Brian Croft is Senior Pastor of Auburndale Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the husband of Cara and adoring father of four children, son, Samuel and daughters, Abby, Isabelle, and Claire. He has served in pastoral ministry for fifteen years and is currently in his eighth year as Pastor of Auburndale Baptist Church. He was educated at both Belmont University and Indiana University receiving his B.A. in Sociology. He also undertook some graduate work at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
He is also the author of Visit the sick: Ministering God’s grace in times of illness (foreword by Mark Dever) and Test, train, affirm, and send into Ministry: Recovering the local church’s responsibility to the external call (foreword by R. Albert Mohler Jr.). Both of these volumes are published by Day One in their pastoral series designed to serve pastors, church leaders, and those training for local church ministry. Brian’s newest book Help! He’s Struggling with Pornography has just been released and has 2 additional books, Conduct Gospel-centered Funerals (co-written with Phil Newton) and a book on Persevering Faith (an exposition of Hebrews 11) due to be released Spring 2011.
Brian is also a guest blogger at both The Gospel Coalition and 9 Marks.
Listen to an interview with Brian about his blog and pastoral ministry ( Done by: Tim Challies and David Murray) Click here to listen.
Watch a 10 minute video summary of a pastor’s Q and A with Brian: Click here to watch.
“Brian Croft is quickly becoming a go-to resource for practical theology of the local church.”
Justin Taylor
“Pastor Croft has led his church to develop an intentional approach to evaluating a man’s sense of call, an approach that is as effective as that of almost any church I know.”
Don Whitney
“Brian Croft’s blog really is becoming a must-read for pastors. Through his books and his blog, Brian Croft has become a pastor to pastors. Always practical and always biblical, he answers the tough questions, mentoring us from afar.”
Tim Challies
