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Titles by: Earl S. Johnson, Jr.

Author: Earl S. Johnson, Jr.

Earl S. Johnson, Jr. is an adjunct professor of religion at Siena College and a regular columnist for Presbyterian Outlook. Now retired, he was previously Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Johnstown, New York. He is the author of several books, including Selected to Serve, Second Edition, The Presbyterian Deacon, The Presbyterian Trustee, and Witness without Parallel: Eight Biblical Texts That Make Us Presbyterian.

By Earl S. Johnson, Jr.
In this volume pastor and scholar Earl Johnson, Jr., discusses how the book of Hebrews encouraged people to remain faithful through its claims that Jesus was the true and final revelation of God, God's eternal priest who was superior to the prophets...
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Matthew's Gospel from Scratch 
The New Testament for Beginners
By Donald L. Griggs
From Matthew's matter-of-fact genealogy demonstrating Jesus' status as a descendant of King David, through the soaring words of the Sermon on the Mount, to the lessons found in the Seven Parables of the Kingdom, Matthew's Gospel is rich and wonderful...
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By Earl S. Johnson, Jr.
Newly updated for the revised Directory for Worship.In this highly useful book, Earl S. Johnson, Jr., explores the role of the deacon in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The author explains the freedom for churches to define the roles of deacons whi...
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By Earl S. Johnson, Jr.
Newly updated for the revised Directory for Worship.   In this Spanish edition of his highly useful book, Earl S. Johnson, Jr. explores the role of the deacon in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). T
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By Earl S. Johnson, Jr.
 Newly updated for the revised Directory for Worship.
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The Presbyterian Trustee 
An Essential Guide
By Earl S. Johnson, Jr.
The Presbyterian Trustee is a brief, highly useful handbook for trustees in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the first to examine the office. Modeled after The Presbyterian Elder and the author's own The Presbyterian Deacon, this book explores th...
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Selected to Serve, Updated Second Edition 
A Guide for Church Leaders
By Earl S. Johnson, Jr.
Newly updated for the revised Directory for Worship.This useful guide for church leaders covers all aspects of officer training: call, duties, ethics, the Presbyterian Constitution, and much more. Congregations will find this resource indispensable f...
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Witness without Parallel 
Eight Biblical Texts That Make Us Presbyterian
By Earl S. Johnson, Jr.
Earl S. Johnson, Jr., explores eight biblical texts that have been instrumental in forming the basis of Presbyterian belief and mission. Using Reformed and Presbyterian principles of biblical interpretation--and the standards of modern biblical criti...
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