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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.

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C. H. Spurgeon · 1875

Lectures to My Students

Spurgeon's frank, warm counsel to young preachers, from prayer to the pulpit voice.

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E. M. Bounds · 1907

Power Through Prayer

A short, searching book on why the preacher's prayer life is his real ministry.

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Classics, free to read 14

Public-domain works that have shaped shepherds for centuries, free to read in full.

The Reformed Pastor

Richard Baxter

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Lectures to My Students

C. H. Spurgeon

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Power Through Prayer

E. M. Bounds

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With Christ in the School of Prayer

Andrew Murray

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Humility

Andrew Murray

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Absolute Surrender

Andrew Murray

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The Practice of the Presence of God

Brother Lawrence

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The Imitation of Christ

Thomas à Kempis

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The Pilgrim's Progress

John Bunyan

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All of Grace

C. H. Spurgeon

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Morning and Evening

C. H. Spurgeon

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The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life

Hannah Whitall Smith

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In His Steps

Charles M. Sheldon

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The Pursuit of God

A. W. Tozer

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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

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Lectures on Revivals of Religion

Charles G. Finney

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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

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Prayer and Praying Men

E. M. Bounds

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The Necessity of Prayer

E. M. Bounds

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How to Pray

R. A. Torrey

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Waiting on God

Andrew Murray

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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

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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

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Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers

John Owen

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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

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Orthodoxy

G. K. Chesterton

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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

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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

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A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life

William Law

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The Spirit of Love

William Law

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