The Shepherd’s Library
Books for the long road of ministry.
Classics that have formed pastors for centuries, and trusted reading on prayer, leadership, family and the care of the soul, gathered for ministers and the households beside them.
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A minister who stops reading soon stops feeding.
Paul, waiting for trial, still asked Timothy to bring the books and the parchments. Every shepherd needs pasture of their own. Start with the classics, which you can read in full at no cost, and use the shelves below to find the next book for your season.
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Richard Baxter · 1656
The Reformed Pastor
Still the plainest word on caring for souls without neglecting your own.
C. H. Spurgeon · 1875
Lectures to My Students
Spurgeon's frank, warm counsel to young preachers, from prayer to the pulpit voice.
E. M. Bounds · 1907
Power Through Prayer
A short, searching book on why the preacher's prayer life is his real ministry.
Classics, free to read 14
Public-domain works that have shaped shepherds for centuries, free to read in full.
The Reformed Pastor
Richard Baxter
Lectures to My Students
C. H. Spurgeon
Power Through Prayer
E. M. Bounds
With Christ in the School of Prayer
Andrew Murray
Humility
Andrew Murray
Absolute Surrender
Andrew Murray
The Practice of the Presence of God
Brother Lawrence
The Imitation of Christ
Thomas à Kempis
The Pilgrim's Progress
John Bunyan
All of Grace
C. H. Spurgeon
Morning and Evening
C. H. Spurgeon
The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life
Hannah Whitall Smith
In His Steps
Charles M. Sheldon
The Pursuit of God
A. W. Tozer
Leadership & the pastoral life 18
On shepherding people, leading well and keeping your own heart while you do it.
The Art of Leadership
Dag Heward-Mills
Loyalty and Disloyalty
Dag Heward-Mills
Spiritual Leadership
J. Oswald Sanders
Church Elders
Jeramie Rinne
Biblical Eldership
Alexander Strauch
Why Elders?
Benjamin L. Merkle
Elders and Leaders
Gene A. Getz
Men of Character: The Apostles
Gene A. Getz
Who Runs the Church? Four Views on Church Government
Steven B. Cowan, editor
The Peacemaking Pastor
Alfred J. Poirier
The Purpose Driven Church
Rick Warren
Developing a Servant's Heart
Charles F. Stanley
Ministry of Helps Handbook
Buddy Bell
Decision Making and Problem Solving Strategies
John Adair
The Quest and the Call
Rick Joyner
The Torch and the Sword
Rick Joyner
The Christian Ministry
Charles Bridges
Lectures on Revivals of Religion
Charles G. Finney
Prayer & fasting 20
For the secret place, where every public ministry is either sustained or lost.
Prayer Warrior
Stormie Omartian
The Hidden Power of Prayer and Fasting
Mahesh Chavda
The Hidden Power of Healing Prayer
Mahesh Chavda
Understanding the Purpose and Power of Prayer
Myles Munroe
The Power of Prayer and Fasting
Marilyn Hickey
Fasting and Prayer: God's Nuclear Power
Steven Brooks
Prayer Secrets
Kenneth E. Hagin
Prevailing Prayer to Peace
Kenneth E. Hagin
The Art of Praying the Scriptures
John Paul Jackson
Praying the Scriptures for Your Teenagers
Jodie Berndt
Praying Through the Names of God
Tony Evans
Praying the Words of Jesus
Adam Houge
The Power of Covenant Prayer
Francis Frangipane
Prayers That Bring Healing and Activate Blessings
John Eckhardt
Entering the Presence of God
Derek Prince
Purpose in Prayer
E. M. Bounds
Prayer and Praying Men
E. M. Bounds
The Necessity of Prayer
E. M. Bounds
How to Pray
R. A. Torrey
Waiting on God
Andrew Murray
The Holy Spirit & faith 16
Teaching on the Spirit, the word of faith, healing and the gifts.
