The Ministry We Need: The Reformed (Richard Baxter)

Description

Richard Baxter believed that teaching was the minister’s main task. Equally, he believed that Christians should regularly approach their pastor with their problems, and that ministers should regularly disciple their congregations. Baxter’s main concern was that personal instruction in the Bible should be given to everyone, not just the young. It was this concern that brought The Reformed Pastor to birth. Faithfully presented here in a version edited for the modern audience, this book offers helpful, practical advice for those in leadership positions.

Endorsements

The Reformed Pastor is … powerful. We are far too satisfied with scraps of praise from our supporters while the churches decline and the world moves on. This valiant, sensitive attempt to make it even more accessible by upgrading the language giving it a contemporary flavouring is most welcome.

Geoff Thomas, Conference Speaker and author, Aberystwyth, Wales

Table of Contents

Extract from the Introductory Essay by

Dr. J.I.Packer ..................................................................9

Extract from the Preface by William Brown ...............13

Dedication by Richard Baxter .....................................17

Introductory note .........................................................21

Part 1: The Oversight of Ourselves

Section 1.  The nature of this oversight ............................23

Section 2.  Motives for watching over ourselves ...............29

Part 2: The Oversight of the Flock

Section 1.  The nature of this oversight. ...........................37

Section 2.  The manner of this oversight. .........................47

Section 3.  Motives for caring for the flock. .....................53

Part 3: The Methods and Results of Receiving the Grace of Christ

Section 1.  The need for humiliation ................................57

Section 2.  Motives for the work. .....................................73

Section 3.  Answers to Objections. ...................................87

Section 4.  The management of Personal Work. ...............93

Product Details

Title: The Ministry We Need: The Reformed Pastor 

Author: Richard Baxter

Publisher: Christian Heritage

Pages: 170

Binding: Paperback

Size: 19.8 x 13.0 x 1.2 cm

ISBN: 9781527101036