{"product_id":"9781527114357-partnership-with-priority-john-sypert","title":"Partnership with Priority","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFORTHCOMING TITLE, ETA NOVEMBER 2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecovering the Gospel-Centered Mission of the Church\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat should the church prioritize in its mission—gospel proclamation or social action? In \u003cem\u003ePartnership with Priority\u003c\/em\u003e, John Sypert turns to Charles Haddon Spurgeon to answer one of the most pressing questions facing the modern church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing deeply from Spurgeon’s sermons, institutions, and vast ministry output, this book reveals a missiology that is both compassionate and convictional. Spurgeon refused to pit word against deed. Instead, he championed a dynamic partnership between gospel proclamation and mercy ministry—while insisting that the preaching of Christ must always remain primary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with pastoral sensitivity and scholarly rigor, this volume challenges contemporary assumptions about “holistic mission” and offers a biblically grounded alternative rooted in Spurgeon’s lived practice. Sypert shows how Spurgeon’s orphanages, pastor-training college, church planting, and global mission efforts all flowed from a clear theological vision: love expressed through deeds, anchored by the priority of the gospel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book will help you:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClarify the relationship between evangelism and social action\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn from Spurgeon’s real-world ministry, not abstract theory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecover a gospel-centered vision for missions and church life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThink biblically about mercy, justice, and proclamation today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e224 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eJohn Sypert argues convincingly, with compelling primary source engagement, that Spurgeon, though he contended and practiced “word and deed can be partners in missions,” the soteriological thrust of gospel proclamation “should be the ultimate priority in the church’s mission.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"credit\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTom Nettles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-[0.75rem]\"\u003eSenior Professor of Historical Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eWith excellent research, sound argumentation, and solid writing, Sypert demonstrates irrefutably that Spurgeon prioritized the proclamation of the gospel in the mission and ministry of the local church, while still maintaining a place for a vibrant social ministry. In this, Spurgeon offers a healthy model for pastors and churches today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"credit\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlex DiPrima\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-[0.75rem]\"\u003ePastor, Emmanuel Church, Winston–Salem, North Carolina; Author, ‘Spurgeon and the Poor: How the Gospel Compels Christian Social Concern’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mentor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67663239807055,"sku":"9781527114357","price":31.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9781527114357-partnership-with-priority-john-sypert.webp?v=1791630804","url":"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/products\/9781527114357-partnership-with-priority-john-sypert","provider":"Reformers Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}