Geoff Chang, Spurgeon the Pastor: Recovering a Biblical and Theological Vision for Ministry. B&H Books, 2022. 272 pages.
Do I Really Want to Read Another Book on Spurgeon?
What does Charles Haddon Spurgeon have to teach people like us about pastoral ministry? His wasn’t an “everyday” kind of ministry, was it? He was the pastor of a 5000-member megachurch, and I’m not. He was the “Prince of Preachers,” and I’m a pauper in the pulpit! I’m just going to feel like a loser studying him, aren’t I? Spurgeon falls into the category of “inspirational but inimitable.”
Or so I thought.
As it happens, contrary to a ton of wrong assumptions on my part, Spurgeon wasn’t just the prince of preachers, he was a prince of pastors. Not because he was exceptional, but because he was faithful. Whether serving in Waterbeach with a membership of 12, or the massive Metropolitan Tabernacle with 5012, his pastoral ministry was straightforwardly biblical and actually imitable.
That’s why you should read Geoffrey Chang’s excellent book, Spurgeon The Pastor: Recovering a Biblical & Theological Vision for Ministry.
THE FORGOTTEN CHURCHMAN
Dr. Chang is an assistant professor of church history and historical theology and a curator of the Spurgeon
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