a set of rules, but by following the One who was there when the rules were written, Jesus. What makes life exciting is who we worship, what we believe, and how we live—all of these are connected. Following Jesus turns life from ordinary to extraordinary as His love and grace change us from the inside out.

Trail Guide to the Scriptures: 1 Peter (Paperback)

Trail Guide to the Scriptures: 1 Peter is your step-by-step guide to traveling the path of 1 Peter and uncovering the treasures it holds: traveling its twists and turns, climbing its challenging sections, being awed by its breathtaking views, and letting it form and inspire you.

With Reverend Shane Bishop — pastor, history nerd, regular guy, and fellow traveler just like you — as your guide, you will better understand the landscape of 1 Peter, see things you might have missed while reading on your own, and feel more confident navigating its pages. 

Written to new converts in the early church who were learning how to withstand persecution, 1 Peter holds deep wisdom for our modern times where there is more pressure than ever to comply and conform to the culture around you. You will learn how to live peacefully in a society that thinks differently from you; find perspective, encouragement, and hope for when being a Christian is challenging, countercultural, and misunderstood; and hold onto eternal hope when your faith comes with a cost.

Part commentary, part historical nonfiction, part story that you can’t put down, Trail Guide to the Scriptures take you verse-by-verse through a book of the Bible while showing you what it means for your life today. With each book broken into “episodes” that pull you into the plot, you will discover how engaging and exciting Scripture can be and learn what it says for yourself and how it applies to your life today.

Get ready to reach new heights in your faith and find encouragement to hold onto Jesus no matter what the world throws your way.

Trail Guide to the Scriptures: 2 Peter (Paperback)

Trail Guide to the Scriptures: 2 Peter is your step-by-step guide to traveling the path of 2 Peter and uncovering the treasures it holds: traveling its twists and turns, climbing its challenging sections, being awed by its breathtaking views, and letting it form and inspire you.

With Reverend Shane Bishop — pastor, history nerd, regular guy, and fellow traveler just like you — as your guide, you will better understand the landscape of 2 Peter, see things you might have missed while reading on your own, and feel more confident navigating its pages.

In 2 Peter, we find the church in a dire situation, as the external pressures of persecution have started to cause fractures and disease within the church. Where 1 Peter encouraged the church to stand strong in the face of opposition, 2 Peter is an urgent warning to the church to not collapse from within. From false prophets to moral failures, the author of 2 Peter shows followers of Jesus how to spot disease and dysfunction within the church and build authentic Christian community.

Eerily relevant to our time, 2 Peter will show you what faithfulness to Jesus looks like even in difficult times and give you a path for living in health and holiness, both as an individual and as a church community.

Part commentary, part historical nonfiction, part story that you can’t put down, Trail Guide to the Scriptures takes you verse-by-verse through a book of the Bible while showing you what it means for your life today. With each book broken into “episodes” that pull you into the plot, you will discover how engaging and exciting Scripture can be and learn what it says for yourself and how it applies to your life today.

Get ready to reach new heights in your faith and find a model of faithfulness amid shifting sands and changing tides.

Trail Guide to the Scriptures: Jude (Paperback)

With Reverend Shane Bishop — pastor, history nerd, regular guy, and fellow traveler just like you — as your guide, you will better understand the landscape of Jude, see things you might have missed while reading on your own, and feel more confident navigating its pages.

Jude tells the story of someone who finds himself in the role of defender of the faith. This was a new role—early church leaders were largely celebratory, but times were changing both in the Roman Empire and within the church. The movement known as “the Way” needed some standardization, or what theologians call orthodoxy. 
In particular, the rise of non-Jewish followers was leading to a core question: how much of the old Jewish customs were necessary? Some argued that Christians were free from Jewish laws, but for others, freedom devolved into license to sin. Simply put, some leaders said you could believe in Jesus but live like the pagans. For many believing Gentiles, what was presented as a path to freedom was really a path to bondage. 

In a current climate of competing moral worldviews, the book of Jude hits home. It is about doctrine, but so much more. It is about the daily, lived implications of errant doctrine, and the effects of immorality on us, both in the present life and in eternity.

Part commentary, part historical nonfiction, part story that you can’t put down, Trail Guide to the Scriptures takes you verse-by-verse through a book of the Bible while showing you what it means for your life today. With each book broken into “episodes” that pull you into the plot, you will discover how engaging and exciting Scripture can be and learn what it says for yourself and how it applies to your life today.

