Books on Church and Ministry
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FORTHCOMING RELEASE Book Description The name of John Calvin (1509-64) is justly renowned in a number of contexts. The Reformation’s greatest systematic theologian, he was also a Christian strategist and transformer of society, as his enormous correspondence and his influence in Geneva bear witness. A prolific scholar, well-versed in the Latin of the academics, he […]
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FORTHCOMING RELEASE Book Description Samuel Miller (1769–1850), was a faithful pastor, who became a founding father and a professor of Princeton Theological Seminary. He had a deep commitment to the church and an abiding interest in seeing ministers trained ably for her service — an interest which led to him writing this book. As Dr. […]
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NEW RELEASE Book Description A man of good scholarship, sterling character, wide sympathies, and tremendous zeal, J. C. Ryle accounted it no light thing to be entrusted with the work of organizing and advancing the cause of God and truth in a diocese noted for its extensive industrial development and in a city of world […]
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NEW RELEASE Book Description There can be no doubt that a seismic shift has taken place within the English-speaking world over the last sixty years regarding what used to be referred to as ‘the Christian Sabbath.’ What was considered to be a day of rest, worship and holy activity is now just like any other […]
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Book Description David F. Wells of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Massachusetts, here challenges evangelicalism with a disturbing analysis of its present condition. He believes that we have allowed ourselves to be shaped by the popular culture whose ethos is alien to God-consciousness, to ‘other-worldliness’, and to passion for biblical truth. In putting ‘success’ before theology we […]
The Church
Glorious Body, Radiant Bride
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Book Description The church is the oldest surviving institution in the history of the world. It has changed lives and shaped nations. It is loved, hated, and ignored in equal measure. But what is it, and what is its purpose in the world? This mini-guide answers those questions and shows why the church matters. Banner […]
The Pastor
His Call, Character, and Work
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Book Description Written by faculty and friends of Old Princeton, with an introduction by Sinclair B. Ferguson. The authors included in this small clothbound collection: William S. Plumer (1802-80) J. W. Alexander (1804-59) Archibald Alexander (1771-1851) Charles Hodge (1797-78) Samuel Miller (1769-1850) Ashbel Green (1762-1848) Nicholas Murray (1802-61) The authors of The Pastor: His Call, […]
Swift and Beautiful
The Amazing Stories of Faithful Missionaries
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Book Description In his Spiritual Unfolding of Bishop H. C. G. Moule, John Baird wrote, ‘No course of reading is more establishing than that of Christian biography — the battle story of those who in the conflict of earth have been great in the life of God.’ Swift and Beautiful tells the amazing stories of […]
Devoted To God’s Church
Core Values for Christian Fellowship
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ENDORSEMENTS ‘Many people “go to church.” Sinclair Ferguson, with his typical gentleness and wisdom, teaches us how to ‘be the church’ as Christ defines it. This simple, clear, and moving book will be great help for people interested in learning more about becoming members of a church. It is also a good tool for those […]
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Endorsement ‘This is one of my favourite books. My copy is highlighted, underlined, and falling apart from constant use. Students of Calvin, as well as pastors and serious Christians, will enjoy these letters. I’m thrilled that Banner of Truth has reissued this classic.’ — KEVIN DEYOUNG (from the introduction) Book Description Few great Christian leaders […]
An All-Round Ministry
Direction, Wisdom, and Encouragement for Preachers and Pastors
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Book Description One of Charles Haddon Spurgeon’s most significant ministries was to the hundreds of preachers who were trained in the Pastors’ College which he founded. In 1865 he began an Annual Conference for these men at which he customarily delivered a presidential address. The most outstanding of these were reprinted after his death in […]
The Greatest Fight in the World
Spurgeon's Final Manifesto
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Book Description By April 1891, when Spurgeon addressed the annual conference of the Pastors’ College for the last time, he was an experienced and battle-worn soldier. Spurgeon considered it the life-work of a pastor to be engaged in a crusade against error and sin. He fully appreciated what it was to ‘fight the good fight […]
Some Pastors and Teachers
Reflecting a biblical vision of what every minister is called to be
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Ministering Like the Master
Three Messages for Today's Preachers
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The Lord Jesus was not a boring preacher! ‘Three Messages for Today’s Preachers’, which show just how essential Christ’s example is to those who seek to minister in his name today. 96pp.
