Brothers, We Are Not Professionals

A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry

By: John Piper

Narrated by: Adam Verner

In this revised and expanded edition of Brothers, We Are Not Professionals that includes a new introduction and select all-new chapters, best-selling author John Piper pleads through a series of thoughtful essays with fellow pastors to abandon the professionalization of the pastorate and pursue the prophetic call of the Bible for radical ministry.

"We pastors are being killed by the professionalizing of the pastoral ministry," he writes. "The mentality of the professional is not the mentality of the prophet. It is not the mentality of the slave of Christ. Professionalism has nothing to do with the essence and heart of the Christian ministry. The more professional we long to be, the more spiritual death we will leave in our wake. For there is no professional childlikeness, there is no professional tenderheartedness, there is no professional panting after God.

"Brothers, we are not professionals. We are outcasts. We are aliens and exiles in the world. Our citizenship is in Heaven, and we wait with eager expectation for the Lord (Phil. 3:20). You cannot professionalize the love for His appearing without killing it. And it is being killed.

"The world sets the agenda of the professional man; God sets the agenda of the spiritual man. The strong wine of Jesus Christ explodes the wine- skins of professionalism."

©2012 eChristian (P)2012 eChristian

It’s John Piper talking to leaders.

If you currently serve in church leadership, or want to, then this is for you. Please read/listen multiple times. If that’s not you, that’s totally fine. Piper has tons of great stuff for you. Then please recommend to the ministry leaders you do know.

A work for reference

This book will no doubt help me in the future. as I continue to follow Jesus.

Fuel, Fire, and Food for Pastors

As a current Seminary student, this book was life-giving and inspiring to listen to the scripture laden insight of the battle hardened Pastor John. By describing many important, relevant, inevitable, and challenging topics that the faithful pastor will face, Pastor John consistently points the read back to the wisdom and grace of God in Scripture for thinking about each subject. Praise God for this book! It is helpful for Christians, not just pastors or those aspiring to be.

Excellent

Piper writes with an unwavering conviction. This work is greatly needed. We live in a day and age where the local church is viewed and built as a business and the pastor is viewed and acts as a CEO and that could not be further from the truth. I recommend this book to all pastors/elders and deacons.

great book. great voice

John Piper has shown us how pastors ought to show the greatness of God To his flock.