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David is from Johannesburg, where he and his family reside. He is married with three children.

David received his Master's Degree from Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Minnesota, U.S.A and his Doctorate of Theology in Christian Spirituality through UNISA.

David has pastored New Covenant Baptist Church in Johannesburg since 2003, and has served as a frequent itinerant speaker and conference speaker. He is heard weekly on Christian radio in South Africa. He is also one of the lecturers at Shepherds Seminary Africa. ...more

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	Strange Lyre: The Pentecostalization of Evangelical Worship by David de Bruyn (Goodreads Author), Scott Aniol 4.39 avg rating — 31 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Save them from Secularism 4.45 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Conservative Church by David de Bruyn (Goodreads Author), Kevin Bauder (Forward) 4.75 avg rating — 20 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The War on Words: Ten Words Every Christian Should Fight For really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Recovering Intentional Worship: Some Things to Consider Including in Your Church Service 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Building Conservative Churches 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	31 Days of Worship With Charles Spurgeon it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Conservative Church: Preserving and Transmitting Biblical Christianity by David de Bruyn (Goodreads Author), Kevin T. Bauder (Foreword) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Igreja Conservadora it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Four Views on Christian Metaphysics

by Timothy Mosteller

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The Historical Jesus: Ancient Evidence for the Life of Christ

by Gary R. Habermas

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Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

by Cal Newport

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Hundreds of first-person accounts of the day, from early morning till the evening. Riveting and heart-rending.
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Practical and common-sense ways of reducing the load and burden of work and tasks into what feels manageable and even 'effortless'. I suspected the author was bringing in truths learned from Christianity - which turned out to be the case when you rea ...more
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David Bruyn rated a book really liked it The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog by James W. Sire	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Extremely helpful overview of nine worldviews. Sometimes the level of detail is a tad exasperating.
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Excellent, readable, biographies of 27 believers. Hard to choose between them, but the biographies of Judson and Paton are particularly gripping.
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Miller's The Praying Life is superb. This follow-up helpfully applies many of those thought to corporate prayer. Some suggestions for corporate prayer seem a little too trusting of the 'messiness' of spontaneous contributions, in my opinion. Many of ...more
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