Faithful Endurance: The Joy of Shepherding People for a Lifetime - Paperback

by Collin Hansen (Editor), Jeff Robinson Sr (Editor), Timothy Keller (Contribution by)

"This book will prove to be a spiritual tonic for pastors."

--Thomas R. Schreiner

This book offers pastors examples of long-term faithfulness in ministry and practical wisdom from veteran pastors for real-life issues.

Published in partnership with the Gospel Coalition.

• Attending to your personal spiritual life (Tim Keller)
• Leaving a church
  (D. A. Carson)
• Crafting sermons week after week
  (Bryan Chapell)
• Facing criticism
  (Dan Doriani)
• Pastoring a church you wouldn't attend (Tom Ascol)
• Caring for your wife in the midst of criticism
  (Juan R. Sanchez with Jeanine D. Sanchez)
• Feeling deserted by members leaving (Dave Harvey)
• Pastoring a small church that seems insignificant
  (Mark McCullough)
• Experiencing burnout
  (John Starke)
• Shepherding a church that has outgrown your gifts
  (Scott Patty)
• Handling financial burdens
  (Brandon Shields)
• Doubting your calling
  (Jeff Robinson Sr.)

Author Biography

Collin Hansen (MDiv, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) serves as vice president of content and editor in chief for the Gospel Coalition. He hosts the Gospelbound podcast and coauthored Gospelbound: Living with Resolute Hope in an Anxious Age. He serves as an elder for Redeemer Community Church in Birmingham, Alabama, and also on the advisory board of Beeson Divinity School. You can follow him on Twitter at @collinhansen.

Jeff Robinson Sr. (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a senior editor for the Gospel Coalition and serves as the president and editor in chief of The Baptist Courier. He is the coauthor of To the Ends of the Earth: Calvin's Missional Vision and Legacy.