Book Review: How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge by Clay Scroggins
Review by Phil Newton | 01.11.2019While it is certain that Scroggins’ book will get wide readership, I think the book fits best outside of local church leadership structures.
Book Review: Seven Practices for the Church on Mission, by David Fitch
Review by Brad Morello | 12.27.2018Fitch’s emphasis on the presence of God as part of our conception of the nature of the church and a philosophy of ministry does have some benefit. But his development of these ideas lacks Scriptural substance.
Book Review: The Storm-Tossed Family, by Russell Moore
Review by Robin Weekes | 12.12.2018The range of what Moore covers is bold: upbringing, marriage, children, perseverance in marriage, divorce, growing old, and caring for those who are aging. He explores these topics with an exegete’s skill and a pastor’s heart.
Book Review: Some Pastors and Teachers, by Sinclair Ferguson
Review by Mike McGregor | 11.30.2018This excellent new book could rightly be called “The Collected Works of Sinclair Ferguson on Pastoral Ministry.”
Book Review: Healthy Plurality = Durable Church, by Dave Harvey
Review by Aaron Menikoff | 11.21.2018This book isn’t a biblical defense for plural eldership. Rather, it’s a practical guide to assessing and improving the quality of your elder body.
Book Review: Purity Is Possible, by Helen Thorne
Review by Jonathan Rourke | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018What makes this book different? It’s written by a woman, engages the topic from a feminine perspective, and reveals why so many are using the erotic to escape reality.
Book(s) Review: Hide or Seek, by John Freeman; Sexual Sanity For Men, by David White
Review by Raymond Johnson | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018Sexual wholeness is vital to healing, and these resources will help pastors better structure small groups in ways that facilitate a more open and safe place for people to come and share their experiences and struggles.
Book Review: Wired for Intimacy, by William Struthers
Review by Deepak Reju | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018Those who want to understand the biology that contributes to porn addiction will be well served by Struthers’ book.
Book Review: The Game Plan, Joe Dallas
Review by Nate Keeler | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018Overall, I would strongly recommend The Game Plan as a tool for discipling men through habitual sexual sin, especially pornography.
Book Review: Sexual Detox, by Tim Challies
Review by Justin Perry | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018Sexual Detox is a wonderful book, and it is atop my recommended reads for those who struggle with pornography.
Book Review: Captured by a Better Vision: Living Porn Free, by Tim Chester
Review by Dave Gobbett | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018In this wide-ranging, honest, and profoundly gospel-centred book, Chester demonstrates that the contemporary pornography pandemic which is crippling lives and ministries is fundamentally a problem of idolatry.
Book Review: Defining Deception, by Costi Hinn & Anthony Wood
Review by Johnny Lithell | 10.04.2018Does Bill Johnson and Bethel Church’s teaching fall within the bounds of Christian orthodoxy? Or do they harm the advance of the gospel of Jesus Christ?
Book Review: James Robinson Graves—Staking the Boundaries of Baptist Identity, by James A. Patterson
Review by Caleb Greggsen | 09.21.2018This book provides a cautionary tale for everyone committed to teaching and promoting sound Baptist polity as the polity most faithful to Scripture.