Good Morning, Holy Spirit
Benny Hinn
Welcome, Holy Spirit
Benny Hinn
The Holy Spirit and Reformed Spirituality
Joel R. Beeke
Pentecostal Experience: An Ecumenical Encounter
Frank D. Macchia
Smith Wigglesworth: Apostle of Faith
Stanley Frodsham
Faith That Prevails
Smith Wigglesworth
The Believer's Authority
Kenneth E. Hagin
The Real Faith
Kenneth E. Hagin
Exceedingly Growing Faith
Kenneth E. Hagin
Growing Up Spiritually
Kenneth E. Hagin
New Creation Realities
E. W. Kenyon
Faith to Live By
Derek Prince
How to Heal the Sick
Charles & Frances Hunter
Healing the Sick
T. L. Osborn
Understanding Divine Direction
David Oyedepo
How to Succeed in the Christian Life
R. A. Torrey
Marriage, family & home 7
For the household beside the calling: spouses, children and the home they share.
Model Marriage
Dag Heward-Mills
Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married
Gary Chapman
Raising Godly Children in an Ungodly World
Ken Ham & Steve Ham
Parenting on Point
Jim C. Williams
Women of the Bible: A One-Year Devotional Study
Ann Spangler & Jean E. Syswerda
Dynamic Women of the Bible
Ruth A. Tucker
The Man in the Mirror
Patrick M. Morley
Rest for the weary soul 12
On anxiety, discouragement, gratitude and the slow work of healing.
Battlefield of the Mind
Joyce Meyer
Stomping Out Depression
Neil T. Anderson
I Will Not Fear
Mark DeJesus
The Anxious Christian
Rhett Smith
Finding Peace
Charles F. Stanley
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Robert J. Morgan
Spirit-Controlled Temperament
Tim LaHaye
Choosing Gratitude
Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Growing in Gratitude
Mary K. Mohler
The Power of Being Thankful
Joyce Meyer
The Bruised Reed
Richard Sibbes
Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers
John Owen
Spiritual warfare 6
Standing firm in the battles that are not against flesh and blood.
The Evangelical's Guide to Spiritual Warfare
Charles H. Kraft
Conquer
Michael Youssef
The Art of War for Spiritual Battle
Cindy Trimm
Confronting Jezebel
Steve Sampson
Angels Among Us
Ron Rhodes
Unseen
Jack Graham
Doctrine & church history 17
The faith once delivered: creeds, theology and the story of the Church.
Church History in Plain Language
Bruce L. Shelley
The Story of Christianity, Volume 1
Justo L. González
The Story of Christianity, Volume 2
Justo L. González
What Is Reformed Theology?
R. C. Sproul
What We Believe
R. C. Sproul
The Apostles' Creed
R. Albert Mohler Jr.
Creeds of the Churches
John H. Leith, editor
The Fathers of the Church
Mike Aquilina
When the Church Was Young
Marcellino D'Ambrosio
The Gospel According to the Apostles
John MacArthur
The Wiersbe Bible Commentary: Old Testament
Warren W. Wiersbe
Until Unity
Francis Chan
A House United
Francis Frangipane
The Prodigal God
Timothy Keller
Beyond Opinion
Ravi Zacharias, editor
The Confessions
Augustine of Hippo
Orthodoxy
G. K. Chesterton
Mercy, mission & the persecuted Church 7
On costly obedience, justice and Christians who suffer for the name.
Ministries of Mercy
Timothy Keller
Generous Justice
Timothy Keller
The Insanity of Obedience
Nik Ripken
When Faith Is Forbidden
Todd Nettleton
The Global War on Christians
John L. Allen Jr.
Made to Belong
David Kim
The Life of David Brainerd
Jonathan Edwards
Devotion & the promises of God 9
Daily companions for the long road.
The Purpose Driven Life
Rick Warren
Lord, I Want to Know You
Kay Arthur
Knowing God by Name
David Wilkerson
God Is Faithful
David Wilkerson
The Promises of God
R. C. Sproul
Faith Still Moves Mountains
Harris Faulkner
The True Vine
Andrew Murray
A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life
William Law
The Spirit of Love
William Law
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