Our desire is to provide you with a helpful list resources as you consider your call into ministry. Here are a few books which you may find helpful. Please note: this list of references is dynamic and the goal of our team is to make sure you are aware of the useful information and tools available.
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This book written by Bobby Jamieson is an excellent book for a man with the aspiration to become involved in vocational ministry. It is excellent and a definite must read. In this book The Path to Being a Pastor, Bobby Jamieson explains why it’s better to emphasize “aspiration” over “calling” as men pursue the office of elder and encourages readers to make sure they are pastorally gifted before considering the role. He shares from his own eleven-year experience preparing to be a pastor by walking potential leaders through different stages of ministry training, from practical steps―such as cultivating godly ambition and leadership, observing healthy churches, and mastering Scripture―to personal advice on building a strong family and succeeding in seminary. Emphasizing the importance of prayer, godly counsel, and immersion in the local church, Jamieson encourages men to ask Am I qualified? instead of Am I called? when considering a life in ministry.
In the preface, the author shares his personal journey of resisting God and the church as a young man until he gave his life to Christ in college. He then wrestled with a call to ministry. In this book he writes in a very intimate way discussing the heavy topics of calling: Do you desire the ministry, character, having your personal house in order, your giftings, affirmation from your church, loving people, personal passion for the gospel and the great commission, what it means to be engaged in fruitful ministry and to defend the faith. Finally, are you willing to truly surrender to God’s call. Dr. Allen is the president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri.
Dave Harvey has been a pastor for over 30 years, in this book, he is very straightforward about the requirements of following Christ. He divided the text into three sections: the first section addresses your calling to become a Christ follower, then your calling within the church. The second section provides the reader introspection of godly character, home life, preaching ability, shepherding the flock under your care, evangelism and the call to ministry. The final portion is for all pastors to consider patience and the right attitude for service and sacrifice realizing as God’s workers we are always growing. Dr. Harvey is presently serving as the president of the Great Commission Collective, a church planting ministry in the United States and abroad.
Dr. Alice Cullinan wrote this book based upon her own call experience to serve God. She graduated from Southwestern Seminary with her doctorate in Marriage and Family Counseling. Dr. Cullinan finished her academic career as a professor of religion at Garner Webb University located in North Carolina. In preparation to write this book, 365 men and women responded to a survey conducted upon responding to questions regarding to their call to ministry. Dr. Cullinan has a good interactive style to engage the reader and reflects upon the topics of defining, experiencing and discerning the call to ministry. She covers the topics when a call is not a call, acknowledging and accepting a call and explores ministry opportunities and where to begin.
This is a great book especially for a young man considering dedicating his life to ministry. Issues considered include wrestling with the call, abiding in Christ, loving the Scriptures, the importance of prayer, loving the church, relying on the Holy Spirit, serving others, balancing family life, persevering in ministry and preparation. The book also begins with a charge to pastors to extend invitations, share testimonies, provide opportunities to engage individuals in ministry and to be intentional about training emerging leaders. Scott Pace currently serves as the Vice-President of Undergraduate Studies, Dean of the College at Southeastern, and Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Preaching at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Shane Pruitt is the National NextGen Director for the North American Mission Board.
This book is written to a student and young adult audience, although applicable for all age groups. The author explores the foundational question that must be answered by anyone considering entry into ministry leadership – Is God calling me? Dr. Iorg is the president of Gateway Seminary in Ontario, California.
This book provides a dual role as it is both a book to be placed in the category of discerning a call, as well as preaching the word and sharpening a man’s expository skills. Dr. Lawson provides a good primer for a man seeking to answer God’s call as a pulpit minister combined with eight chapters on how to proclaim God’s word. The book highlights the importance of discerning a call to ministry, he wrote: “As you pray, you will long for the will of God to be done in your life and will plead with God to reveal the next part of His perfect plan for your life.” And provides insights about walking with God, the confirmation of others, and realizing the urgency upon one’s heart. He dedicates the remainder of the book to all the necessary requirements to properly handle and preach the Word of God with authority and spiritual power. Steven Lawson has been a pastor for over 40 years, he oversees the Doctor of Ministry program at Master’s Seminary, he is also the founder of OnePassion Ministries and the Executive Editor of Expositor Magazine. Dr. Lawson’s credentials are a testament to his life passion to teach others how to preach.
