There are a host of books on every conceivable subject and even in the evangelical world we are overwhelmed with reading choices. With so many books out there, we would be remiss not to take this opportunity to commend you such authors as Packer, Piper, Edwards, Lewis, Bunyan, Spurgeon and so many other worthwhile authors and books. The following books and authors are considered helpful by the staff of Poolesville Baptist Church. They range in difficulty and we do not confirm everything said in every book, but in general they will be beneficial in your intellectual, spiritual and practical growth.
History
Billingsley, Mighty like a River
Birkett, The Reformation
Catherwood, Crash Course on Church History
Costen, African American Christian Worship
Davies, Worship of the American Puritans
Dowley, Introduction to History of Christianity
George & Dockery-Ed., Theologians of the Baptist Tradition
Murray, Evangelicalism Divided
Murray, Revival & Revivalism
Nettles, Teaching Truth, Training Hearts
Placher, A History of Christian Theology
Raboteau, Slave Religion
Schaff, History of the Christian church
Walton, Chronological and Background Charts of Church History
"I have only one hundred people to preach to," said a country pastor to me. And I replied, "If you give a good account of those hundred, you have quite enought to do."
C. H. Spurgeon
"We cannot play at preaching. We preach for eternity."
C. H. Spurgeon
