Pastoral Theology Vol 3: The Man of God – His Shepherding, Evangelizing, and Counseling Labors (Albert N. Martin)

Pastoral Theology Vol 3

The Man of God – His Shepherding, Evangelizing, and Counseling Labors 

Volume Three of Albert N. Martin’s Pastoral Theology has arrived.  This completes the set of the most thorough and comprehensive guide to a pastor’s work in print today.

Volume 1 focuses on the Man of God and his life.

Volume 2 focuses on the Man of God and his preaching.

This 3rd volume is about shepherding, in all its facets, including the work of evangelism and discipleship among those who do not yet know Christ, and the counseling the Lord’s people, to equip them for applying the Scriptures to walk in the truth.

Table of Contents

The Work of Shepherding—Church Government
1: Shepherding in the Pastoral Office
2: The Prevailing Disposition of Shepherding (1)
3: The Prevailing Disposition of Shepherding (2)
4: The Corporate Identity and Life of the Church
5: The Eldership (1) Plurality & Parity
6: The Eldership (2) Qualifications
7: The Eldership (3) Establishing an Eldership: Supplication & Cultivation
8: The Eldership (4) Establishing an Eldership: Recognition
9: The Eldership (5) Efficient Functioning of an Eldership
10: The Diaconate (1) Roots and Origin
11: The Diaconate (2) Functions
12: The Diaconate (3) Qualifications & Reward
13: Corrective Church Discipline (1)
14: Corrective Church Discipline (2)
15: Corrective Church Discipline (3)
16: Corporate Ministry of the Body to Itself (1)
17: Corporate Ministry of the Body to Itself (2)
18: Cultivating Interchurch Communion (1)
19: Cultivating Interchurch Communion (2)

The Work of Shepherding—Corporate Worship

1: Convictions Regarding Corporate Worship
2: Leading Corporate Worship
3: Characteristics and Climate of Corporate Worship
4: Public Pastoral Prayer (1)
5: Public Pastoral Prayer (2)
6: Public Pastoral Prayer (3)
7: Public Reading of Scripture
8: Corporate Prayer Meetings (1)
9: Corporate Prayer Meetings (2)
10: Corporate Prayer Meetings (3)
11: The Lord’s Supper
12: Baptismal Services (1)
13: Baptismal Services (2)
14: Principles for Accepting Weddings & Funerals
15: Officiating at Weddings
16: Conducting Funerals

The Work of Evangelism & Pastoral Counseling

1: Doing the Work of an Evangelist (1)
2: Doing the Work of an Evangelist (2)
3: Doing the Work of an Evangelist (3)
4: Doing the Work of an Evangelist (4)
5: Local Church Evangelism (1)
6: Local Church Evangelism (2)
7: Local Church Evangelism (3)
8: Overview of Pastoral Counseling (1)
9: Overview of Pastoral Counseling (2)
10: Presuppositions Regarding the Counselor
11: Presuppositions Regarding the Counselee
12: Presuppositions Regarding the Counsel
13: The Sessions of Pastoral Counseling
14: Addressing Problems in Pastoral Counseling
15: Assessing Progress and Dismissal
16: The Ethics of Pastoral Counseling

About the Author

Albert N. Martin was one of the founding pastors of Trinity Baptist Church in Montville, NJ, where he labored for 46 years. Pastor Martin faithfully expounded the scriptures with a Christ-exalting focus and with passionate, penetrating, and pointed application at Trinity as well as at its annual pastors’ conferences. His ministry was also sought in churches and conferences throughout the States and around the world. In June 2008, he retired from his pastoral labors and relocated to Michigan with his wife, Dorothy, where he now resides while continuing his labors of counseling, writing, and preaching.