Counsel to Gospel Ministers

John Brown of Haddington, eighteenth-century Scottish divinity professor, invested deeply in the lives of his students. Counsel to Gospel Ministers presents a collection of his letters to students who were training to be ministers. Throughout these letters, Brown stresses the need for preaching a clear gospel message with precise application. Yet he equally emphasizes the importance of exemplary behavior in ministers’ conduct. Here is sage advice to pastors for taking the gospel seriously in all aspects of their life and ministry. With the publication of these letters, Brown’s pastoral wisdom can be shared with new generations of gospel ministers.

Contents

* Biographical Introduction
* Part One: Six Letters on Gospel Preaching
* Part Two: Ten Letters on the Exemplary Behavior of Ministers
* Part Three: Address to Students of Divinity