On Being a Pastor: Understanding Our Calling and Work (Derek Prime, Alistair Begg)

On Being a Pastor

Understanding Our Calling and Work

We have one copy available in hardcover and then that edition is Out of Print.

On Being a Pastor is an essential tool to help pastors fulfill their calling. A pastor’s responsibilities are unique, demanding that he nurture his own spiritual life as well as that of the people in his care. Derek Prime and Alistair Begg provide practical advice for both the spiritual and practical aspects of pastoral ministry. Topics include prayer, devotional habits, preaching, and specific ministry duties.

Endorsements

“Being a pastor is a high calling, which requires devotion, skillfulness, and unique spiritual preparation. Derek Prime and Alistair Begg provide clarity for the call, wisdom for the journey, and experience for the task. This book is like a conversation with good friends providing no nonsense counsel for the ministry challenges of the 21st century. — Jack Graham, Pastor, Prestonwood Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas

“On Being a Pastor is an outstanding book, which should be on every pastor’s shelf. I have read and consulted the precious version from the pen of Derek Prime for many years. Now it has been revised and enriched with the cooperation of Alistair Begg, and the result is splendid! — Eric Alexander, Retired Pastor, St. George’s-Tron Parish Church, Scotland

About the Authors

Alistair Begg served two churches in his native Scotland before answering the call in 1983 to become senior pastor at Parkside Church in suburban Cleveland, OH. A graduate of the London School of Theology, he has written several books and is heard daily on the national radio program Truth for Life.

Derek Prime has devoted himself to an itinerant ministry and to writing since 1987 after 30 years of pastoral service to churches in the United Kingdom. He is the author of numerous books, including Active Evangelism: Putting the Evangelism of the Book of Acts Into Practice