Pastoral Ministry

Called to Preach

<p>The church needs God-called people to preach the Word with precision and power in every generation. These preachers must not replace sound theology with culturally palatable soundbites. We need preachers who will clearly and faithfully share the gospel and inspire others to live godly lives.</p>
<p>Steven J. Lawson uses in-depth biblical analysis and inspiring examples from history to paint a picture of God&#39;s glory magnified through faithful preaching, reclaiming the high ground of biblical preaching for the next generation. With helpful advice and practical guidance gleaned from 50 years in ministry, Lawson helps aspiring preachers know if they are called to preach, understand the qualifications for ministry, and develop, improve, and deliver strong expository sermons that illuminate the Word of God in a dark world.</p>
<p>Chapters include:</p>
<p>- Divinely Summoned<br />
- The Preacher&#39;s Mandate<br />
- Behold Your God<br />
- In the Study<br />
- Preparing Your Exposition<br />
- Stepping into the Pulpit<br />
- Making It Personal<br />
- Improving as a Preacher<br />
- In Pursuit of Holiness</p>

Lead Like It Matters

<p>Craig Groeschel, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author, is the founding and senior pastor of Life.Church, an innovative multisite church known around the world that Glassdoor has named as a #1 U.S. Best Place to Work. It didn&#39;t happen on accident. In 1996, a group worshipped together in a two-car garage. Today, the church welcomes tens of thousands of attendees in multiple states around the country, and globally at Life.Church Online.</p>
<p><em>Lead Like It Matters </em>shares Groeschel&#39;s transformative insights on how to effectively build a thriving, enduring ministry and organization. Using his leadership skills, he combines straight-talk and wry honesty along with biblical wit and leadership principles to equip you with the tools to:</p>
<p>- Recognize when your organization or ministry has the indefinable but tangible &quot;it&quot; that leads to success<br />
- Identify and implement seven leadership principles for a church that lasts<br />
- Ignite a fire in your team to leave behind &quot;what we&#39;ve always done&quot; for the meaningful ministry you know is possible<br />
- Discover the three areas every leader must master for success</p>
<p><em>Lead Like It Matters</em> reveals the secret for building ministry momentum and then keeping it going.</p>

<p>Pastor John MacArthur blends his passion for Scripture with the training expertise of faculty members at The Master&#39;s Seminary to guide seminary students and ministry leaders in developing their pastoral ministry skills.</p>
<p>Pastors today can get swept in endless pitfalls of modern culture, buying into the idea of image and straying from Jesus&#39;s call to shepherd leadership.</p>
<p>Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically offers a practical pastoral theology geared toward pastors and pastors-in-training for the crucial role God&#39;s Word plays in shaping the preparation and maintaining the priorities of pastoring.</p>
<p>The authors of this resource examine the biblical teaching about the high and demanding call to ministry required of any spiritual shepherd. Learn how to pursue intentional growth through the stages of calling, training, and ministering to God&#39;s church, along the way, uncovering answers to questions such as:</p>
<p>- How does the Bible establish a philosophy of pastoral ministry, and what is it?<br />
- Who is personally qualified to be an undershepherd of God&#39;s flock?<br />
- What are the biblical preparations required of shepherd leaders?<br />
- What priority does God&#39;s word place on activities involved in pastoral ministry?</p>
<p>United in affirming shepherd leadership as the biblical model for pastoral ministry, The Master&#39;s Seminary faculty present a treasury of expertise alongside insights from well-known Bible teacher John MacArthur.</p>
<p>This book is here to inspire and equip any pastor dedicated to serving God&#39;s church in the pattern of Jesus Christ.</p>

Counseling: How to Counsel Biblically

<p>Gain a deeper understanding of counseling methods that are practical and consistent with Christian theological convictions.</p>
<p>What do the Scriptures truly say about counseling? What is the biblical basis for using Scriptures in counseling? What does it mean to think biblically about counseling-related issues?</p>
<p>At the heart of this book is the confidence that Christ and His Word are not only sufficient for effectively handling the personal and interpersonal challenges of life, but are superior to the resources found in the world. The practice of psychological counseling is a ministry and should not belong only to the realm of humanistic and secular theories of the mind.</p>
<p>Written to pastors, elders, deacons, seminary students, and laypeople; well-known pastor John MacArthur offers a system of biblical truth that brings together people, their problems, and the living God. This kind of counseling is built on the convictions that:</p>
<p>- God&#39;s Word should be our counseling authority<br />
- Counseling is part of the basic discipling ministry of the local church<br />
- God&#39;s people can and should be trained to counsel effectively</p>
<p>Counseling: How to Counsel Biblically offers biblical guidelines to counsel people who are struggling. The contributors are some of America&#39;s leading biblical teachers and counselors such as Ken L. Sarles, David Powlison, Douglas Bookman, David B. Maddox, Robert Smith, William W. Goode, and Dennis M. Swanson.</p>

