Writing from a strongly Reformed perspective, Horton argues that much of the American church has replaced theology with therapy and has opted for good advice over good news.
The New Interpreter's Handbook of Preaching is an excellent new resource containing more than 200 articles on topics ranging from hermeneutical issues to components of the sermon.
Baker has also recently released two more volumes in its Paideia Commentaries on the New Testament: Acts by Mikeal Parsons and Hebrews by James Thompson.
Are you frustrated with the realization that so many in your church have never grown in their faith? In Strategic Disciple Making (Baker), Aubrey Malphurs helps leaders understand how to make biblical discipleship a centerpiece of their church's ministries.
Vision is one of the major concerns of pastors today. No wonder, then, that George Barna's book The Power of Vision (Regal) continues to be updated and re-released. The third edition is now available, in which Barna explores what vision is and why it matters, how vision differs from mission, and how to discover God's vision for your own ministry.
The Good, The True, and the Beautiful (Chalice Press), edited by Harry Lee Poe and Rebecca Whitten Poe, is a marvelous collection of insightful meditations that demonstrate that the hunger postmodernity feels can only be satisfied in Christ.