We must preach to ourselves, before we preach to others; knowing that as teachers we are subject to a stricter judgment (James 3:1) from the One who looks not on the outward appearance, but at the heart (1 Sam. 16:7).
For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
1 Corinthians 1:21
For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus' sake. For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
2 Corinthians 4:5-7
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The Spurgeon Fellowship Journal  |
Arturo G. Azurdia III (Editor) |
| The Reformed Pastor |
Richard Baxter |
| Should We Use Statistics to Measure Ministry? |
Jonathan Leeman |
| Solus Christus and the Pastor |
Rod Rosenbladt |
| Am I Called? Discerning the Summons to Ministry |
Dave Harvey (pdf) - Sovereign Grace Ministries |
| 12 Marks of Excellent Pastoral Ministry - 1 Timothy 4:6-16 |
John MacArthur, Jr. |
| The Blind Eye and the Deaf Ear (.pdf) |
C.H. Spurgeon |
| Pastoral Turnover and the Call of Preachers |
Paul V. Harrison - Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (Mar 2001) |
| What is a Pastor? Examining the Biblical Job Description of the "Poimenas" of Ephesians 4:11 |
Keith Schooley |
| The True Excellency of a Gospel Minister - John 5:35 |
Jonathan Edwards |
| Sound Doctrine: Essential to Faithful Pastoral Ministry (MP3) |
Ligon Duncan - Together For The Gospel 2008 |
| Tim Keller Reasons with America |
Interview by Susan Wunderink |
| Why Pastors? - Ephesians 4:7-10 (MP3) |
Gene Emerson - Kingsway Community Church |
| Can a pastor be effective without knowing Greek and Hebrew? (MP3) |
John MacArthur - Ask Pastor John |
| Pastoral Counselling (20 MP3 Lectures) |
Dr. Andrew J. Peterson (need iTunes) |
| The Goals and Benefits of an Installation Service |
Aaron Menikoff |
| Dealing with Bad Documents |
Greg Gilbert |
| The Scholar as Pastor (.pdf) |
D.A. Carson |
| 3 questions with Tim Keller |
Garrett E. Wishall |
| Reforming the Pastoral Care of the Church (.pdf) |
Thomas N. Smith |
| Exhortations for Pastoral Preaching (.pdf) |
William G. Hughes, Reformation & Revival 1:4 (Fall 1992): 61-80. |
| The Apostolic Model For Christian Ministry: An Analysis Of 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 |
Fred G. Zaspel, Reformation & Revival 7.1 (Winter 1998): 21-34. |
| How Can the Cross Motivate Your Ministry? (.pdf) |
George M. Bowman, Reformation & Revival 5:1 (Winter 1996): 33-43. |
| Ministering the Grace of God in Pastoral Care (.pdf) |
A. Peter Parkinson, Reformation & Revival 3:1 (Winter 1994): 61-78. |
| Younger Pastors and the Hope of a Future |
Al Mohler |
| The Importance of Home Visitation |
G. I. Williamson |
| Advice to Pastors: How to Help Your people Be More Satisfied in God |
John Piper |
| A Pastor's Offering to God of Holy People |
John Piper |
| Brothers, Save the Saints |
John Piper |
| Brothers, Beware of Sacred Substitutes |
John Piper |
| Loving God for Who He Is: A Pastor's Perspective |
John Piper |
| How should a pastor decide what to preach? |
John Piper |
| The Glory of Pervasive Holiness in the Life of a Pastor |
Thabiti Anyabwile |
| Certainties that Drive Enduring Ministry (Ch 4 in Stand: A Call for the Endurance of the Saints) .pdf |
by John MacArthur |
| Gravity: The Weight of Pastoring and the Knowledge of Christ |
Matt Chandler |
| Renewing Your Commitment to Christ's Call |
Michael A. Milton, Ph.D. |
| Pastoral Theology (Lecture Series) |
Dr. John Piiper |
| Seven sure-fire ways to blow up a church |
Chuck Lawless |
| Lies My Pastor Told Me: Confronting 15 Church Clichés with the Gospel (.pdf) |
Cole Brown |
| Portrait of a Minister (1 Timothy 4:6-16) |
Michael Milton |
| The Pastor as Theologian (.pdf) |
R. Albert Mohler Jr. |
| Training Pastors (MP3) |
David Jackman, Can you “make” a preacher or is preaching simply a gift? |
| The Pastor And Theology |
Harold D. Foos |
| Pastoral Theology Lectures (MP3 Series) |
Albert N. Martin |
| The Almost Inevitable Ruin of Every Minister and How to Avoid it, Part II (MP3) |
Donald Whitney |
| The Almost Inevitable Ruin of Every Minister and How to Avoid It, Part I (MP3) |
Dr Donald Whitney |
| The Pastor and Personal Criticism (.pdf) |
C.J. Mahaney |
| Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor (.pdf) |
D. A. Carson |
| The Reformed Pastor (.pdf) |
Richard Baxter |
| Lectures to My Students Vol I (.pdf) |
C. H. Spurgeon |
| Lectures to my Students VOL 2 (.pdf) |
C. H. Spurgeon |
| Lectures to my Students VOL 3 (.pdf) |
C. H. Spurgeon |
| Lectures to my Students VOL 4 (.pdf) |
C. H. Spurgeon |
| Pastoral Bullies |
Sam Storms |
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