Get ready to reach new heights in your faith and find a model of faithfulness amid shifting sands and changing tides.

Trail Guide to the Scriptures: James (Paperback)

Let the book of James be your compass for navigating life’s toughest trails. With Shane Bishop as your guide, this verse-by-verse journey helps you chart a practical path for living out your faith. James oHers the tools you need to align belief with action, providing direction, encouragement, and strength as you tackle steep climbs and rugged terrain. Whether you’re facing challenges or seeking clarity, this guide will keep you grounded and moving forward in your walk with God.

It’s not enough to simply show up on the trail; you need the right tools to navigate. James equips you with practical and moral guidance for living out your faith in real and powerful ways. As you traverse this book, you’ll encounter steep hills and tough terrain, but the rewards—endurance, wisdom, and spiritual growth—make the journey worthwhile. Let James be your wake-up call to move from belief to mature discipleship.

Features:

• Practical guidance on aligning your actions with your faith.
• Thought-provoking insights into James' call for moral and ethical living.
• Engaging storytelling that brings Scripture to life.
• Reflection questions to deepen personal growth or foster group discussion.
• Tools for overcoming challenges and staying on the path of discipleship.

Benefits:

• Learn how to translate belief into action with James' practical teachings.
• Develop endurance and joy in the face of life’s challenges.
• Gain a deeper understanding of moral and ethical behavior grounded in faith.
• Feel equipped to navigate life with clarity and purpose.
• Strengthen your discipleship journey with actionable tools and inspiration.

New Release

Trail Guide to the Scriptures: John (Paperback)

Among the four Gospels, John stands apart. It’s intimate, poetic, theologically rich, and deeply personal. John doesn’t just tell the story of Jesus. He invites you to believe it, follow him, and let him change your life.

But reading John can feel like wandering through unfamiliar terrain. It moves from story to symbolism, from signs to sermons. And its most famous passages are often the most misunderstood.

That’s where Trail Guide to the Gospel of John comes in. With pastor, teacher, and fellow traveler Shane Bishop as your guide, you’ll explore this Gospel with fresh eyes. Through engaging commentary, historical context, and relatable application, you’ll:

• Understand the unique structure and purpose of John’s Gospel
• Learn how Jesus’ miracles function as signs that point to something deeper
• Discover why John emphasizes belief, identity, and eternal life
• See how John complements—and challenges—what you know from the other Gospels
• Find your footing in the stories, and walk away with lasting truth for your own journey

Each chapter reads like a stage of a hike, helping you stop at key moments, take in the big picture, and notice what you might have missed. Whether you're new to the Bible or looking to reignite your understanding of this Gospel, this guide offers a clear and thoughtful path forward.

Features and Benefits

🧭 Acclimatize to Your Surroundings
Start with background info on authorship, audience, and historical setting to ground your reading.

🗺️ Recognize Key Landmarks
Identify major plot points and moments of revelation in Jesus’ ministry.

📍 Discover Cool Sights
Dig into meaningful verses, historical details, and theological gems.

🔭 Visit Scenic Overlooks
Zoom out to see the Gospel’s major themes and their relevance today.

✏️ Get Tips for a Stronger Faith Journey
Apply what you’ve learned with takeaways and personal reflection prompts.

🔥 Share What You’ve Discovered
Discuss with others using built-in questions for small group or personal use.

The Trail Guide Bundle

1 Peter, 2 Peter, and Jude

Trail Guide to the Scriptures is your step-by-step guide to traveling the path of faith for yourself. Though the journey is yours, you don’t have to go on it alone. With Reverend Shane Bishop — pastor, history nerd, regular guy, and fellow traveler just like you — as your guide, you will stop getting so lost when reading the Bible and start feeling confident navigating its pages.

Part commentary, part historical nonfiction, part story that you can’t put down, Trail Guide to the Scriptures will take you verse-by-verse through a book of the Bible while showing you what it means for your life today. With each book broken into “episodes” that pull you into the plot, you will discover how engaging and exciting Scripture can be and learn what it says for yourself (not just what you’ve heard about it). 

Get ready to reach new heights in your faith and see why a journey through the Bible is always worth the effort.