FOREWORD BY OLAN HENDRIX
In more than twenty years in the ministry few
books have influenced and helped me more than A. B. Bruce's The Training of the
Twelve. I was delighted to discover that Kregel Publications was planning to
reissue this very valuable book, and I thank God for their foresight in this
undertaking. With confidence and enthusiasm I commend this volume to my fellow
ministers throughout the English speaking world.
As never before in the history of the Christian
ministry the servant of Jesus Christ is constantly grappling with the problem
of how to reproduce himself and multiply his endeavors so as to encounter our
ever increasing world population with the gospel of Jesus Christ. This book, as
few other books, gives the practical as well as the theological guidelines for
the man of God working with his flock. Every pastor knows the frustration of
looking out upon a broken and often hostile world and experiencing haunting
limitations to meet those needs. Obviously, a part of the answer to this kind
of frustration is the genius of "getting things done through other people."
This is precisely what Jesus Christ did with his apostles. The pattern and the
ageless principles of this endeavor on the part of our Lord is lifted from the
Holy Scriptures to guide us in the day in which we live.
The value of this volume is increased today as so
many Christian workers are delving into the subject of management. For the
first time in church history modern management techniques and principles are
being sought out for their application to the local church, the mission, the
missionary, and various types of Christian organizations. In the midst of this
kind of upsurge of interest in management skills and tools it is increasingly
vital that we have firmly fixed in our understanding the ageless management
principles employed by our Lord in his relationships with his apostles.
It is difficult to estimate the value of Bruce's
instruction for the young pastor just beginning his ministry. It would be well
for ordination councils to consider this as required reading for the young man
facing ordination. I would recommend the book to my brethren who have been in
the ministry for many years as an ideal refresher course to lift and inspire
the servant of God. I have read and reread the book through the years of my own
ministry and always with increasing profit.
All of this is to say nothing of the devotional
benefit of these blessed pages. How wonderful and encouraging to realize that
the problems we face in working with our people whom the Holy Spirit has called
out into our flocks or organizations are like the problems the Lord Jesus faced
in the apostolate.
Further, I am delighted for the reappearance of
this volume because of the depth and stability it will unquestionably bring to
the ministry in this day when superficiality and wavering tends to abound.
Olan Hendrix
- FOREWORD BY D. STUART BRISCOE
- PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
- 1. BEGINNINGS
- 2. FISHERS OF MEN
- 3. MATTHEW THE PUBLICAN
- 4. THE TWELVE
- 5. HEARING AND SEEING
- 6. LESSONS ON PRAYER
- 7. LESSONS IN RELIGIOUS LIBERTY; OR, THE NATURE OF TRUE HOLINESS
- 8. FIRST ATTEMPTS AT EVANGELISM
- 9. THE GALILEAN CRISIS
- 11. PETER'S CONFESSION; OR, CURRENT OPINION AND ETERNAL TRUTH
- 12. FIRST LESSON ON THE CROSS
- 13. THE TRANSFIGURATION
- 14. TRAINING IN TEMPER; OR, DISCOURSE ON HUMILITY
- 15. THE SONS OF THUNDER
- 16. IN PEREA; OR, THE DOCTRINE OF SELF SACRIFICE
- 17. THE SONS OF ZEBEDEE AGAIN; OR, SECOND LESSON ON THE DOCTRINE OF THE CROSS
- 18. THE ANOINTING IN BETHANY; OR, THIRD LESSON ON THE DOCTRINE OF THE CROSS
- 19. FIRSTFRUITS OF THE GENTILES
- 20. O JERUSALEM, JERUSALEM! OR, DISCOURSE ON THE LAST THINGS
- 21. THE MASTER SERVING; OR, ANOTHER LESSON IN HUMILITY
- 22. IN MEMORIAM; OR, FOURTH LESSON ON THE DOCTRINE OF THE CROSS
- 23. JUDAS ISCARIOT
- 24. THE DYING PARENT AND THE LITTLE ONES
- 25. DYING CHARGE TO THE FUTURE APOSTLES
- 26. THE INTERCESSORY PRAYER
- APPENDIX TO CHAPTERS 24-2]
- 27. THE SHEEP SCATTERED
- 28. THE SHEPHERD RESTORED
- 29. THE UNDER-SHEPHERDS ADMONISHED
- 30. POWER FROM ON HIGH
- 31. WAITING
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