This is a great book combining the experience of Dr. Vines who has been a pastor for over forty years, and Dr. Shaddix who presently serves as Professor of Preaching at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. In this book, the authors have divided the content into three sections including: the preparation for the exposition, the process of exposition and the presentation of the exposition. It is very comprehensive providing the reader knowledge from reflecting on the life of an expositor to all the practical knowledge expected in a book like this to the development of a preaching style. This is a must read for all pastors who desire to grow in their abilities to effectively herald the word of God to every listener know matter where they stand in their walk from the lost to the most mature disciple making Christian.
This book is divided into two sections entitled, “The Expositor’s Heart” and the “Expositor’s Message.” The first section considers the importance of pursuing holiness in one’s life, loving and proclaiming Christ from the Scriptures, cultivating a vibrant prayer life and preaching and teaching for God’s glory. The focus on the section is the importance of studying the text, creating a theme and outline, developing functional elements and delivery. Dr. Merida is the pastor at Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, North Carolina and the Dean of Grimké Seminary and Director of Theological Training for Acts 29 Church Planting Network.
For over 30 years, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones ministered at Westminster Chapel in London. Today, he is widely considered one of the greatest preachers of the 20th century. Preaching and Preachers is based on a series of lectures originally given by Lloyd-Jones to the students of Westminster Theological Seminary in the spring of 1969, this collection of essays on the essence of preaching has become a modern classic. In this book, he defends the primacy of preaching and challenges preachers to take their call seriously. He provides practical direction on the task of preparing an effective sermon.
This author explores the topics on preaching including theology, selecting passages, the task of preaching, interpretation, implementation and how to design an impactful message to embolden believers and reach the lost. Scott Pace currently serves as the Vice-President of Undergraduate Studies, Dean of the College at Southeastern, and Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Preaching at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
This book prefaces the importance of people to hear God’s word, and provides a preacher a detailed guideline for developing an effective sermon based on the topics of interpretation, communication, and calling for a response. Robby Gallaty is the Senior Pastor at Long Hollow Church located in Hendersonville, Tennessee, president of Replicate Ministries and authored multiple books on the topics of preaching, discipleship, and his life story overcoming addiction. Dr. Smith is the Senior Pastor at Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock Arkansas. He most recently served as vice-president of Student Services and Professor of Preaching at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
John MacArthur along an array of additional authors from the Master’s Seminary divide the subject of expository preaching into five sections including proving the priority of expository preaching, preparing the expositor, processing and principalizing the biblical text, pulling the expository message together, and preaching the exposition. This is a very detailed text providing a great resource for any preacher no matter skillset from a student to experienced preacher to hone their expository preaching skills. John MacArthur is the Senior Pastor at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California. He is a well known author and pastor through his syndicated Christian teaching program “Grace to You.” He is currently the chancellor emeritus of the Master’s University in Santa Clarita and The Master’s Seminary.
This book provides an outline for any preacher to develop expository sermons. The author, Dr. Wayne McDill Senior Professor of Preaching at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary divided this work into twenty lessons from the first lesson understanding God calls humans to be messengers sharing the gospel to others to the final lesson that the messenger is called to build up the church. The majority of the content is a step-by-step “how to guide” in developing an expository sermon.
The book provides direction for how to develop expository sermons. This is the text book written by Dr. Wayne McDill on expository preaching. The book has twelve chapters and is divided the book into four sections: Text Analysis, Theological Interpretation, Sermon Development and Sermon Design. This book covers all the bases from general preparation to the end result providing a means for a preacher to impact a listener’s faith. The material in this book is an aide to seminary students and seasoned preachers alike.
Ramesh, a professor at Dallas Theological Seminary provides in his book an outline on how to develop and preach a sermon in a seven step process. He also provides thirteen appendices providing information on how to choose a text, preaching narratives, understanding your audience, elements of a competent sermon outline, and forms of sermon introduction. Ramesh directs an organization called RREACH to unite, connect and strengthen local pastors across the world to equip messengers on how to preach and grow the church.
This book complements compliments the book, Power in the Pulpit, written by Dr. Jerry Vines and Jim Shaddix. This book assists new and seasoned preachers to:
Connect to audiences without compromising biblical truth
Plan, evaluate, and get feedback on sermons
Battle biblical illiteracy in your congregation
Employ word studies and other technical aspects of biblical interpretation
Increase imagination and creativity in sermon writing
Extend the life of a sermon via social media, small groups, and more
Establish habits for continued growth
The authors understand that the times change and present new challenges. Here they offer guidance to help preachers stay sharp and grow in the craft of faithfully proclaiming God’s Word.
