{"product_id":"mother-kirk","title":"Mother Kirk: Essays on Church Life","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;What does it mean to be a faithful pastor? Find out what forty-year pastor Douglas Wilson's thoughts are.\u0026quot;}\"\u003eWhat does it mean to be a faithful pastor? Find out what forty-year pastor Douglas Wilson's thoughts are.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--\ntd {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #6fa8dc;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #6fa8dc; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0154\/4706\/4624\/files\/G-104.pdf?2681\"\u003eLook Inside the Book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e or \u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/canonpress.com\/app\" style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eListen on Canon+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":769,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"11\":4,\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Modern evangelicals have gained money, power, and influence, and it has been like giving whiskey to a two-year-old. The need of the hour is theological, not political. The arena is the pulpit and the table, not the legislative chamber. Before we are equipped to proclaim His lordship to the inhabitants of all the earth, we must live as though we believed it in the Church. In Mother Kirk, forty-year pastor Douglas Wilson offers very practical and pastoral guidance to many of the countless issues that arise in conservative Christian churches. The essays span subjects ranging from the nature of legalism and church authority to worship music, debt, youth ministry, and pastoral character. \"}'\u003eModern evangelicals have gained money, power, and influence, and it has been like giving whiskey to a two-year-old. The need of the hour is theological, not political. The arena is the pulpit and the table, not the legislative chamber. Before we are equipped to proclaim His lordship to the inhabitants of all the earth, we must live as though we believed it in the Church. In \u003cem\u003eMother Kirk\u003c\/em\u003e, forty-year pastor Douglas Wilson offers very practical and pastoral guidance to many of the countless issues that arise in conservative Christian churches. The essays span subjects ranging from the nature of legalism and church authority to worship music, debt, youth ministry, and pastoral character\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can purchase this as an audiobook here or on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/Mother-Kirk-Audiobook\/B0B726YYMD?qid=1663351774\u0026amp;sr=1-77\u0026amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_4_17\u0026amp;pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f\u0026amp;pf_rd_r=SHSQ18HWGNG759GB136X\"\u003eAudible\u003c\/a\u003e.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* All purchases made through this link will earn us a small commission through Amazon Associates, an affiliate program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWhat People Are Saying:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eMother Kirk\u003c\/em\u003e highlights the importance of teaching and preaching as the center of pastoral ministry. That is hardly surprising, since this book comes from a classical Calvinist. Some Calvinists, however, leave the impression that the church would function much more smoothly if it were not for the people. Doug Wilson is not that sort of Calvinist. He understands that the church is people, and that people can be governed and led only by other people. He realizes that the ministry of the Word must be incarnated in the life of the pastor. He has observed that the biblical qualifications for elders focus on character. He knows there are no paper pastors.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-From the introduction by Peter Leithart, president of Theopolis Institute\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Wilson brings to this book a fearlessness to deal with current ecclesiological issues. He not only looks at the broad evangelical scene but also at Reformed practice. He reminds readers to examine the pride and vainglory that may be sinking down roots in their own lives.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-\u003cem\u003eThe Presbyterian Witness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\"Provocatively, systematically, and intelligently written, this book is crammed with practical biblical wisdom. . . . [H]is comments cut close to the bone.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-\u003cem\u003eChristian Renewal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDouglas Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a pastor in Moscow, Idaho, a father of three, and grandfather of seventeen. He is the author of numerous books, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDecluttering Your Marriage\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFuture Men\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Exasperate Your Wife\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0154\/4706\/4624\/files\/G-104.pdf?2681\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eAUTHOR: Douglas Wilson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePAGE COUNT: 304 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE: 5.50x8.50\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBINDING: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 10: 1885767722\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-13: \u003cspan\u003e9781885767721\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePUB. 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