<p>Proclaiming the gospel is without a doubt the most important task of pastoral ministry, yet often other, seemingly more urgent activities obscure it. From time to time all pastors and preachers need to be reminded of the primacy of the gospel.</p> <p>Preaching the Cross does just this. It is a call to expository, gospel-centered preachi… Read more…
<p>The Reformation swept across Europe with a God-glorifying gospel of grace. Now the doctrine of grace cherished and proclaimed by the Reformers is under renewed assault from an unexpected place—the evangelical church itself.</p> <p>With the help of several theologians, Gary L. W. Johnson and Guy P. Waters trace the background and develo… Read more…
'Here is an anomaly: Christians outside the West dying because
they believe their faith is true and Christians inside the West
doffing their hats to the idea and then looking the other way! This
book explores what it should mean to say that Christians know the
truth, doing so in ways that are searching, sure-footed, biblically
convinc… Read more…
The Christian life is more than thinking—but not less. And it’s more than feeling—but not less. It’s more than doing as well—but never less. Healthy followers of Jesus engage their minds, hearts, and hands in glorifying him.This volume, built on the 2010 Desiring God National Conference and John Piper’s recent book Think: The Life of the Mind and… Read more…
In an age that is increasingly conflicted about evangelical identity and theological truth, Christians need a foundation for navigating the shifting culture. Although forgotten by some, twentieth-century theologian Carl F. H. Henry stands as one of the most influential leaders of modern evangelicalism. In this collection of essays written by leading theologi… Read more…
So many contemporary leadership philosophies, even within the church, are based on worldly examples of success. These methods force church leaders to become businesslike CEOs, dramatic visionaries, or savvy stategists abandoning their true calling as teachers. This book calls readers to be what the Bible empowers them to be, teachers who follow Chri… Read more…
The calling to the pastorate is one fraught with perils and privileges.
The urgent needs of the church often cause dismissal of personal soul issues. And
he who isn't 'fed' will find it hard to 'feed' others. Alistair Begg and Derek Prime
have been successful pastors and teachers of pastors for many decades. They challenge … Read more…
Historians and theologians alike have long recognized that at the heart of the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation were five declarations (or “solas”) that distinguished the movement from other expressions of the Christian faith.Five hundred years later, we live in a different time with fresh challenges to our faith. Yet these rallying cries… Read more…
Responding to the perennial temptation to “tame” the message about Jesus, leaders such as John MacArthur, John Piper, Thabiti Anyabwile, and R. C. Sproul challenge Christians to hold fast to the faith by emphasizing the importance of maintaining a pure and unadulterated view of the gospel. Whether it’s looking back at the New Testament and the church f… Read more…
Are You Called to Ministry?Those who are involved in full-time ministry often say they have been “called” to do what they do. But what does that mean? Who does the “calling,” and how is it received? In Prepare Them to Shepherd, pastor Brian Croft unpacks the biblical model for preparing individuals for full-time ministry. In the past, trai… Read more…
<p><em>Some of the leading voices in evangelical Christianity reaffirm the importance of preaching biblical theology for the health of our churches.</em></p> <p>Loving, teaching, and rightly dividing the Word of God is every pastor's privilege and responsibility. If a pastor understands what the Word says about God, man, and… Read more…
The first major study to draw upon unknown or neglected sources, as well as original interviews with figures like Billy Graham, Awakening the Evangelical Mind uniquely tells the engaging story of how evangelicalism developed as an intellectual movement in the middle of the 20th century. Beginning with the life of Harold Ockenga, Strachan shows how Ockenga br… Read more…