<p>Discover the skills you need to preach expository sermons with excellence.</p> <p>Many of the sermons preached today lack the divine knowledge and spiritual understanding that is only available through dynamic expository preaching. In <em>Preaching: How to Preach Biblically,</em> John MacArthur&#39;s well-known passion for the Bible blends with the expertise of faculty members at The Master&#39;s Seminary to inspire and equip preachers in effective biblical preaching.</p> <p><em>Preaching: How to Preach Biblically</em> flows from biblical foundations for expository preaching through a detailed process of developing expositions and creating sermons to the actual delivery of expository messages, connecting what pastors learn in seminary with the sermons preached in a local church. This volume shows how to progress purposefully from one phase to the next in preparing to minister to God&#39;s people through preaching.</p>

Preaching: How to Preach Biblically

<p>Discover the skills you need to preach expository sermons with excellence.</p>
<p>Many of the sermons preached today lack the divine knowledge and spiritual understanding that is only available through dynamic expository preaching. In <em>Preaching: How to Preach Biblically,</em> John MacArthur&#39;s well-known passion for the Bible blends with the expertise of faculty members at The Master&#39;s Seminary to inspire and equip preachers in effective biblical preaching.</p>
<p><em>Preaching: How to Preach Biblically</em> flows from biblical foundations for expository preaching through a detailed process of developing expositions and creating sermons to the actual delivery of expository messages, connecting what pastors learn in seminary with the sermons preached in a local church. This volume shows how to progress purposefully from one phase to the next in preparing to minister to God&#39;s people through preaching.</p>
<p>This book explores this questions and more:</p>
<p>- What is expository, biblical preaching?<br />
- What are the theological and historical foundations for insisting on expository preaching?<br />
- What are the steps involved in preparation for and participation in biblical preaching?<br />
- What models exist for expository preaching today?</p>

<p>People crave the greatness of God. Who will feed their souls? Could they say, &quot;I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory?&quot; As we explore the wasteland of a secular society, do we not ask, &quot;Who but Christian preachers will say to the people, &#39;Behold your God!&#39;?&quot; Who could paint the landscape of God&#39;s grandeur for them? Who is going to use tales of wonder to remind them that God has triumphed over every foe? Who will cry out above every crisis, &quot;Your God reigns!&quot;?</p> <p>John Piper makes a passioned plea for preachers to emphasize the supremacy of God as the bracing air of their sermons. He wants to see a new generation of preachers, and a revived group of seasoned brothers, set aflame with the grandeur of God, his glory as the goal of preaching, his cross as the ground of preaching, his Spirit as the power of preaching.</p> <p><em>The Supremacy of God in Preaching</em>, now revised and expanded, appears in hardcover for the first time.</p>

The Supremacy of God in Preaching

<p>People crave the greatness of God. Who will feed their souls? Could they say, &quot;I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory?&quot; As we explore the wasteland of a secular society, do we not ask, &quot;Who but Christian preachers will say to the people, &#39;Behold your God!&#39;?&quot; Who could paint the landscape of God&#39;s grandeur for them? Who is going to use tales of wonder to remind them that God has triumphed over every foe? Who will cry out above every crisis, &quot;Your God reigns!&quot;?</p>
<p>John Piper makes a passioned plea for preachers to emphasize the supremacy of God as the bracing air of their sermons. He wants to see a new generation of preachers, and a revived group of seasoned brothers, set aflame with the grandeur of God, his glory as the goal of preaching, his cross as the ground of preaching, his Spirit as the power of preaching.</p>
<p><em>The Supremacy of God in Preaching</em>, now revised and expanded, appears in hardcover for the first time.</p>
<p>Chapters include:</p>
<p>Part 1: Why God Should Be Supreme in Preaching<br />
- The Goal of Preaching: The Glory of God<br />
- The Ground of Preaching: The Cross of Christ<br />
- The Gift of Preaching: The Power of the Holy Spirit<br />
- The Gravity and Gladness of Preaching<br />
Part 2: How to Make God Supreme in Preaching: Guidance from the Ministry of Jonathan Edwards<br />
- Keep God Central: The Life of Jonathan Edwards<br />
- Submit to Sweet Sovereignty: The Theology of Edwards<br />
- Make God Supreme: The Preaching of Edwards<br />
Part 3: After Thirty-Three Years: God Still Supreme in Preaching and Ministry<br />
- Jonathan Edwards Thirty-Three Years Later: Clarification and Confirmation<br />
- In Honor of Tethered Preaching: John Calvin and the Entertaining Pastor<br />
- Preaching as Concept Creation, Not Just Contextualization<br />
- Thirty Reasons Why It Is a Great Thing to Be a Pastor</p>

