Released in the UK July 2016
Released in the US October 2016
Trade paperback | 144 Pages
9781781912294 • £7.99 $12.99
BISAC – REL074000
Style Or Substance?
The Nature of True Christian Ministry
William Taylor and David Dargue
In depth look at 2 Corinthians 2-7
Examine Paul as example of good ministry
In every age, Christians experience pressure to embrace contemporary culture. In Corinth, the church had been infiltrated by some who had grown weary of the message of the cross: whose boast was in outward appearance. In 2 Corinthians 2-7,Paul writes into this setting, urging the Corinthians then, and us today, to embrace the 'weak' ministry of Gospel proclamation, to partner with 'weak' Christians, and to boast in 'weak' ministers. It is in this weakness that God's power is exhibited. Nothing could be more opposite to our celebrity culture.
William Taylor
William Taylor is the minister of St. Helen's Bishopsgate, London. Previously he was an officer in the Royal Green Jackets.
David Dargue
David Dargue started out his training as an accountant, however has been serving Christ Church Newcastle since 2014. He is currently the minister at Christ Church, Gosforth.
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Christian Focus
These expositions ... are full of sane, sound, biblical instruction. I commend them highly, both as examples of faithful word ministry and as a necessary reminder that all lasting ministry will prioritize substance over style.
Kevin DeYoung
Senior Pastor, Christ Covenant Church, Matthews, North Carolina
This is a readable book. It contrasts the boastful but shallow facade of Paul's rivals at Corinth with the deeper substance of apostolic gospel ministry. It is a timely reminder that the problems at Corinth are still alive and causing as much havoc now, as then. In the words of the authors, 'Paul is adamant that we should stick with the real thing, for only the unchanged message ... will have the power to change the heart and work lasting change. Everything else is surface froth' (p.63).
Evangelical Times
I warmly commend this volume to those whose privileged task it is ... to proclaim 'Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake'. (2 Cor. 4:5)
Kanishka Raffel
Dean of Sydney
This book is based on sermons by William Taylor on 2 Corinthians, and, as a weak pastor, a weak gospel proclaimer, leading a church that is weak by the world's standards, I found it a tremendous encouragement to 'be confident in the "weak" ministry of gospel proclamation'. I would recommend it to anyone in ministry. The book confronts those who seek shortcuts, or those who look to methods rather than the gospel for transformation - but it also gets under the skin of those who already agree with its major premise that substance is more important than style.
Evangelicals Now