A Pastor’s Fifty-Year Journey with Scripture Becomes a Six-Book Series on the Kingdom of God

United States, 13th May 2026 – Ask most Christians what “the Kingdom of God” means and you will probably get a long pause followed by something vague about heaven. Which is strange when you think about it, because Jesus talked about the Kingdom constantly. It was the centerpiece of everything he did. And somehow, for a lot of believers, it remains one of those phrases we repeat without really understanding.

Pastor Mick Finch noticed that gap a long time ago. Over fifty years ago, actually. He has spent his life studying Scripture, pastoring small churches across Southern Indiana, and sitting across kitchen tables from people who wanted to go deeper but did not know where to start. All of that eventually became the Kingdom of God Collection, a six-book series that tackles the subject from every angle you can think of. You can learn more about the series and about Mick himself at www.mickfinchbooks.com.

So what do these books cover? The first one, Foundations of the Kingdom of God, goes back to the very beginning. Genesis. And it traces God’s reign forward through covenant, prophecy, liberation, all the way to Revelation. Finch is not skimming the surface here. He builds a case that the Kingdom is not just a topic the Bible mentions now and then. It is the story. The whole thing. Once you see it laid out that way, honestly, you cannot unsee it.

Book two, Jesus and the Kingdom of God, is where things get up close. Finch looks at how Jesus did not just preach sermons about the Kingdom. He ate with people nobody else would sit with. He healed folks the religious leaders had given up on. He told parables that made powerful people nervous and gave broken people a reason to get out of bed. Finch pushes readers here. He is not satisfied with a faith that keeps Jesus at arm’s length, admiring him like a painting on a wall. He wants you following the man through the dirt.

The third book asks a question that a lot of congregations would rather skip. The Kingdom of God and the Church is about what the church is actually supposed to be doing. Finch draws a line that I think more people need to hear. The church is not the Kingdom. It is a sign of it. A servant. Maybe, on its best days, a foretaste. He writes about the early church and about the real mess of modern church life. The politics, the survival mode, the drift that happens when an institution starts protecting itself instead of pointing beyond itself.

Book four is the one that will make some readers uncomfortable, and Finch knows it. The Kingdom of God, Justice, and Power goes straight at systems of oppression, economic injustice, and distorted versions of the Gospel that serve the powerful instead of the vulnerable. He is not throwing opinions around either. He walks through Scripture, through history, through what is happening right now. The Kingdom of God is never neutral toward injustice. That line alone is worth sitting with for a while.

Living the Kingdom of God, the fifth book, slows everything down. This one is about the inner work. Prayer. Humility. Obedience on a boring Wednesday when nobody is watching and nothing feels particularly spiritual. Finch writes with warmth that only comes from decades of walking alongside real people through real struggles. The Kingdom is not only something we believe, he says. It is something we practice. That sounds simple until you try it.

The final book, The Hope of the Kingdom of God, looks ahead. But not in the way you might expect. This is not a prediction chart or a scare tactic. Finch writes about restoration and resurrection and the promise that God will make all things new. He ties the entire series together with a kind of hope that does not depend on things getting easier. It depends on God being faithful. And that is a very different thing.

Rev. Allen Colwell, who pastored Finch for over a dozen years, said reading Mick’s work is like sitting down with him over a cup of coffee on a brisk winter day. That tracks. These books feel like conversations, not lectures.

The Kingdom of God Collection is available now. You can pick up your copies at Barnes & Noble here: barnesandnoble.com/s/mick%20finch. If you want to see the book trailer, head over to YouTube (youtu.be/2dswgzCTlvk?si=fVKFRRJKjknlgMy4). You can visit the author website: for more information: https://mickfinchbooks.com. And you can follow Mick on Facebook (facebook.com/mickfinchbooks) and on Instagram (instagram.com/mickfinchbooks) for insights, updates, and upcoming releases. 

About the Author

Pastor Mick Finch has given over fifty years of his life to studying Scripture, teaching, and preaching the Good News. He has served as a Commissioned Ruling Elder and pastored several small churches across Southern Indiana, where people came to know him for his approachable style and genuine pastoral heart. The Kingdom of God Collection is his six-book series exploring how God’s reign runs through the entire Bible and what it looks like to actually live it out. Visit mickfinchbooks.com to learn more.

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