Pastor’s Booklet Bundle

As American culture has been in the throes of a battle for marriage and the family, the churches have not been silent. Pastors and theologians have identified the enemies and alerted the churches. But the need still stands to train men to be biblical singles, biblical husbands, biblical fathers, and biblical older men. We cannot take it for granted that conversion gives a man all he needs to know about manhood, marriage, child raising, and leadership. Sadly, manly churches have allowed the culture to dictate their views of gender, marriage, and the family. We cannot be passive but must become proactive in teaching our people these things. We must be training our men in these areas.

Steve Martin | Author, Editor, and retired Dean of Students - IRBS Theological Seminary

This small book by Tom Ascol explores that question in a precise, thorough, and biblically consistent manner. His treatment serves as a model of how Christians should think biblically about every element of discipleship. This issue is vitally important as we navigate the ground between unwarranted compromise, Christian freedom, and loving accommodation. This reading will be an encouragement to spiritual maturity, loving one’s neighbor, and self-effacing evangelism.

Tom Nettles | Author and Founding Faculty Member of The Institute of Public Theology

Dr. David Schrock has given careful thought to this malady that plagues the modern church. In an age when both written sermons and audio recordings of preaching are readily available, the wisdom that he shares in this small book is priceless. With scholarly precision and pastoral care, David explains and demonstrates what faithful expositors are called to do and must avoid doing. He writes as a practitioner who is very familiar with the challenges of using the insights of others when speaking publicly. As such, this book is not so much a critique of pulpit plagiarism as it is a positive manual of how to avoid it. His labors have served both churches and those under shepherds whose responsibility it is to feed them week by week by serving them the Word of God.

Tom Ascol | Senior Pastor, Grace Baptist Church; President, Founders Ministries and The Institute of Public Theology