John Piper (Forward)
Binding: Paperback
Page Count: 192
Publisher: Crossway
ISBN#: 9781581348279
Availability: Usually Ships the Same Business Day
Description: The cliché is that those who do not learn from
the mistakes of the past are doomed to repeat them. But Thabiti Anyabwile
contends that it is not the mistakes we must study; it is the people who have
overcome them. So he presents three of the most influential African-American
pastors in American history who can teach us what faithful ministry entails.
Lemuel Haynes (1753–1833) reminds pastors that eternity must shape
our ministry. Daniel A. Payne (1811–1893) stresses the importance of character
and preparation to faithful shepherding. And Francis J. Grimké (1850–1937)
provides a vision for engaging the world with the gospel. While they are from
the African-American tradition, they, like all true saints, belong to all
Christians of every background and era. Distinctive for its use of rare and
out-of-print messages, Anaybwile’s work is valuable as a reference as well as a
devotional resource.
“Do yourself a favor; read this book, and share it with
others.”
Mark Dever, Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church
“Thabiti Anyabwile introduces us to past African-American voices
calling pastors to faithfulness in life and doctrine. This is the kind of book
we pastors need.”
C.J. Mahaney, Sovereign Grace
Ministries
“Reading The Faithful Preacher is like being introduced
to three long-lost spiritual grandfathers and their legacy of pastoral
fidelity.”
Ligon Duncan, Senior Minister, First Presbyterian
Church, Jackson, MS; Adjunct Professor, Reformed Theological Seminary
“Stories of faithful men of God—puritans of the richest kind. This
book is a splendid achievement.”
Derek W. H. Thomas, John E.
Richards Professor of Systematic and Practical Theology, Reformed Theological
Seminary; Minister of Teaching, First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS;
Editorial Director, Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals
“As an African-American I welcome this book with great enthusiasm.
It reminds the broad evangelical world of the provocative, deeply theological,
missional, and culturally engaging tradition of African-American gospel
preaching. A must read for all church traditions.”
Anthony
Bradley, Assistant Professor of Apologetics and Systematic Theology,
Covenant Theological Seminary
“With biblical and historical insight, Thabiti would have us
admire and thank God for the labors and lives of three men—clear demonstrations
of what the pastoral ministry should be, regardless of race, color, or
nationality.”
Anthony Carter, Assistant Pastor of Southwest
Christian Fellowship; author of
On Being Black and Reformed
“At last a great book that taps the fresh water that flows from
the heart of three great African-American preachers of the past! We have much to
learn from them.”
Joseph M. Stowell, Teaching Pastor,
Harvest Bible Chapel; former President, Moody Bible Institute
