Pastoral Ministry

Words Still Matter?

First I should say that I haven’t yet finished this book. I’ve only made it through the first of two sections, which is about the stories...

Sermon Prep

Rev. Iain Campbell has an interesting post about sermon prep here. I’m glad I’m not the only one who never feels “ready” to preach a...

Foundations for Pastoral Ministry

Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work by Eugene H. Peterson 241 pages William B. Eerdmans (1992, originally published 1980) Since we live...

Preacher and Pastor

The Christian Ministry by Charles Bridges 390 pages Banner of Truth (2006, first published 1830) This book is a must-read for ministers....

Feed the Sheep

The Work of the Pastor by William Still 152 pages Christian Focus (2001, first published 1984) For William Still the essence of pastoral...

Pastoring and Poetry

The Contemplative Pastor by Eugene Peterson 171 pages Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. (1989) More than twenty years of pastoring left...

Agrarian Pastoral Theology

What Are People For? by Wendell Berry 210 pages North Point Press (1990) In this Mars Hill Audio conversation Eugene Peterson directs...

Reformation Pastoral Theology

Concerning the True Care of Souls by Martin Bucer 218 pages Banner of Truth (2009) Martin Bucer was the de facto leader of the Protestant...

The Gospel Ministry by Thomas Foxcroft

Foxcroft was pastor of First Congregational Church in Boston from 1717 until his death in 1769. His Calvinist and puritan sensibilities...

Why Johnny Can't Preach by T. David Gordon

While it is certainly true that preaching contains some subjective elements, Gordon seeks to demonstrate the abysmal state of preaching...

Ken Myers on the Danger of Cultural Accomodation

Myers’ thesis in this piece is that the goal of Christian maturity is undermined when church leaders become preoccupied by cultural...

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