When I was in Aber last I picked up a new little book for pastor's subtitled - the call and care of the undershepherd. Out of the Reformed Baptist stable it is written by two American pastors - Brian Croft and Jim Savastio. Only 154 pages long it is a helpful book in four parts. Jim starts with biblical commands concerning a pastor talking about taking heed to self, doctrine and flock and why it matters. Brian then contributes a short section on the need to be converted and called. It's back to Jim for part 3 and two chapters on the public and private means of grace. Brian's last section deals with six important topics - eating, sleeping, exercise, friendship, silence, rest (day off, holidays and sabbaticals). I heard Joel Beeke say last year that pastor's should read at least one of these books a year - so I'm okay for 2019. He also said (with tongue in cheek) that you cannot follow everything they recommend as there are not enough hours in the day. That is probably true of this volume although it tries hard not to be prescriptive. It would make a great book for a ministers' fraternal to discuss. Non-pastor's will find it very interesting too.
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