Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry, Updated and Expanded Edition

Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry, Updated and Expanded Edition

by John Piper

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286 pages~4.8 hr readPublished by Broadman & HolmanPublished 2002-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

  • You're a pastor or church leader questioning whether your ministry has become too focused on metrics, efficiency, and institutional success.
  • You've read Piper before and appreciate his uncompromising theological vision, even when it challenges comfortable assumptions.
  • You believe spiritual leadership requires radical devotion to God rather than professional polish and career advancement.

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  • You're looking for practical management strategies or administrative tools to improve how your church operates day-to-day.
  • You prefer measured, both-sides analysis over prophetic calls to abandon entire systems and mindsets.
  • You're sceptical of Piper's theological framework or prefer pastors who stay quiet on cultural and institutional critique.

About this book

In this revised and expanded edition that includes a new introduction and select new chapters, John Piper addresses fellow pastors through a series of essays, urging them to reject the professionalization of pastoral ministry and instead pursue the prophetic call of the Bible for radical ministry. Piper argues that the professionalization of pastoral work is spiritually damaging to pastors. He contends that the mindset of a professional differs fundamentally from that of a prophet or a slave of Christ, and that professionalism is unrelated to the core of Christian ministry. According to Piper, the more pastors pursue professionalism, the more spiritual harm results, since professionalism cannot encompass qualities like childlikeness, tenderness of heart, or passionate seeking after God. Piper frames pastors as outcasts and aliens whose citizenship belongs in Heaven. He argues that the world sets the agenda for professional people, while God sets the agenda for spiritual people, and that attempting to professionalize love for Christ's return destroys it. He uses the metaphor of Jesus Christ as strong wine that breaks the wineskins of professionalism.

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