Duties of Christian Fellowship
A Manual For Church Members
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Book Description Duties of Christian Fellowship deals with a matter of perennial concern for every truly Christian church. In just a few pages it sets out in very concise terms the responsibilities all Christians have, first, to their pastors, and then second, to one another within the fellowship of the local church. John Owen was […]
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Book Description Can we be saved without any personal knowledge of the Bible’s teaching? Is it necessary to think clearly and precisely about such teaching? Is God’s love such that no one will ultimately suffer the everlasting loss of body and soul? These are very important questions; the answers we give to them will have […]
A Sad Departure
why we could not stay in the Church of Scotland
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Endorsement ‘David Randall has written a lucid manifesto explaining why he and others are leaving the Church of Scotland now. While that may seem a narrow issue of no concern to believers in the rest of the world, it is certainly not. The arguments he proffers for departure from this historic church stand equally true […]
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Endorsements ‘Here are first principles for those who wonder if they are being called to the ministry, guidance for those in training, and wisdom for those already engaged in the work. That Preparation for Ministry comes from the desk of Allan Harman—Pastor, Professor, and Principal—is all the recommendation it needs. First class!’ — SINCLAIR B. […]
Logic On Fire
The Life and Legacy of Dr. martyn Lloyd-Jones (DVD Documentary)
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Logic on Fire is a feature-length documentary with over 4.5 hours of special features, a 128-page book, and much more. View the “DVD Features” below to see all that is included in this 3-DVD special edition set. Cinematic Trailer Product Preview EndorsementsRead More ↓ ‘I think it was Packer who said, to hear Lloyd-Jones was […]
The Korean Pentecost
and the Sufferings which Followed
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Endorsements ‘[The Korean Pentecost] Shows what God can do when His people take Him at His Word.’– J.G. VOS ‘A faithful and stirring record of the Lord’s doings.’– EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN ‘A deeply moving account.’– BIBLIOTHECA SACRA Book Description In 1977 the Trust published this remarkable account of the first 60 years or so of the […]
You Must Read
Books that have shaped our lives
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Book Description Have you ever wondered what influences have shaped the preachers, teachers and authors you respect? You Must Read brings together more than thirty well-known Christian leaders and gives them the opportunity to talk about a book that has made a lasting impact on their lives. Their personal narratives and recommendations of the literature […]
Amy Carmichael
Beauty for Ashes
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Endorsements ‘This is a love story of the noblest kind. It is an enriching consideration of a woman’s relentless love for her Saviour, her Bible, her friends, and most uniquely, her love for lost, suffering and desperate sinners – to whom she gave her life. Such devotion as hers seems so distant. Reading this brief […]
The St Andrews Seven
the finest flowering of Missionary Zeal in Scottish History
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The St Andrews Seven is the moving and inspiring story of six young men whose remarkable influence on one another as fellow students in the University of St Andrews, Scotland, in the 1820s led them to the profound conviction that ‘Only one thing seemed to matter: to discover God’s will and do it’. The chief […]
The Works of John Knox
6 Volume Set
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Book Description Unfortunately for many years hardback sets of Knox’s Works have been virtually unobtainable by, and inaccessible to, the general public. Now, to mark the 500th anniversary of his birth (probably in 1514) and the 150th anniversary of the completion of the first definitive edition of the Scottish reformer’s Works (1846-64), these rare volumes […]
From the Mouth of God
Trusting, Reading, and Applying the Bible
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Book Description THE BIBLE, Why should we believe, as Jesus did, that it is ‘the mouth of God’? When did it come into existence? Is it inerrant? What do we need to learn in order to understand it better? How does its teaching change our lives? In From the Mouth of God, Sinclair B […]
El Ganador De Almas
Winner of Souls
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Book Description Spurgeon pronunció una breve serie de conferencias a los estudiantes de su curso pastoral, indicándoles que ‘el ganar almas es la ocupación principal del ministro cristiano; y, por cierto, debiera ser la de todo verdadero creyente’. Esta serie de conferencias ocupan los primeros seis capítulos de este libro. Le siguen cuatro discursos ofrecidos […]
Ryle Clothbound Set
8 Volume Set
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This Deal includes: ‘Expository Thoughts on the Gospels (7 volumes)’, ‘Old Paths’, and ‘Practical Religion’.
Let’s Study Series Set
19 Volume Set
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Endorsement ‘The whole unfolding Let’s Study series is a must for every Christian home that is serious about getting to know the Word.’– COVENANTER WITNESS Book Description The Let’s Study series seeks to combine explanation and application. The aim is the exposition of Scripture written in the language of a friend, seated alongside you with […]
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Book Description If there is a means more likely than any other under the Holy Spirit to bring about reformation and revival of true religion, it is the gift of powerful preachers. The object of the author in this booklet is to ascertain what, in its human aspect, are the conditions of power in the […]
Pleading for a Reformation Vision
The Life and Selected Writings of William Childs Robinson
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The biography and letters of William Childs Robinson: an influential Presbyterian minister in the 20th century, who sounded the vital affirmations of the Protestant Reformation. 336pp.
Silent Witnesses
Lessons on theology, life, and the church from Christians of the past
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In Silent Witnesses, Garry Williams shows us just some of the ways in which Christians in the present need the examples, encouragements, and teachings of Christians of the past. Book Description Garry Williams describes both famous and less well-known figures and movements from church history, from the fourth century through to the twentieth: Augustine of […]
The Life of Martyn Lloyd-Jones
1899-1981
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EndorsementsRead More ↓ ‘The most powerful and persuasive voice in Britain for some thirty years is now silent.’ — JOHN R. W. STOTT ‘The greatest man I have ever known.’ — JAMES I. PACKER ‘Martyn Lloyd-Jones was one of God’s special gifts to the Church in the 20th century, and the longer time goes on, […]
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