15 best-selling theology books like Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry by Paul David Tripp

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Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry

By: Paul David Tripp

3.80

Format: None pages, Hardcover

After traveling the globe and speaking to thousands of churches worldwide, Paul David Tripp has dis…

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1. The Hole in Our Holiness: Filling the Gap between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit of Godliness

By: Kevin DeYoung

4.23

Format: 159 pages, Hardcover

The “hole in our holiness” is that evangelicals don’t look particularly holy, and, despite the floo… read more

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"The man who attempts Christianity without the church shoots himself in the foot, shoots his children in the leg, and shoots his grandchildren in the heart."

-Kevin DeYoung, The Hole in Our Holiness: Filling the Gap between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit of Godliness

"The irony is that if we make every imperative into a command to believe the gospel more fully, we turn the gospel into one more thing we have to get right, and faith becomes the one thing we need to …"

-Kevin DeYoung, The Hole in Our Holiness: Filling the Gap between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit of Godliness

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2. The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift that Changes Everything

By: Tony Payne , Colin Marshall

4.22

Format: 196 pages, Hardcover

All Christian ministry is a mixture of trellis and vine.There is vine work: the prayerful preaching… read more

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3. Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.48

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Pastor, preacher, and New York Times bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet Timothy Keller shar… read more

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4. The Shepherd Leader: Achieving Effective Shepherding in Your Church

By: Timothy Z. Witmer

4.31

Format: 110 pages, Paperback

"The Shepherd Leader" is a book that strives to bring the importance of shepherding to the forefron… read more

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  • christian
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5. The Imperfect Pastor: Discovering Joy in Our Limitations through a Daily Apprenticeship with Jesus

By: Zack Eswine

3.47

Format: 185 pages, Paperback

Pastors aren't superheroes--they have fears and limitations just like everyone else. Zack Eswine kn… read more

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6. Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life

By: J.I. Packer , Donald S. Whitney , Rita J. Platt

4.28

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Drawn from a rich heritage, "Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life" will guide you through a… read more

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"Discipline without direction is drudgery."

-J.I. Packer, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life

"If people threw away their money as thoughtlessly as they throw away their time, we would think them insane. Yet time is infinitely more precious than money because money can’t buy time."

-J.I. Packer, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life

"The end —that is, the purpose of practicing the Disciplines —is godliness. I define godliness as both closeness to Christ and conformity to Christ, a conformity that’s both inward and outward, a grow…"

-J.I. Packer, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life

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7. Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry

By: Paul David Tripp

3.80

Format: None pages, Hardcover

After traveling the globe and speaking to thousands of churches worldwide, Paul David Tripp has dis… read more

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  • christian living
  • nonfiction
  • leadership

8. The Emotionally Healthy Leader: How Transforming Your Inner Life Will Deeply Transform Your Church, Team, and the World

By: Peter Scazzero

3.72

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Do you feel too overwhelmed to enjoy life, unable to sort out the demands on your time? Are you doi… read more

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9. Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus

By: Mark Dever

3.33

Format: 161 pages, Hardcover

Before ascending to heaven, Jesus instructed his followers to "make disciples of all nations." But … read more

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10. The Reformed Pastor

By: Richard Baxter

3.62

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

One of the best known classics on the work of the Christian ministry. read more

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11. How People Change

By: Paul David Tripp , Timothy S. Lane

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

Deceptively simple in its prose, How People Changeis a revolutionary and provocative book for all w… read more

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12. Holiness

By: J.C. Ryle , Tom Phillips

4.36

Format: 59 pages, Paperback

Ryle calls us to live a life set apart from the world and set our minds on things above. Bishop … read more

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"Let us never measure our religion by that of others, and think we are doing enough if we have gone beyond our neighbors."

-J.C. Ryle, Holiness

"A true Christian is one who has not only peace of conscience, but war within. He may be known by his warfare as well as by his peace."

