Released in the UK September 2013
Released in the US November 2013
Large trade paperback | 144 Pages
9781781912270 • £9.99 $16.99
BISAC – REL074000
You Lift Me Up
Overcoming Ministry Challenges
Albert N. Martin
Wise and sympathetic counsel
Preventive advice and solutions offered
It happens little by little. . . Even in the context of a very faithful ministry, a pastor may be at risk of a gradual-but ultimately debilitating-downfall.
Al Martin speaks from years of experience as he guides pastors to identify warning signs of dangerous paths:
* Backsliding-a spiritual decline manifested first in the prayer closet.
* Burnout-erosion of one's mental, emotional, psychological, and physical resiliency and buoyancy.
* Washout-the loss of credibility among the people.
Albert N. Martin
Albert N. Martin served as pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Montville, New Jersey, for more than forty years and he taught Pastoral Theology in the Trinity Ministerial Academy for twenty years. Esteemed by leading theologians and pastors, his preaching is the subject of a book, My Heart for Thy Cause (ISBN 978-1-85792-716-0).
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Mentor
We are thankful to have in these pages the wisdom and experience of a preacher to whom so many of us are indebted.
Iain Murray
Co-Founder of Banner of Truth, Edinburgh, Scotland
The author brings to this volume a lifetime of Christian ministry, studious preparation and experience in teaching pastors... May this book transform and help to sustain many of us.
Edward Donnelly
(1943 – 2023) Principal, Reformed Theological College, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Satan attacks a pastor in various ways. Sometimes he tempts him to gross and scandalous sins. However, sometimes the devil sneaks in quietly. He distracts us from what is most important. He twists one good activity into an excuse to neglect another duty. He subtly appeals to our pride to make us act as if we have no needs or limitations. Al Martin's book exposes these dangers, and is eminently helpful to preserve a pastor for long-term service to the glory of God. I heartily recommend it for men aspiring to ministry, for men in ministry, and for all those who love them.
Joel R. Beeke
Chancellor, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan