God is concerned about how you preach, how you counsel and how you serve Him in other ways. He does not countenance slipshod work. In the Scriptures, He has spoken explicitly about becoming proficient at what you do. Though He may do as He pleases, God has not promised to bless the efforts of those who simply "get by." This book looks at the matter of competent ministry and challenges every believer who seeks to honor God with his work to do so in a manner that pleases God. Commited to Craftsmanship is a must read for all who seek to grow and improve in the Lord's work.
Jay Edward Adams is a Reformed Christian author. He has written over 100 books and these have been published in sixteen languages. He received a Bachelor of Divinity from Reformed Episcopal Seminary, a Bachelor of Arts in Classics from Johns Hopkins University,a Masters in Sacred Theology from Temple University, and a PhD in Speech from the University of Missouri. Adams' book Competent to Counsel launched the nouthetic counseling movement, a movement whose aim was to use strictly biblical counseling methods. He is the founder of the Intitute for Nothetic Studies.
Though a very large proportion are stuffs Adams has written in other books, on a whole it is a very encouraging book, with several hits that will make you reflect over your ministry (or even repent in front of our Lord!). Great for leaders in church.