Help Im Married to My Pastor

<p>Ministry is challenging, and every ministry wife needs, and deserves, encouragement.</p>
<p>A woman may believe she&#39;s marrying a man, and doesn&#39;t realize the ministry that comes with it. Far too often, a husband&#39;s calling can complicate their life together. What if ministry isn&#39;t what she bargained for? What happens when their children make mistakes? How should she navigate church gossip, or even slander?</p>
<p>Jani Ortlund, a ministry wife of nearly fifty years, confronts these questions, along with several others, as she provides encouragement and guidance to ministry wives. Jani reminds readers that God works out His delightfully good purposes in and through their sacrifices.</p>
<p>Chapters include:</p>
<p>- Help! I Didn&rsquo;t Bargain for This<br />
- Help! It&rsquo;s Sunday Morning<br />
- Help! I Want to Fix Him<br />
- Help! My Husband Seems Depressed<br />
- Help! I Can&rsquo;t Remember Their Names<br />
- Help! My Children Aren&rsquo;t Perfect<br />
- Help! My Pastor Doesn&rsquo;t Understand Me<br />
- Help! I Haven&rsquo;t Seen Them for a While<br />
- Help! I Need More of God<br />
- Help! Our Romance Is Regressing<br />
- Help! They&rsquo;re Talking Again<br />
- Help! Remind Me Why We Do This</p>

Lead: 12 Gospel Principles for Leadership in the Church

<div>The church is undergoing a major leadership crisis.</div>
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<div>What can we do to keep pastors from leaving the ministry?</div>
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<div>For every celebrity pastor leaving the ministry in a public spotlight, there are many more lesser-known pastors leaving in the shadows. Pastor and bestselling author Paul David Tripp believes that behind every pastoral failure is a lack of strong leadership community. Tripp expounds on decades of ministry experience to give churches twelve gospel principles needed to combat this leadership crisis. Each of these principles, built upon characteristics such as humility, dependency, and accountability, will enable new and experienced leaders alike to focus their attention on the ultimate leadership model: the gospel.</div>
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<div>Chapters include:</div>
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<div>- Achievement</div>
<div>- Gospel</div>
<div>- Limits</div>
<div>- Balance</div>
<div>- Character</div>
<div>- War</div>
<div>- Servants</div>
<div>- Candor</div>
<div>- Identity</div>
<div>- Restoration</div>
<div>- Longevity</div>
<div>- Presence</div>

Sanctification: God's Passion for His People

<div>A pastor has many roles and responsibilities, but he must not lose sight of his one ultimate goal: the sanctification of God's people. It's the heart of God's purpose for Christians.</div>
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<div>John MacArthur calls pastors to keep in mind what all the countless hours preparing sermons, visiting hospitals, counseling, conducting weddings, and more are all about, even when the finish line seems so far out that you're thinking of giving up. He encourages pastors with the power God gives them to place the sanctification of God's people at the core of their ministry.</div>
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<div>Chapters include:</div>
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<div>- The Prize of the Upward Call</div>
<div>- In Defense of the Gospel</div>
<div>- The Heart of a True Shepherd</div>
<div>- Christ, the Embodiment of True Sanctification</div>
<div>- The Missing Note</div>
<div>- Authenticity and Antinomianism</div>
<div>- What Grace Teaches</div>

