In this excerpt from The Perseverance of a Faithful Minister, Tennent’s own Michael Morgan reflects on the impact of William Wilberforce’s family life. “While the work to which Wilberforce had been called required that he pour himself out, family life seems to have kept filling him up.” Morgan has spent extensive time studying the life and influence of Wilberforce, his mentor, John Newton, and the vast network of ministry leaders that together shaped 18th/19th century British society—and the world.