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by Dean Shriver

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Author:
Dean Shriver
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978-0801091827
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0801091829
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Baker Pub Group (February 1, 2005)
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In his book Nobody’s Perfect, But You Have to Be, Dean Shriver addresses this vital issue for ministers

In his book Nobody’s Perfect, But You Have to Be, Dean Shriver addresses this vital issue for ministers. Subtitled The Power of Personal Integrity in Effective Preaching, this slim volume (144 pages) offers an important reminder about the critical importance of the preacher’s own integrity. In an age when many church leaders have been sidelined over ethical and moral issues, this is a timely book. Shriver – a Baptist pastor in Utah – deals with issues like humility, purity of life and mind, temperance and more.

Dean Shriver reminds us again of the need for personal integrity in preachers and their preaching. He argues that integrity is everything, and it must not be faked. While we can’t be perfect, we must be genuine to be believed. The God who speaks with the utmost integrity must have messengers who represent him well. Anyone in ministry, therefore, needs to read this book. Although it can be read in a couple of hours, it will have to be practiced for a lifetime. Haddon Robinson Harold John Ockenga Distinguished Professor of Preaching Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

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The American church is struggling. Too many pastors no longer practice what they preach, and congregations don't just hear, they watch. Nobody's Perfect, But You Have to Be details how pastors preach with their lives as well as their lips. By delving into tough issues pastors face, the author teaches church leaders how a life of example aides their sermons with a transforming power for persuasion that can change hearts. In this life perfection is impossible, yet preachers are commanded by God to he righteous

Dean Shriver has written Nobody’s Perfect But You Have to Be. The subtitle is The Power of Personal Integrity in Effective Preaching. It packs a punch and forces anyone who is in public ministry to really take a look at their personal life.

Dean Shriver has written Nobody’s Perfect But You Have to Be. This excerpt in the introduction is the reason that I purchased this book: The worship service was about to begin when I saw her. I greeted her with curiosity. I knew that she was a fully committed member of a sister church in our area. During our brief exchange, she quietly said, I simply cannot listen to that man preach

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Great book on integrity for anybody in ministry!
  • Great book giving many thought provoking passages ...
    Pastor Shriver has a lot of tips that will help pastors and lay people

  • Based strictly on its rather provocative title, I wanted to dislike Dean Shriver's "Nobody's Perfect But You Have to Be." I am aware of a rather unhealthy and usually unspoken expectation within the church that church leaders, especially pastors, are supposed to be perfect and sinless. I find this dehumanization of the pastorate to be seriously problematic, and I wondered if this book would further perpetuate that unattainable and destructive myth. Thankfully, for the most part, it does not. Instead, Shriver thoroughly explains the biblical call for church leaders, teachers, and preachers to be people of good character and practitioners of personal holiness, a timely and relevant message in an age when the public downfalls of prominent Christians have not only compromised their personal ministries but marked the church as a center of hypocrisy for a watching and skeptical world.

    There are several strengths of the book worth noting. First, Shriver's work is nothing if not biblical. Each page is plastered with passages and references from the Old and New Testaments. Shriver is careful to support his points from the Bible, providing a consistent and solid foundation. He also quotes countless saints throughout church history, verifying the fact that the premise for the book is not something new but a timeless message that can be traced straight back to the Word of God.

    Another helpful characteristic of this book is its brevity. It only took a few hours to read and was much more digestible than many books, without being intellectully or spiritually thin. Finally, I thought the chapter called "Growing by Staying" was possibly the most powerful and important chapter in the book. In an era of career-minded, ladder-climbing, transient pastors, Shriver's call for pastors to pursue longevity and even lifelong commitment to one church is worth hearing.

    Despite its many strengths, there were several disappointments. For instance, there were moments when the encyclopedic referencing of Bible passages and church fathers actually became a distraction. When the point had been made, the tendency towards incessant quotation simply interrupted the prose and made some sections rather choppy to read. I thought the chapter on expository preaching was unconvincing, at least with the way that he casually dismissed topical preaching as virtually valueless. I am continually amazed at those who wave the flag of expository preaching who refuse to consider that topical sermons can actually be expository, in the sense of digging deeply into biblical texts to unwrap godly teaching and timeless truths. As is so often the case, Shriver rather carelessly threw out the baby (topical sermons) with the bathwater (lazily prepared, fluffy, man-inspired sermons). Finally, there were moments when this book edged towards that unhelpful place of expectating perfection from preachers, and I was occasionally wondering if Shriver has ever actually met a non-Jesus human being as holy as the ones that he was describing!!

    In spite of a few flaws, what this book does best is make the point dramatically clear that character and integrity matter for preachers. That is a message that bears repeating and rearticulating. As a pastor-in-training and occasional preacher, I am quite aware of my own sinful nature, so this book challenged me on many levels. Even though I often wanted to rationalize away his points, I am convicted and painfully aware of the "power of personal integrity in effective preaching." I am happy to recommend this book to anyone with the call, the gift, and the responsibility to preach.

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