FACING SNARLS AND SCOWLS
Preaching through hostility, apathy, and
adversity in church revitalization
By Brian Croft and James Carroll
Christian Focus. 159 pages. £7.99
ISBN 978 1 527 103 825
This book is written by two American Baptist pastors to encourage pastors who are experiencing hostility, apathy or adversity to persevere in the expository preaching of the Word of God.
They identify the danger, especially in a church revitalisation situation, and in a culture obsessed with entertainment, of pastors seeking greater popularity by adopting a topical and textual preaching programme focused on felt needs and practical principles for living.
