Reflections in the Coffee: What Happens When Process Replaces Prayer
 
Have you ever wondered where God wants you to worship, serve, and grow?
Perhaps you've moved to a new community. Maybe your family circumstances have changed, or your church has changed in ways you don't fully understand.
 
Whatever the reason, finding a new church home can be more complicated than it first appears.
 
You visit churches. You listen to sermons. You meet pastors, compare ministries, examine statements of faith, and try to determine where you might fit.
 
But somewhere along the way, an important question can get lost: What are we really looking for?
 
In Reflections in the Coffee, Pastor Steven Alan Wylie invites readers into an honest, Scripture-filled conversation about the search for a church home and the deeper questions that shape our spiritual lives.
 
Are we looking for a church that meets our needs, or a place where God can use us?
 
Are we impressed by a pastor's personality and position, or are we looking for a faithful shepherd who genuinely cares for God's people?
 
Are we searching for a church that fits our preferences, or a place where God wants us to grow, serve, and belong?
 
Through candid reflections, practical questions, humor, and biblical insight, this book explores the relationship between church leadership and congregational life.
 
It examines the importance of character, trust, authority, responsibility, and the difference between holding a position and truly leading.
 
It also challenges us to consider what happens when the procedures designed to help a church function begin to overshadow prayer, spiritual discernment, and the leading of the Holy Spirit.
 
But this isn't a book about finding the perfect church, criticizing every pastor, or demanding that a congregation conform to our expectations.
 
It's an invitation to look deeper—to examine our own hearts, reconsider our assumptions, and seek God's direction with greater humility.
 
The journey ultimately brings us back to a question that may be more important than finding the church that suits us best:
 
Where does God want us to belong, and what does He want to do in us once we get there?
 
Written in the conversational spirit of two friends talking over a cup of coffee, Reflections in the Coffee invites you to slow down, think honestly, open your Bible, and consider questions that deserve more than quick answers.
 
So pull up a chair. Pour yourself a cup of coffee. Let's talk about church, leadership, belonging, and learning to ask God the right questions.
 
(First Edition September 2026 / 624 pages)