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Alistair Begg

Alistair Begg is the senior pastor of Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio, the Bible teacher at “Truth For Life,” and the author of Brave by Faith: God-Sized Confidence in a Post-Christian World. He is married to Susan, and together they have three grown children and five grandchildren.

Conference Message

The Gospel In Contemporary Culture — Alistair Begg

Desiring God 1998 Conference for Pastors

Pastoral ministry requires discipline, devotion, and diligence in order to serve the Lord faithfully and benefit the people whom we are responsible for.

Panel Discussion

The Gospel In Contemporary Culture — Panel Discussion

Desiring God 1998 Conference for Pastors

In order to bring the truth of the gospel to bear upon modern culture we must not merely apply it to a person’s felt needs, but rather create in them biblical categories of need and preach Christ.

Preachers Are Servants, Not Celebrities

Preachers Are Servants, Not Celebrities

What I Learned from Charles Spurgeon

His preaching was forever crystal clear and Jesus-centered — qualities that have chased me down through the corridors of time to make me a better pastor.

Where We Draw the Line: How to Live (and Die) in Babylon

Where We Draw the Line

How to Live (and Die) in Babylon

What does it look like to live faithfully in a society that increasingly despises what we believe, what we say, and how we live?

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