Preachers are under the biblical mandate to preach with conviction, passion, and in a way that the Word of God engages the audience and grips their hearts. Hershael York and Bert Decker have written a book that will equip preachers to do just that. Preaching with Bold Assurance brings the Bold Assurance concept to the pulpit, giving preachers a practical tool to help them use their minds, mouths, and beings to communicate effectively. Preachers will learn the tools for powerful and effective communication based on biblical truth and proven concepts from the business world so they can preach boldly and skillfully by understanding how God uses us as communicators.
From the best-selling author of Experiencing God, this book considers God’s plan for a man’s life reflecting upon the topics of character, how God shapes a man, a Godly man’s response to God, handling crisis of belief, being a kingdom citizen and being on mission. Dr. Henry Blackaby is the founder of Blakaby Ministries International and is best known for his study Experiencing God.
This is a great book highlighting the importance of all the Spiritual Disciplines to grow for a disciple of Christ to grow in their faith. Topics include: Bible intake, meditation, journaling, worship, serving, evangelism, stewardship, fasting, learning and finding community with other believers. This is a “must- have” book for understanding the essential disciplines to grow closer in your walk with God.
Dr. Whitney is a teaching professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary located in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Experiencing God Bible Study Book includes revised printed content for 12 sessions, personal study between group sessions, and applicable Scripture. Also, each Book contains unique codes that enable you to access teaching videos for each session. Henry Blackby explains God is inviting you into an intimate love relationship through which He reveals to you His will, His ways, and His work. When you recognize where God is working, you can join Him in what He is doing. Carefully listening to His voice will anchor you in His plan and set you free to live it with boldness and freedom. Then you will experience God doing through you what only He can do.
This book provides a good primer to understanding the basics of Christians Beliefs. The book is divided into twenty chapters covering all the basics from understanding the characteristics of God, the importance of prayer to understanding the purpose of the church. Dr. Grudem is a distinguished professor of theology and biblical studies at Phoenix Seminary located in Phoenix, Arizona.
Bob Burton has dedicated his life to ministry, he has assisted pastors and church planters as a Sending Church Coach and Pipeline Specialist for the North American Mission Board and has transitioned to assist churches as a Associational Mission Strategist. Bob’s book makes a great study as it is easy to read and is divided to be a weekly study with action steps. He leads the reader through an Acts immersion experience for the purpose of rediscovering the spiritual DNA of the first century church. He shows how the ten missionary DNA principles are imbedded with the stories of Acts and how following the outlined steps can awaken your church to become more missional.
Neil Cole provides a framework to think outside of the typical church box. In his book he challenges Christians to engage outside of he framework of which they have become accustomed and rather than expect people to walk through the front door of your church, rather you walk into the front door of where unbelievers are located. He provides many examples of sharing the gospel message in the most unforeseen places. The philosophy within the pages of this book challenges the everyday church goer to be the everyday church planter. It is a must read to demystifying the new model of church he describes within the pages of this book, and he provides the practical aspects of implementing it.
Bob Burton also has a workbook to accompany the text. Bob calls it an operational guide to prepare you and your church for a God-given season of missional revival. It is what he calls, “The Church Genome Project.” The heart and soul of the process is how to implement the seven cultural change factors within the life of your church. He provides plenty of Biblical examples, the main focus is upon Ezra, a catalytic leaders for cultural change. This resource will help you lead your church into a time of mission plan and mission action with options of five, seven or ten week focus on Acts.
Tim LaFleur in his book shares investing in the lives of others who will in turn invest themselves in the lives of others is not difficult, but it requires intentionality. Tim asserts building authentic relationships that leave of legacy of Christ that endure beyond our lifetimes should be the goal of every believer. In order to accomplish this, the following questions must be asked. What do gospel-centered relationships look like? What character qualities must we develop to deepen our walk with Christ and others? How can we develop the heart for making disciples? In this book, Tim provides the answers to these questions and more. He also emphasizes the purpose for encouraging others to follow Christ is not to exalt oneself, but our Savior Jesus Christ. Tim LaFleur has served in a variety of ministry roles from the small to mega-church environment. He also served twenty years as the campus minister at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Presently, he is presently serving as the Equipping Pastor at Living Word Church in Houma, Louisiana.
