Welcome to 2026! Here is our list of the top 10 most borrowed resources from the NC Conference Media Center in 2025. Did you know that you can borrow multiple participant books for some of our older studies? Groups that took advantage of this option sent these studies to the top of our list this year.
Rev. Adam Hamilton has cemented his popularity in our conference by taking almost all of the spots on the top 10 list this year. His studies stand the test of time with subjects that churches return to often. The only other author on the list is Rev. Will Willimon, another favorite in our conference, who has recently begun adding seasonal DVD studies to his prolific list of book titles. Both of these authors have new studies available for Lent 2026.
- The Message of Jesus: Words that Changed the World by Adam Hamilton
- Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws by Adam Hamilton
- Heaven and Earth: Advent and The Incarnation by Will Willimon
- The Walk: Five Essential Practices of the Christian Life by Adam Hamilton
- Simon Peter: Flawed but Faithful Disciple by Adam Hamilton
- The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus by Adam Hamilton
- Christianity’s Family Tree: What Other Christians Believe and Why by Adam Hamilton
- Revival: Faith as Wesley Lived It by Adam Hamilton
- Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times by Adam Hamilton
- Faithful: Christmas Through the Eyes of Joseph by Adam Hamilton
If you’re curious which titles were popular that are not authored by Adam Hamilton, here are some of the next most borrowed studies in 2025.
- Five Means of Grace: Experience God’s Love the Wesleyan Way by Elaine A. Heath
- Parables: Putting Jesus’s Stories in Their Place by Josh Scott
- The Redemption of Scrooge by Matt Rawle
- Finding Jesus in the Psalms: A Lenten Journey by Barb Roose
- The Angels of Christmas: Hearing God’s Voice in Advent by Susan Robb
Request These Resources
These resources can be borrowed for free by anyone involved with a United Methodist Church in the North Carolina Conference. We will mail them to your home! All you need to do is fill out the Resource Request Form.