by DRichardFerguson | Jul 4, 2011 | Book Reviews Nonfiction
My rating: 4 of 5 stars John MacArthur is one of the key leaders in the Church worldwide today. This book is mostly a summary of what he learned about leadership in his study of 2 Corinthians and in his experience as a church leader over the past 50+ years. He briefly...
by DRichardFerguson | Jul 4, 2011 | Book Reviews Nonfiction
My rating: 3 of 5 stars The first half of the book is about God’s general calling on all believers, summarizing the concept of calling in Scripture. The second half is about the calling to pastoral ministry. Pastoral ministry is not a ministry of high rank, but rather...
by DRichardFerguson | Jul 4, 2011 | Book Reviews Nonfiction, Counseling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the best book I know of on the specifics of an official counseling ministry. It goes a long way in showing the value of official counseling ministry (as opposed to the unofficial capacity of counseling that all believers are called to)....
by DRichardFerguson | Jul 4, 2011 | apologetics, Book Reviews Nonfiction
My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is readable and interesting and has some very helpful insights into ethical issues. I don’t agree with all his views, but that is to be expected for any book that address the most controversial of issues. I found it to be among the...
by DRichardFerguson | Jul 4, 2008 | Book Reviews Nonfiction
My rating: 1 of 5 stars I do not recommend this book. It is dominated by typical seeker philosophies. Throughout the book success is equated with numerical expansion, and it is assumed that very few Evangelical churches are compromising the Gospel. Churches like...
by DRichardFerguson | Jul 15, 2006 | Book Reviews Nonfiction
My rating: 1 of 5 stars The Thesis The central idea of this book is that men have three desires that should be pursued: to fight a battle, to live an adventure, and to rescue a beauty (pp.9-14). I agree with much of what Eldredge says about these three God-given...
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