Dann Spader in this book explains the disciple-making process of moving people through four chairs. He starts with helping some seeking to know to more about Christ to someone who makes disciples themselves. The first chair is “Come and See” based on John 1:39; the second chair is “Follow Me” based upon John 1:43; the third chair is “Become a Fisher of Men” based upon Matthew 4:19; and finally the 4th chair “Go and Bear Fruit” based upon John 15.16. He notes that in the process of his four year ministry, Jesus realized people are in different stages of growth and development, and works to challenge each of them to the next level. This book will provide you a clear picture of how to follow Jesus’ footsteps to follow his methods.
This book is a how-to manual for making disciples addressing the what, why, where and how of discipleship. The author Robby Gallaty, pastor of Long Hollow Church and founder of Replicate Ministries teaches the reader how to use Discipleship Groups to grow in your relationship with God, how to defend your faith and how to guide others in their relationship with God.
In Discipleship Uncomplicated, the author Dr. Warren Haynes shares with you in understandable terms what you have to do to make disciples. Making disciples is not a spiritual gift reserved for a few elite Christians. It is the spiritual mandate Jesus gave to all His followers. Whether you are an introverted wall flower or an over the top people person, Discipleship Uncomplicated delivers exactly what you need to start influencing people for Jesus. Disciple making is not personality driven. It is driven by specific actions that all of us can learn to do. Discipleship Uncomplicated emulates the example of Jesus and how He interacted with people as He was going through His days. Discipleship Uncomplicated follows the example of Jesus to help you discover: * How to pinpoint the people you are most likely to influence for Jesus * How to bring spiritual power into your personal relationships * How to create breakthrough moments in blocked relationships * How to build strong relational connections * How to move people spiritually * How to gather and influence people to follow Jesus * How to multiply leaders and reach new people Discipleship Uncomplicated is intensely practical and easy to follow. It takes the guess work out of getting started and provides exactly what you need to know and do to start making disciples.
This is a small booklet part of a series edited by Jonathan Lehman entitled Church Basics. The purpose of this book is to provide an explanation of understanding the Great Commission in the local church. Topics addressed are what is a church, who are his people, preaching the gospel message, four practices of a Great Commission Church and Should You Stay or Go? Dr. Dever is the pastor at Capitol Hill Baptist Church located in Washington, D.C.
The authors of this book shows church leaders how to make disciples who make disciples and bring your church on board as well. The book highlights how Jesus laid the foundation for his church that is still growing today, and how we continue to work in our own local congregations. Learn the five marks of a healthy disciple-making church, how to influence culture, uproot misconceptions of the church and the gospel, and change your church and community. The authors highlight the importance upon focusing upon multiplication through the maturity and growth of church members.
This is a good read for individuals who have reached at time in their life to considering changing gears.
The average life in the U.S. according to 2020 stats is 77.28 years, and there are many men who want to finish strong in the second half of their game. This book outlines how to consider the risk and reward of the unfamiliar, how to create a plan by envisioning your new mission taking time to pray, listen, read, reflect, record, ask questions and take action. Bob Buford was an entrepreneur and philanthropist and the founding chairman of the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Non-Profit Management
The author Brian Croft shares his story as a pastor of who felt the call to ministry to a church which had experienced a division. In this book he shares the ups and downs of ministry and the commitment required to support a congregation to grow and emerge stronger through prayer, leadership and working together with others to revitalize a church. This is a timely work as revitalization is essential to bolster the greater in the face of dying and divided churches.
The Great Dechurching written by Jim Davis and Michael Graham address the recent movement of Christians leaving the church. The movement is greater than the First and Second Great Awakening and every revival in our country combined...but in the opposite direction. Yet precious little rigorous study has been done on the broad phenomenon of de-churching in America. The authors have commissioned the largest and most comprehensive study of de-churching in America by renowned sociologists Dr. Ryan Burge and Dr. Paul Djupe.
The Great Dechurching takes the insights gleaned from this study to drill down on how exactly people are de-churching with respect to beliefs, behavior, and belonging.
