Chuck Swindoll: On his Favorite Book to Preach

"I don't have a favorite verse," Swindoll says in an interview with Preaching. "I don't have a favorite character. I don't have a favorite book. I know it's disappointing to people. They'll say, when they ask me to sign something, "Just put your favorite verse there." I often may put the verse I just preached on if it follows a particular meeting where we were there together. "

Jesus Manifesto

In their new book Jesus Manifesto (Thomas Nelson), Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola argue that the church today is suffering from "Jesus Deficit Disorder" and needs to reconnect with the supremacy and sufficiency of Christ.

Exegete Your Community

In a recent article for Pastors.com, Ed Stetzer points out that it's not enough simply to try to reproduce a previous church model from another setting. We have to study our own communities in order to minister most effectively.

Our Own Time

The final volume of Hughes Oliphant Old's masterful history of preaching and worship is now available with the publication of Volume 7, Our Own Time, in the series The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church (Eerdmans).

Radical

Have we manipulated the gospel in order to fit our own cultural preferences? In his new book Radical (Multnomah), David Platt urges us to step away from a lifestyle shaped by the "American dream" and enter a lifestyle shaped by Christ. In the process, David tells the story of how his own church has begun to get serious about the gospel. This is not a comfortable book to read, but it's an important one.

The Worship Architect

The Worship Architect (Baker Academic) by Constance Cherry offers practical counsel for designing worship. A professor at Indiana Wesleyan and former minister of music, Cherry offers a blueprint for the weekly process of designing meaningful worship experiences. The book is packed with helpful ideas and resources, and will be a valued resource for pastors and church leaders.

The Radical Disciple

John Stott has been a wonderful leader and teacher within the evangelical movement for many years. Now 88, he takes up the pen one last time to talk about or walk with Christ in his new book The Radical Disciple (InterVarsity). Stott deals with several elements of Christian discipleship that are often neglected. The book also includes the text of his final address (at the 2007 Keswick Convention) before retiring from public ministry.