1. Apologetics & Worldview
- “Darwin’s Black Box” Michael Behe
- “Darwin on Trial” by Phillip Johnson
- “The Universe Next Door” James W. Sire
- “Defending the Faith” by R. C. Sproul
- “Christian Apologetics” by Cornelius Van Til
- “The Gospel for Muslims” by Thabiti Anyabwile
- “Nothing in My Hand I Bring” by Ray Galea
- “The Reason for God” by Tim Keller
- “The Consequences of Ideas” by R. C. Sproul
- “Christianity & Liberalism” by J. Gresham Machen
2. Church History
A. Early Church
- “Early Christian Mission” by Eckhard Schnabel
- “Paul the Missionary” by Eckhard Schnabel
- “The Consequences of Ideas” by R. C. Sproul
- “Christianity & Liberalism” by J. Gresham Machen
- “2,000 Years of Christ’s Power, Volume 1: Age of the Early Church Fathers” by Nicholas R. Needham
- “Early Church” by Henry Chadwick
- “Early Christianity” by Roland Bainton
- “The History of the Church” by Eusebius
- “The Apostolic Fathers” edited by Michael Holmes
- “For Us and For Our Salvation: The Doctrine of Christ in the Early Church” by Stephen Nichols
- “Confessions” by Augustine
B. Medieval Church
- “2,000 Years of Christ’s Power, Volume 2: Middle Ages” by Nicholas R. Needham
- “The Medieval Church” by Roland Bainton
- “The Battle for the Gospel: The Bible and the Reformation 1444-1589” by Marvin Anderson
C. Renaissance & Reformation
- “2,000 Years of Christ’s Power, Volume 3: Renaissance and Reformation” by Nicholas R. Needham
- “The Reformation of the Church” by Iain Murray
- “Reformation: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow” by Carl Trueman
- “The Unquenchable Flame” by Michael Reeves
- “Theology of the Reformers” by Timothy George
- “Here I Stand” biography of Martin Luther by Roland Bainton
- “Five English Reformers” by J. C. Ryle
- “The Articles of the Synod of Dort” by Thomas Scott
D. Puritans
- “The Reformation of the Church” by Iain Murray
- “Meet the Puritans” by Joel Beeke and Randall Pederson
- “The Puritans: Their Origins and Successors” by Martyn Lloyd Jones
- “Sermons of the Great Ejection” Various Authors
- “Puritan Portraits” by J. I. Packer
- “The Worship of the English Puritans” by Horton Davies
- “The Worship of the American Puritans” by Horton Davies
E. Great Awakening through 20th Century
- “The Baptists Volume 1: Beginnings in Britain” by Tom Nettles
- “The Baptists Volume 2: Beginnings in America” by Tom Nettles
- “The Baptists Volume 3: The Modern Era” by Tom Nettles
- “George Whitefield: The Life and Times of the Great Evangelist of the 18th Century Revival” by Arnold Dallimore
- “Jonathan Edwards: A Life” by George Marsden
- “Jonathan Edwards: A New Biography” by Iain Murray
- “Revival and Revivalism” Iain Murray
- “Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1859-2009” Greg Wills
- “Democratic Religion” by Greg Wills
- “Evangelicalism Divided” by Iain Murray
- “No Place for Truth” by David Wells
- “God in the Wasteland” by David Wells
- “Losing Our Virtue” by David Wells
- “Above All Earthly Powers” by David Wells
- “The Courage to Be Protestant” by David Wells
- “The Bleeding of the Evangelical Church” by David Wells
- “A Hill on Which to Die” by Paul Pressler
- “David Martyn Lloyd Jones the First 40 Years: 1899-1939” by Iain Murray
- “David Martyn Lloyd Jones: The Fight of Faith: 1939-1981” by Iain Murray
- “C. H. Spurgeon Autobiography: The Early Years: 1834-1859” by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- “C. H. Spurgeon Autobiography: The Full Harvest: 1860-1892” by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
3. Church
A. General
- “The Church: The Gospel Made Visible” by Mark Dever
- “Nine Marks of a Healthy Church” by Mark Dever
- “A Display of God’s Glory” by Mark Dever
- “The Deliberate Church” by Mark Dever and Paul Alexander
- “Preach” by Mark Dever and Greg Gilbert
