Church & Ministry
The books and booklets on this page cover important practical and theological topics regarding church and ministry. These books will help pastors lead their congregations and will be a help to church members seeking to serve their church more faithfully. The audio from the Banner of Truth Ministers’ Conferences can also be found here. Popular titles include Reading the Bible and Praying in Public by Stuart Olyott and Rest in God by Iain H. Murray.
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Knowing the Times
Addresses Delivered on Various Occasions 1942 - 1977
Description
Knowing the Times brings together a number of addresses where Lloyd-Jones applied the burden of God’s word to the essential issues of his day. One of his most significant titles ever published, the addresses reprinted here remain ‘tracts for the times’. 400pp.
![John Owen On the Christian Life](https://staging.banneroftruth.org/us/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/05/JohnOwenOnXianLife.jpg)
Description
Expounds Owen’s teaching on the fundamental themes of the Christian life, and stands on its own as a study in pastoral theology. 312pp.
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The Imperative of Preaching
A Theology of Sacred Rhetoric
Description
A Theology of Sacred Rhetoric’, showing the importance of the true Bible message being preached in the Bible’s own style and language. 208pp.
![Book Cover For 'Evangelicalism Divided'](https://staging.banneroftruth.org/us/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/05/EvangelicalismDivided.jpg)
Evangelicalism Divided
A Record of Crucial Change in the Years 1950 to 2000
Description
A penetrating review of 50 years of crucial change in evangelical attitudes and alignments, 1950–2000. 352pp.
![Book Cover For 'Concerning the True Care of Souls'](https://staging.banneroftruth.org/us/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/05/TrueCareOfSouls.jpg)
Description
Sets out, in a vivid and persuasive way, biblical principles for church life, ministry and discipline. First English translation by Peter Beale. 256pp.
![The Invitation System by Iain Murray](https://staging.banneroftruth.org/us/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/1719-01-324x483.jpg)
Description
Should preachers ask for a public response in evangelistic meetings? 44pp.
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Preaching
The Centrality of Scripture
Description
A powerful call to preachers to obey Paul’s parting charge to Timothy (2 Tim. 4:2). 24pp.
![Preaching that Gets Through](https://staging.banneroftruth.org/us/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/05/PreachingThatGetsThru.jpg)
Preaching That Gets Through
God's Word and our words
Description
Instruction, help and encouragement for preachers seeking to communicate the gospel message more effectively. 40pp.
![Priority of Preaching](https://staging.banneroftruth.org/us/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/05/PriorityOfPreaching.jpg)
Description
Argues that the church must maintain the ‘priority of preaching’ for both biblical and theological reasons and offers helpful practical advice. 32pp.
![Reading the Bible and Praying in Public](https://staging.banneroftruth.org/us/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/05/ReadingBiblePrayingPublic.jpg)
Description
Olyott supplies wise practical advice on two vitally important acts of our corporate church worship. 24pp.
![Simplicity in Preaching](https://staging.banneroftruth.org/us/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/05/SimplicityInPreaching.jpg)
Description
A ‘must read’ masterpiece full of sanctified common sense. 24pp.
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The Unresolved Controversy
Unity With Non-Evangelicals
Description
An address summarizing the central theme of the author’s book Evangelicalism Divided. 32pp.
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