The John MacArthur Handbook of Effective Biblical Leadership

<div>The Bible holds leaders and teachers of the Word to an extremely high standard, and for good reason. Shepherding God's people into salvation and spiritual growth is a huge responsibility, even more now than ever before. Churches today need leaders who will faithfully proclaim the Word of God and equip believers to live it out. Great leaders need great role models.</div>
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<div>John MacArthur, bestselling author, has compiled the best-ever messages for Christian leaders from the internationally renowned Shepherd's Conference. Now available in a single volume, this resource provides John MacArthur's own candid and instructive writings alongside works of other proven ministry leaders usch as John Piper, Steven Lawson, R.C. Sproul, Ligon Duncan, and Al Mohler.</div>
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<div>Pastors, elders, and leaders in church who desire to be more effective in spiritual leadership, this book will help them discover ways to:</div>
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<div>- Guide others with integrity and conviction</div>
<div>- Deliver God's Word with passion and power</div>
<div>- Accurately interpret and apply God's Word</div>
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<div>Fulfill your calling to lead with excellence when you accept the challenge to be a leader who follows God's standard both in ministry and personally.</div>
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<div>Chapters include:</div>
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<div>Part 1: The Shepherd as Preacher</div>
<div>- Preach the Word (1998) John MacArthur</div>
<div>- The Call of God (2002) Mark Dever</div>
<div>- Epitaph of a Faithful Preacher (2003) John MacArthur</div>
<div>- Bring the Book (2006) Steven J. Lawson</div>
<div>- Preaching and the Sovereignty of God (2004) R.C. Sproul</div>
<div>- Has Any People Heard the Voice of God Speaking...And Survived? (2008) Albert Mohler Jr.</div>
<div>- The Passion and Power of Apostolic Preaching (2007) Steven J. Lawson</div>
<div>- Preaching in the Spirit's Power (2010) Tom Pennington</div>
<div>- The Art of Crafting a Life-Changing Sermon (2010) Rick Holland</div>
<div>- Preaching As A Dying Man To Dying Men (2012) Alex Montoya</div>
<div>- Apollos: An Authentic Minister of the Gospel (2011) Albert Mohler Jr.</div>
<div>- A Tale of Two Preachers (2013) John MacArthur</div>
<div>Part 2: The Shepherd As Leader</div>
<div>- Humility: An Essential for Ministry (2005) John MacArthur</div>
<div>- Purity in the Camp (2007) Ligon Duncan</div>
<div>- Hallowed Be Your Name: The Leader On His Knees (2013) Tom Pennington</div>
<div>- A Leader Who Suffers Well (2001) John Piper</div>
<div>- A Ministry of Integrity (2010) John MacArthur</div>
<div>- Opposition and Hope (2007) Mark Dever</div>
<div>- The Leader and His Flock (2011) Rick Holland</div>
<div>- Guarding The Gospel (2009) Steven J. Lawson</div>
<div>- No Little People, No Little Sermons (2010) Albert Mohler Jr.</div>
<div>- Confronting Hypocrisy (2005) John MacArthur</div>
<div>- What Is Missing From Your Church Service (2014) Austin T. Duncan</div>
<div>- Fostering Fellowship (2014) John MacArthur</div>
<div>Part 3: The Shepherd As Theologian</div>
<div>- The Lord's Greatest Prayer, Part 1 (2016) John MacArthur</div>
<div>- The Lord's Greatest Prayer, Part 2 (2016) John MacArthur</div>
<div>- Adam, Where Art Thou? Rediscovering the Historical Adam in the Pages of Scripture (2013) William Barrick</div>
<div>- Why Every Self-Respecting Calvinist Must Be A Six-Day Creationist (2009) John MacArthur</div>
<div>- Faith Of Our Fathers: Do We Have the Same Gospel As the Early Church? (2012) Nathan Busenitz</div>
<div>- Mastering The Doctrine of Justification (2005) R.C. Sproul</div>
<div>- The Extent of the Atonement (2003) Phil Johnson</div>
<div>- The Great Commission As A Theological Endeavor (2014) Paul Washer</div>
<div>- Why Every Self-Respecting Calvinist Must Be A Premillennialist (2007) John MacArthur</div>
<div>- Heave On Earth: Exploring The Glories of The Eternal State (2013) Michael Vlach</div>

The Pastor's Book

<div>Pastors are tasked with the incredibly demanding job of caring for the spiritual, emotional, and, at times&sbquo; physical needs of their people. While seminary is helpful preparation for many of the challenges pastors face, there&rsquo;s far more to pastoral ministry than what can be covered in the classroom.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Designed as a reference guide for nearly every situation a pastor will face, this comprehensive book by seasoned pastors Kent Hughes and Doug O&rsquo;Donnell is packed full of biblical wisdom and practical guidance related to the reality of pastoral ministry in the trenches.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>From officiating weddings to conducting funerals to visiting the sick, this book will equip pastors and church leaders with the knowledge they need to effectively minister to their flocks, both within the walls of the church and beyond.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Chapters include:</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Part 1: Christian Gatherings</div><div>- Sunday Worship</div><div>- Annual Services</div><div>- Weddings</div><div>- Funerals</div><div>- Enrichment: Poetry to Enhance Preaching and Worship</div><div>Part 2: Parts of the Worship Service</div><div>- Public Prayers</div><div>- The Historic Christian Creeds</div><div>- Hymns and Songs</div><div>- Baptism</div><div>- Communion</div><div>Part 3: Ministerial Duties</div><div>- Pastoral Counseling</div><div>- Hospital Visitation</div>

The Emotionally Healthy Leader

<div>Discover how transforming you inner life will deeply transform your church, team, and the world.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Do you feel too overwhelmed to enjoy life, unable to sort out the demands on your time?</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Are you doing your best work as a leader, yet not making an impact?&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Have you ever felt stuck, powerless to change your environment?</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>In <em>The Emotionally Healthy Leader</em>, bestselling author Peter Scazzero shows leaders how to develop a deep, inner life with Christ, examining its profound implications for surviving stress, planning and decision making, building teams, creating healthy culture, influencing others, and much more.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Going beyond simply offering a quick fix or new technique, <em>The Emotionally Healthy Leader</em> gets to the core, beneath-the-surface issues of uniquely Christian leadership. This book is more than a book you will read; it is a resource you will come back to over and over again.</div>