Books
The following are books that were written to help those called to ministry with their calling.
Discerning Your Call to Ministry – Jason K. Allen
Succeeding at Seminary – Jason K. Allen
Letters to My Students – On Preaching – Jason K. Allen
Letters to My Students – On Pastoring – Jason K. Allen
The Pastor’s Justification – Jared C. Wilson
Gospel Driven Ministry – Jared C. Wilson
The Call to Ministry – Albert Mohler, Donald Whitney, and Daniel Dumas
Ready. – Grant Byrd and Rusty Wheelington
Is God Calling Me? – Jeff Iorg
Answering God’s Call: Finding, following, and Fulfilling God’s Will for Your Life – Scott Pace
Pastoral Theology: Theological Foundations for Who a Pastor is and What a Pastor does – Scott Pace and Daniel Akin
Preaching by the Book: Developing and Delivering Text-Driven Sermons – Scott Pace
Student Ministry by the Book – Scott Pace and Ed Newton
For understanding Biblical Interpretation:
A Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible: Playing by the Rules – Robert Stein
For basic understanding of church, ministry:
The Deliberate Church – Mark Dever and Paul Alexander
For the right disposition, character formation:
Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life – Donald S. Whitney
For a small collection of preaching books:
Preaching Christ in All of Scripture – Edmund Clowney
Why Johnny Can’t Preach – T. David Gordon
The Joy of Preaching – Phillips Brooks
The Big Idea of Biblical Preaching – Keith Willhite and Scott Gibson
For a New Testament Introduction:
An Introduction to the New Testament – D.A. Carson and Douglas Moo
For the Old Testament:
Old Testament Theology – Paul R. House
For Christian Ethics:
Evangelical Ethics: Issues Facing the Church Today – John Jefferson Davis
Ethics: Approaching Moral Decisions – Arthur Holmes
Ethics and Moral Reasoning – C. Ben Mitchell
For Understanding Individual Calling(s):
The Callings: The Gospel in the World – Paul Helm
Every Good Endeavor – Tim Keller
Websites/State Convention Support
CalltoMinistry.com
The “Call to Ministry” Network is sponsored by Anderson University, California Baptist University, Oklahoma Baptist University, and Union University. The website provides tools and resources for those who have been called to ministry or are exploring a call.
ExploreYourCall.com
Explore Your Call is an Arkansas Baptist State Convention (ABSC) ministry that partners with local church leadership to call out, affirm, and prepare the next generation of church leaders.