This book gives the church in America its first ever deep dive into the de-churched phenomenon. You'll learn about the de-churched through a detailed sketch of demographics, size, core concerns, church off-ramps, historical roots, and the gravity of what is at stake. Then you'll explore what can be done to slow the bleed, engage the pertinent issues winsomely and wisely, and hopefully re-church some of the de-churched.
Whether your church is healthy or struggling, the biblical principles in this book point the way to greater spiritual vitality. A pastor, seminary teacher, and conference speaker, Harry Reeder has long specialized in church revitalization. Reeder and Swavely deftly alert us to potential problems in our churches, help us to recognize our weaknesses and opportunities, and guide us in applying biblically based strategies for rekindling the flames of godly growth.
In Reclaiming Glory, Clifton draws not only upon his own burden for revitalizing dying churches but also upon years of church replanting experience to offer passionate counsel for how to breathe new life into a dying church . . . all for the glory of the God who is building his church upon the immovable rock of the gospel of Jesus Christ. This edition offers updated experiences as well as an improved upon list of strategies, this updated edition will be a book that only enhances the drive of pastors that seek to revitalize their churches and reclaim the glory that points people to God..
Is there still hope for our church? Many churches in North America are struggling to survive, and many don't know where to turn or what hope they have left. This book is for these churches. God's Not Done with Your Church will give you a vision of what God can and is doing through declining and dying churches. It not only offers a lifeline of encouragement but a strategic pathway toward new life, specifically through the ministry of church replanting. You may be exhausted and more than a little beat up, but God hasn't given up on his church... You shouldn't either.
This is a book written to help change churches by changing the individuals who read it. It offers one an unparalleled challenge to be evaluated, revitalized, and then used by God for the work of ministry. Thus it is a book not merely for pastors, but for the whole body of Christ. "I have never been as excited about any book concerning church growth as when I read this book . . . . (His biblical) principles, if followed, transform individual lives and then lead to a movement within a church to change the whole congregation," writes John Guest in the foreword.
The Blackabys wrote this book to address struggling congregations, and the significance and importance of turning their focus back to God. This book addresses God’s purpose and plans for His church. The importance of those in congregations to develop a relationship with Christ and realizing through his power and trusting in God for provision a church can be transformed
“Evangelism Is” written by Dave Early and David Wheeler is an excellent book to provide hands on ideas to engage in evangelism. The book is comprised of forty brief chapters described as high-octane, rut-breaking equipment, empowerment, and encouragement for all who are ready to share Jesus more passionately and confidently with others. In this work, each call-to action entry stands alone, but can also easily be connected to other chapters, all of them finishing the sentence that begins with the book and title.
One of the biggest challenges of evangelism is many Christians fear failure lacking confidence to share their faith. Dr. Kent Tucker provides a simple solution in the book entitled, “In the Red Zone – A Game Plan For How to Share Your Faith.” He uses the analogy of what has become known as the red zone or the last 20 yards before a football team scores a touchdown. He has put together a clear and compelling presentation making it easy to share one’s faith. He provides a diagram on how to explain to anyone how an unbeliever falls short without Jesus, and through the atoning sacrifice of Christ and developing a personal relationship with Jesus how they are saved. This is definitely a great tool and available at https://howtoshareyourfaith.com/
The book “Prayer Care Share” was recently published by Dr. Dave Early and Dr. David Wheeler as a simple plan to reach anyone with the Gospel. This book is an easy to read guide comprised of eight chapters divided into equal parts addressing prayer evangelism for your family and friends and evangelism for your community; care for about how to be the hands and feet of Jesus on a more personal level and your church; and how to share the Gospel with individuals and how your church can share the Gospel. The final chapter includes steps to put the practice of prayer, share, care into action.
One of the books recommended by Pastor Tim LaFleur is “Designed to Lead” authored by Eric Geiger and Kevin Peck. They provide a great outline for equipping disciple making leaders in the church. They wrote, “Many churches do not develop leaders intentionally and consistently." This book was written to address this challenge and is divided into three main sections: convictions, culture and constructs. In the first section the authors noted: “For equipping – a biblical approach to ministry – to occur in a local church, the pastors and the church as a whole must hold rightly to a conviction that all of God’s people are ministers.” In the second section of the book, Geiger and Peck emphasize church leaders must care about culture as it is a theological issue and shaping culture is essential to transform the church to be on mission for God as disciple makers. The final portion of the book focuses on strategies for discipleship and leadership development. In summary, this is a good read with a concentrated focus on empowering everyone in the church to work together to grow the Kingdom of God on earth.
