Albert N. Martin, The Man of God: His Shepherding, Evangelizing, and Counseling Labors: Volume 3 of Pastoral Theology. Trinity Pulpit Press, 2020. 801 pages.
I was trained at a seminary that taught me the centrality and importance of expository preaching. Most young and naïve seminary students like me probably thought, “If I only preach faithful expositional sermons, my church will grow like pastor X (name your favorite podcast preacher with the growing church).” Preaching the Bible is absolutely essential to growing a church, but there are more factors (or marks) that contribute to a pastor’s faithfulness.
If you want the church to flourish under your ministry, you must be more than just a preacher. Preaching is one of the fundamental duties of pastoral ministry, but it is not the only duty of pastoral ministry. Albert Martin’s third and final volume in his pastoral trilogy reminded me that there is more to being a pastor than just being a preacher. His first book examined the Man of God’s calling and life in the pastoral office, the second book explores the Man of God’s preaching and teaching in the pastoral office, and his final volume of his pastoral trilogy examines the man
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