I’ll be honest, I don’t read too many autobiographies. But this week I picked up Dr R.T. Kendall’s In Pursuit of His Glory: My 25 Years at Westminster Chapel. Unable to sleep last night, I read maybe a fourth of this book. 1977-2002 was a fascinating and often highly controversial chunk of history at this famous London church.
Reading of Dr.Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ mentoring of Kendall is very stimulating and encouraging. Reading of Kendall’s personal insecurities and mistakes is helpful. Reading of the influence of Arthur Blessitt through three key changes is enlightening. As I read on I will get to read of one of the most stunning modern-day shifts in a church’s preaching, theology and practice.
This kind of humble and honest personal reflection is surely of value to us all as preachers, wherever we may stand on the specific issues involved.
What preacher autobiographies have you appreciated and why?
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I look forward to reading Kendall’s bio. Arthur Blessitt had great influence over the church that I was raised in and I wish I could say that was a good thing. He was/is a master manipulator and the church still has the scars to show for it. I’m interested now to see if his influence was similar at Westminster.
On a more positive note, there are many preacher bios that I have appreciated. Most recently, Eric Russell’s bio of J.C. Ryle, “That Man of Granite with the Heart of a Child.”
Dear Paul
I believe Arthur Blessitt is a … and RT Kendall is … I would recommend anyone to advise sincere seekers of God to stay far away from him. [edited – this comment has been removed, not because of content. I actually appreciate the content of this comment, but because it was so strong I emailed the author to ask if he could substantiate or re-write it in measured terms. There are blogs for blasting at problem people in the church, but probably not this site. However, I am very open to careful warnings on here. But the email bounced. Hence I have removed the comment, but invite a resubmission with a good email address. Thanks, Peter.]