Dr. Hershael York, Dean of Theology at Southern Seminary and long-time pastor at Buck Run Baptist Church located in Frankfort, Kentucky shares a wealth of knowledge from his years of experience in ministry. This book could be classified as a handbook for ministry where he covers an array of subjects from “is God calling me?” to preaching, leading, shepherding, how to love your wife, and finishing well. This is an easy read organized in a topical fashion encompassing a range of topics to assist pastors no matter their experience level. This is truly a hands-on primer for pastoral leadership.
“The Multiplication Effect” is a leadership book written to enlighten those in ministry to develop a simplistic leadership methodology. The author, Mac Lake is a leadership consultant, formerly served the North American Mission Board of the SBC, and his passion is to grow the local church. The systems he proposes assists a church to develop an intentional leadership development strategy that will fit the people and context in your church. He provides lots of questions, presents a system to onboard and train leaders and provide ideas for structures and practices to sustain an effective leadership pipeline where leaders can really champion the systems. The book is an easy read, and he notes: “Developing a leader will last a season, but developing a leader who reproduces leaders last generations.” If you are seeking ideas not to just develop leaders in your church, but create a culture of leadership, this book is a must read.
This is a free booklet offers through Multiply Group on the landing page of their website. This booklet provides a step-by-step action plan to assist ministry leadership to develop an Intentional plan to enhance the experience for emerging leaders in your church. It can be designed as a one or two year program and created to best suit the rhythm of your leadership style. Visit MultiplyGroup.org and click on the resource button for a free download.
Biblical Leadership takes the best of evangelical scholarship to make the leadership lessons of Scripture tangible for today's readers. All contributors are biblical scholars who not only think seriously about the texts covered in their individual chapters, but have committed their lives to teaching and living the truths therein.
This volume walks through the sections of the Bible, gleaning insights from each biblical writer. Every chapter analyzes the original setting of the writing, extrapolates the leadership principles in the text, and provides advice on applying that theology of leadership. Presented in everyday language understandable to both professionals and practitioners, these lessons will equip current and upcoming leaders to make a Christlike impact.
This book is comprised of eleven chapters and encompasses from understanding the challenges of leadership, a leader’s role to time and people management. The authors
Draw upon their own extensive leadership experience as well as their ministry to leaders in all walks of life, they offer insightful counsel into the ways God develops, guides, and empowers spiritual leaders. Clear guidance is given on how leaders can make a positive impact on the people and organizations they are currently leading.
In the Pastor’s Ministry, pastor and author Brian Croft looks to the Scriptures to determine the top ten priorities for a faithful pastoral ministry. These biblically rooted responsibilities help pastors determine how to spend their time and with greater discernment respond to the demands of the church. Brian shares to be successful and faithful in pastoral ministry, every pastor needs to understand their core callings and make them part of his regular practice. These ten responsibilities guide how a pastor schedules his time, helping him to lay the foundation for a biblically faithful ministry in his church.
What makes a leader a Christian leader? Too many churches and parachurch groups operate under secular leadership principles and strategies without considering what Scripture teaches. In this accessible and comprehensive book, leadership expert Aubrey Malphurs articulates a working definition of Christian leadership based on the Bible and his own extensive research. Malphurs began by defining a uniquely Christian leader from the inside out, from godly character and commitment to pure motives and a servant attitude. He examines the leaders of the first-century church and then discusses qualities such as credibility, capability, and influence that are essential for successful leadership. Each chapter contains helpful questions for reflection and discussion. The appendix includes numerous audits to help readers evaluate themselves on various leadership components. . Dr. Malphurs passed away in December 2022. He taught in the Educational Ministries and Leadership and Pastoral Ministries departments at Dallas Theological Seminary.
Most Christians know something of the apostle Paul’s life and ministry, but what about the incredible team of influencers he assembled and mobilized? Who were they, and how did Paul lead this team to accomplish God’s purposes? Even more, what can we learn from their successes and failures, and how can we imitate their qualities? The author answers these questions in this book. Whether you are in a position of leadership or are simply a passionate follower of Christ, you are an influencer that God is using to build His church. And while Paul and His Team certainly reveals a lot about Paul's character as a leader, it also highlights both prominent and those not so well known members of his team to offer a textured portrait of the early church’s influence in spreading the gospel.