Resources

Books

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Pastoral Leadership:​

Brothers, We Are Not Professionals by John Piper

The Clay Pot Conspiracy: God's Plan to Use Weakness in Leaders by Dave Harvey

Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry by Paul Tripp

Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist by John Piper

Family Worship by Donald Whitney

Gentle and Lowly: the Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortlund

Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome by Kent & Barbara Hughes

Practicing Affirmation: God-centered Praise of Those Who Are Not God by Sam Crabtree

The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift That Changes Everything by Colin Marshall and Tony Payne

The Vine Project: Shaping Your Ministry Culture Around Disciple-Making by Colin Marshall and Tony Payne

What’s Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done by Matt Perman

Zeal Without Burnout: Seven Keys to a Lifelong Ministry of Sustainable Sacrifice by Christopher Ash​​

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Counseling Helps:

Competent to Counsel by Jay Adams

Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hand: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change by Paul Tripp

Marriage by Paul Tripp

Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family by Paul Tripp

The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict by Ken Sande

Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp and Instructing a Child’s Heart by Tedd and Margy Tripp

When People Are Big and God Is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Co-dependency, and the Fear of Man by Ed Welch

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For Pastors' Wives:

Help! I’m Married to my Pastor: Encouragement for Ministry Wives and Those Who Love Them by Jani Ortlund

How to Thrive as a Pastor’s Wife by Christine Hoover

Partners in the Gospel: 50 Meditations for Pastors’ and Elders’ Wives by Megan Hill

The Pastor’s Wife: Strengthened by Grace for a Life of Love by Gloria Furman

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