Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892) was a British Baptist preacher who remains highly influential among Christians of different denominations, among whom he is still known as the 'Prince of Preachers.' He preached his first sermon, from 1 Peter 2:7, in 1851 at 16 and became pastor of the Church in Waterbeach in 1852. He published more than 1,900 different sermons and preached to around 10,000,000 people during his lifetime. In addition, Spurgeon was a prolific author of many types of works including an autobiography, a commentary, books on prayer, a devotional, a magazine, poetry, hymnist and more. Many sermons were transcribed as he spoke and were later translated into many languages. Arguably, no other author, Christian or otherwise, has more material in print than C.H. Spurgeon.   Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892) fue un predicador bautista inglés, quien tenía gran influencia entre cristianos de diferentes denominaciones, y aun es conocido como el “príncipe de los predicadores”. Predicó su primer sermón basándose en  1 Pedro 2:7 en 1851 a los 16 años de edad para convertirse en pastor de la iglesia Waterbeach en 1852. Publicó más de 1,900 sermones y predicó a alrededor de 10 millones de personas durante su vida. Además, Spurgeon fue un autor prolífico, entre sus trabajos se  incluye una autobiografía, un comentario, libros de oraciones, un libro de devocionales, una revista, poesía, himnos y más. Muchos de sus sermones fueron transcritos para luego ser traducidos a diferentes idiomas. Se puede decir que ningún autor cristiano o no, tiene más material impreso que C.H. Spurgeon.  

Jason G. Duesing can often be found near or sketching streams, trees, and mountains. He is the author of Mere Hope: Life in an Age of Cynicism (B&H) and writes for For the Church, The Gospel Coalition, Tabletalk and other publications, including his own website “Footnotes,” at JGDuesing.com. He serves at Midwestern Seminary in Kansas City and is married to Kalee. Together, they have two sons of Adam and two daughters of Eve.

Geoffrey Chang (PhD, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is assistant professor of church history and historical theology and the curator of the Spurgeon Library at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.