This is a list of resources Pastor Brian Croft recommends for every pastoral library. He will regularly post one of these resources on the blog and write a short explanation of why every pastor would profit to invest and read it. This page is provided to offer to you an extensive, but deliberate list of resources he thinks are particularly helpful in these different categories. If you click on the link of each book, it will give you a bit more information about it and option to purchase.
The Pastor’s Ministry
- The Christian Ministry (Charles Bridges)
- The Reformed Pastor (Richard Baxter)
- Lectures to My Students ( C.H. Spurgeon)
- Practical Wisdom for Pastors (Curtis Thomas)
- The Ministry (Charles Brown)
- Dear Timothy (Tom Ascol)
- The Shepherd Leader (Timothy Witmer)
- On Being a Pastor (Alester Begg/ Derek Prime)
- An Earnest Ministry (J.A. James)
- Brothers, We are not Professionals (John Piper)
- The Elder and his Work (David Dickson)
- Reforming Pastoral Ministry (John Armstrong)
- A Primer for Pastors (Austin Tucker)
- Visit the Sick (Brian Croft)
- Test, Train, Affirm, and Send into Ministry (Brian Croft)
- Help! He’s Struggling with Pornography (Brian Croft)
- Conduct Gospel-Centered Funerals (Croft/ Newton)
- Fear Not (Ligon Duncan)
- God’s Care for the Widow (Austin Walker)
- The Cross and Christian Ministry (Don Carson)
- A Portrait of Paul (Rob Ventura/ Jeremy Walker)
- The Work of the Pastor (William Still)
- Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands (Paul David Tripp)
The Pastor’s Soul
- Humility (C.J. Mahaney)
- Valley of Vision (Arthur Bennett)
- The Holiness of God (R.C.Sproul)
- Communion with God (John Owen)
- The Bruised Reed (Richard Sibbs)
- Trusting God (Jerry Bridges)
- When People are Big and God is Small (Ed Welch)
- Mortification of Sin (John Owen)
- The Confessions (St. Augustine)
- Crook and the Lot (Thomas Boston)
- The Mystery of Providence (John Flavel)
- Knowing God (J.I. Packer)
The Pastor’s Family
- Sex, Romance, and the Glory of God (C.J. Mahaney)
- The Exemplary Husband (Stuart Scott)
- When Sinners Say I Do (Dave Harvey)
- Love that Lasts (Gary Ricucci)
- Reforming Marriage (Doug Wilson)
- Shepherding a Child’s Heart (Ted Tripp)
- Don’t Make Me Count to Three (Plowman)
- Our Home is like a Little Church (Gilles/ Blair)
- The Big Picture Story Bible (David Helm)
- Big Truths for Young Hearts (Bruce Ware)
- Family Worship (Joel Beeke)
The Pastor’s Local Church
- What is a Healthy Church (Mark Dever)
- The Deliberate Church (Mark Dever/ Paul Alexander)
- What is Healthy Church Member (Thabiti Anyabwile)
- The Trellis and the Vine (Collin Marshall/ Tony Payne)
- Elders in Congregational Life (Phil Newton)
- Biblical Theology in the Life of the Church (Michael Lawrence)
- The Church and the Surprising Offense of God’s Love (Leeman)
- Life in the Body (Curtis Thomas)
- A Display of God’s Glory (Mark Dever)
- Spiritual Disciplines within the Church (Don Whitney)
- Polity (Mark Dever)
- Ministries of Mercy (Tim Keller)
- Loving the Church (John Crotts)
- Why We Love the Church (Kevin DeYoung/ Ted Kluck)
- Biblical Eldership (Alexandar Strauch)
The Pastor’s Preaching
- Between Two Worlds (John Stott)
- Christ-centered Preaching (Brian Chapell)
- The Supremacy of God in Preaching (John Piper)
- Preaching and Preachers (Martyn Lloyd Jones)
- Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture (Graeme Goldsworthy)
- The Message of the Old Testament: Promises Made (Mark Dever)
- The Message of the New Testament: Promises Kept (Mark Dever)
- Exegetical Fallacies (Don Carson)
- Preaching that Changes Lives (Michael Fabarez)
- Biblical Preaching (Haddon Robinson)
- The Goldsworthy Trilogy (Graeme Goldsworthy)
- God’s Big Picture (Vaughan Roberts)
The Pastor’s Encouragement
- Jonathan Edwards: A Life (George Marsden)
- C.H. Spurgeon’s Autobiography - Volume 1, Volume 2 (C.H. Spurgeon)
- Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor (Don Carson)
- The Faithful Preacher (Thabiti Anyabwile)
- The Life of George Whitfield - Volume 1, Volume 2 (Arnold Dallimore)
- To the Golden Shore (Courtney Anderson)
- The Life and Dairy of David Brainerd (Jonathan Edwards)
- Here I Stand (Roland Bainton)
- John G. Paton, D.D., Missionary to the New Hebrides. An Autobiography (John Paton)
- Lloyd Jones (Iain Murray)
- A Pastor in New York (John Thornbury)
- John Newton (Jonathan Aitken)
- Memoir and Remains of Robert Murray M’Cheyne (Bonar)
- Wise Counsel (John Newton)
- Letters of Samuel Rutherford (Samuel Rutherford/Bonar)
- Filling up the Afflictions of Christ (John Piper)
- The Hidden Smile of God (John Piper)
- The Legacy of Sovereign Joy (John Piper)
- The Roots of Endurance (John Piper)
- Contending for our All (John Piper)
- Richard Hobson of Liverpool: A Faithful Pastor (Liverpool)
