In the July 1, 2023 episode, Shiloh OPC deacon and OPC CDM member, Tim Hopper and Rev. C. N. Willborn, pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, talk books—books specifically helpful for deacons to have in their personal libraries. From Bible reading plans to reader’s guides to books on prayer to counseling, Nick and Tim cover a wide range of their recommended favorites in their discussion. There are even a few websites and videos they suggest checking out. Nick’s wide range of insight and Tim’s thirst for reading and knowledge on the subject of deacons makes this episode invaluable!
Here’s the list of the books and resources they reference in the episode:
Resources on the office of deacon Rev. John L Girardeau
Notes on Ecclesiology by Thomas Peck
The Deaconship: A Treatise on the Biblical Office by John G. Lorimer
The Deacon by Cornelis Van Dam
Presbytery of the Southeast Diaconal Summit 2018 Videos
Chronological Bible reading plan—Greenville Seminary by Ben Shaw
The Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms
Confessing the Faith: A Reader’s Guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith by Chad Van Dixhoorn
The Presbyterian Standards by Francis R. Beattie
Calendar of Readings in the Westminster Standards organized by Dr. Joseph Pipa, Jr.
The Orthodox Presbyterian Church Book of Church Order
Gospel Worship by Jeremiah Burroughs
With Reverance and Awe by D.G. Hart and John R. Muether
A Method for Prayer by Matthew Henry (updated)
If God Already Knows, Why Pray? by Doug Kelly
Knowing God by JI Packer
Redemption Accomplished and Applied by John Murray
Heaven on Earth: Assurance in the Christian Life by Thomas Brooks
The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul
The Attributes of God A.W. Pink
Delighting in the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith by Michael Reeves
Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin
A Faith to Live By:Understanding Christian Doctrine by Donald Macleod
The Christ of the Covenants by O. Palmer Robertson
Not Home Yet: How the Renewal of the Earth Fits into God’s Plan for the World by Ian Smith
The Mercy Ministry of the Church by Peter DeYoung (not available online)
The Ruling Elder by Samuel Miller
The Shepherd Leader: Achieving Effective Shepherding in Your Church by Tim Whitmer
How Jesus Runs the Church by Guy Prentiss Waters
The Reformed Deacon: Interview with Author Cornelis Van Dam
The Ruling Elder by Samuel Miller
How People Change by Timothy Lane and Paul David Tripp
Speaking the Truth in Love by Powelson
Side by Side Ed Welch
When People are Big and God is Small by Ed Welch
Puritan Evangelism by Joel Beeke
The Broken Home; Lessons in Sorrow by Benjamin M. Palmer