- “The Compelling Community” by Mark Dever and Jamie Dunlop
- “Polity: Biblical Arguments on How to Conduct Church Life” edited by Mark Dever
- “The Church” by Edmund Clowney
- “Manual of Church Order” by J. L. Dagg
- “The Trellis and the Vine” by Colin Marshall and Tony Payne
- “What Is the Mission of the Church” by Kevin DeYoung and Greg Gilbert
- “Biblical Eldership” by Alexander Strauch
- “Elders in the Life of the Church” by Phil Newton and Matt Schmucker
- “Elders in Congregational Life” by Phil Newton
- “Spiritual Disciplines Within the Church” by Don Whitney
- “On Earth As It Is In Heaven” by Wyman Lewis Richardson
- “The Glorious Body of Christ” by R. B. Kuiper
- “The Shepherd Leader” by Timothy Wittmer
- “Biblical Foundations for Baptist Churches” by John Hammett
B. 9Marks Church Study Guides:
- “Built Upon the Rock: The Church” by Bobby Jamieson
- “Hearing God’s Word: Expositional Preaching” by Bobby Jamieson
- “The Whole Truth About God: Biblical Theology” by Bobby Jamieson
- “God’s Good News: The Gospel” by Bobby Jamieson
- “Real Change: Conversion” by Bobby Jamieson
- “Reaching the Lost: Evangelism” by Bobby Jamieson
- “Committing to One Another: Church Membership” by Bobby Jamieson
- “Guarding One Another: Church Discipline” by Bobby Jamieson
- “Growing One Another: Discipleship in the Church” by Bobby Jamieson
- “Leading One Another: Church Leadership” by Bobby Jamieson
C. Teaching & Preaching
- “Preaching and Preachers” by Martyn Lloyd Jones
- “Preach” by Mark Dever and Greg Gilbert
- “The Supremacy of God in Preaching” by John Piper
- “Christ Centered Preaching” by Bryan Chapell
- “Lectures to My Students” by Charles Spurgeon
- “Biblical Preaching” by Haddon Robinson
- “Preaching Christ in All of Scripture” by Edmund Clowney
- “Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture” by Graeme Goldsworthy
- “Between Two Worlds” by John Stott
- “He Is Not Silent” by Al Mohler
- “Expositional Preaching” by David Helm
- “The Archer and the Arrow” by Phillip Jensen and Paul Grimmond
- “Speaking God’s Words” by Peter Adam
- “Apostolic Preaching of the Cross” Leon Morris
- “The Word Became Fresh, How to Preach from Old Testament Narrative Texts” by Dale Ralph Davis
- “The Priority of Preaching” by Christopher Ash
- “What Is Biblical Preaching?” by Eric Alexander
- “Feed My Sheep: A Passionate Plea for Preaching” Various Authors
D. Spiritual Gifts
- “Showing the Spirit” by D. A. Carson
- “The Spirit of Promise” by Donald Macleod
- “The Holy Spirit (Puritan Paperback)” by John Owen
- “Fruit of the Spirit” by John Sanderson
E. Church Practice
- “Believer’s Baptism” by Tom Schreiner and Shawn Wright
- “Christian Baptism” by Adoniram Judson
- “Baptism in the New Testament” by G. R. Beasley-Murray
- “A String of Pearls Unstrung” by Fred Malone
- “The Baptism of Disciples Alone” by Fred Malone
- “Going Public: Why Baptism Is Required for Church Membership” by Bobby Jamieson (forthcoming)
- “Understanding Baptism” by Bobby Jamieson (forthcoming)
- “Restoring Integrity in Baptist Churches” Edited by Thomas White and Jason Duesing
- “Baptism and the Lord’s Supper” by Thabiti Anyabwile and Ligon Duncan
- “The Lord’s Supper” by Tom Schreiner and Michael Crawford
- “The Lord’s Supper” by Thomas Watson
- “From Sabbath to Lord’s Day” edited by D. A. Carson
- “Worship by the Book” edited by D. A. Carson
- “Engaging With God: A Biblical Theology of Worship” by David Peterson
- “Give Praise to God” edited by Phil Ryken
- “Christ Centered Worship” by Bryan Chapell
- “Worship Matters” by Bob Kauflin
- “Protestant Worship” James F. White
- “Contemporary Worship Music” by John Frame
- “We Become What We Worship” by G. K. Beale
- “Perspectives on Christian Worship” Edited by Ligon Duncan and Matthew Pinson
More book recommendations will be forthcoming…