-J.C. Ryle, Holiness

"Most men hope to go to heaven when they die; but few, it may be feared, take the trouble to consider whether they would enjoy heaven if they got there. Heaven is essentially a holy place; it's inhabi…"

-J.C. Ryle, Holiness

"Let it never be said that we cannot know whether a Christian really loves Christ. It can be known. It can be discovered. The proof can be seen. You have heard them this very day. Love to the Lord Jes…"

-J.C. Ryle, Holiness

13. The Master Plan of Evangelism

By: Robert E. Coleman

4.67

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

It all started when Jesus called a few men to follow him and share God's message with their neighbo… read more

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14. Spiritual Leadership

By: J. Oswald Sanders

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

With over 500,000 in print, Spiritual Leadership is the perennial favorite for teaching the princip… read more

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15. The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)

By: John Owen

4.36

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

In this abridgement of a classic work, the famous Puritan John Owen shows the need for Christians t… read more

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"Let not man think he makes any progress in holiness who walks not over the bellies of his lusts."

-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)

"a sense of the love of Christ in the cross; lie at the bottom of all true spiritual mortification"

-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)

"Set faith at work on Christ for the killing of thy sin. His blood is the great sovereign remedy for sin-sick souls. Live in this, and thou wilt die a conqueror; yea, thou wilt, through the good provi…"

-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)

"A man may beat down the bitter fruit from an evil tree until he is weary; while the root abides in strength and vigour, the beating down of the present fruit will not hinder it from bringing forth mo…"

-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)

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16. Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation

By: Collin Hansen

4.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Timothy Keller takes readers behind the scenes to meet the people and understand the events that fo… read more

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Cover of Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution by Carl R. Trueman

17. Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution

By: Carl R. Trueman

4.50

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

From Philosophy to Technology, Tracing the Origin of Identity Politics How did the world arrive … read more

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Cover of Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship by John      Piper

18. Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship

By: John Piper

4.45

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“God has appointed preaching in worship as one great means of accomplishing his ultimate goal in th… read more

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19. Deep Discipleship: How the Church Can Make Whole Disciples of Jesus

By: J.T. English

4.48

Format: 213 pages, Hardcover

Everyone is being discipled. The question what is discipling us?     The majority of Christians to… read more

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Cover of The Path to Being a Pastor: A Guide for the Aspiring by Bobby Jamieson

20. The Path to Being a Pastor: A Guide for the Aspiring

By: Bobby Jamieson

4.67

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A man who’s been transformed by Christ and desires to preach the gospel might say he feels called t… read more

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Cover of Impossible Christianity: Why Following Jesus Does Not Mean You Have to Change the World, Be an Expert in Everything, Accept Spiritual Failure, and Feel Miserable Pretty Much All the Time by Kevin DeYoung

21. Impossible Christianity: Why Following Jesus Does Not Mean You Have to Change the World, Be an Expert in Everything, Accept Spiritual Failure, and Feel Miserable Pretty Much All the Time

By: Kevin DeYoung

4.36

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling Author Kevin DeYoung Offers Hope for Those Who Feel Like Christianity Has Become Hopele… read more

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15 Best nonfiction books like Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry by Paul David Tripp

Transform Your Habits

The Hole in Our Holiness: Filling the Gap between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit of Godliness

Kevin DeYoung

4.23

Transform Your Habits

The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift that Changes Everything

Tony Payne , Colin Marshall

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism

Timothy J. Keller

4.48

Transform Your Habits

The Shepherd Leader: Achieving Effective Shepherding in Your Church

Timothy Z. Witmer

4.31

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Transform Your Habits

Conversion: How God Creates a People (9Marks: Building Healthy Churches)

Michael Lawrence

4.59

Transform Your Habits

The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift that Changes Everything

Tony Payne , Colin Marshall

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

Kevin DeYoung

4.24

Transform Your Habits

What Is a Healthy Church?

Mark Dever

3.68

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