Book Review: God’s Country, by Brad Roth
Review by Cheston Pickard | 04.11.2019In the same way that God values the populations in cities, God values the populations in rural areas. In the same way that God calls men and women to serve in the cities, God still calls men and women to faithfully serve in rural areas. The two areas could not be more different, but Christ builds his church in cities and rural areas alike.
Book Review: Preaching that Moves People, by Yancey Arrington
Review by Adam Triplett | 04.04.2019Arrington suggests that preachers use videos, props, and interviews to make your sermons more engaging and exciting. But God’s Word alone ought to compel our listeners to respond, not gimmicks and fluff.
Book Review: The Forgotten Church, by Glenn Daman
Review by Dayton Hartman | 03.28.2019This book is a compelling and thoughtful presentation of the value of small community ministry and the of the need for healthy local churches in those communities.
Book Review: God’s Ambassadors, by Chad Van Dixhoorn
Review by Nick Gardner | 03.21.2019The Westminster Assembly truly believed that the health and holiness of the church depended on the regular preaching of the Word.
Book Review: A Scottish Christian Heritage, by Iain Murray
Review by Caleb Greggsen | 03.14.2019This book is a wonderful devotional tool for the pastor tempted to feel discouraged at the small size of his flock or the seeming lack of fruit in his preaching.
Book Review: The Ten Commandments, by Kevin DeYoung
Review by Shane Walker | 02.28.2019If we want to love Christ as he deserves and as he desires, we will keep his commandments (John 14:15). And that means as we keep in step with the Spirit, we would do well to remember the Ten Commandments.
Book Review: Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, by J. I. Packer
Review by Mark Carrington | 9Marks Journal: Ecclesiology for Calvinists | 02.05.2019Packer’s book offers a concise and compelling argument unpacking how evangelism and the sovereignty of God co-exist, and if properly understood, enhance one another.
Book Review: By His Grace and For His Glory: A Historical, Theological and Practical Study of the Doctrines of Grace in Baptist Life, by Thomas J. Nettles
Review by Adam Triplett | 9Marks Journal: Ecclesiology for Calvinists | 02.05.2019This work can help pastors and members alike better understand how the doctrines of grace undergird and fuel passionate evangelism and missionary endeavors.
Book Review: What’s So Great About the Doctrines of Grace? by Richard Phillips
Review by Clint Humfrey | 9Marks Journal: Ecclesiology for Calvinists | 02.05.2019This book is the doxological antidote to anyone suffering from the so-called “cage stage” fascination with Calvinism.
Book Review: Salvation with a Smile: Joel Osteen, Lakewood Church, and American Christianity
Review by Sam Emadi | 01.31.2019One key takeaway from the story of Joel Osteen’s ministry is the way that he and other modern mainstream prosperity preachers have altered the prosperity gospel to fit more with America’s secularizing worldview.
Book Review: The Preacher’s Catechism, by Lewis Allen
Review by Paul Alexander | 01.24.2019Preacher, if you don’t think you need to read this book, then, well . . . you need to read this book.
How We Fixed Our Sleepy and Unspiritual Members’ Meetings
Review by Josh de Koning | 01.18.2019About five years ago, I realized our members’ meetings were sleepy and overly informational. So we’ve changed them.
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.
