Making the most of Sunday morning conversations
It is a constant juggling match that most pastors feel they fail at most of the time.
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‘I became a Christian in the classroom’
Daniel M. Gurtner, SBTS faculty member, on why academic rigor equips students for ministry.
Peace or Sword? Reaching Muslims in a divided world
Ayman Ibrahim led a team from Southern Seminary to Dearborn, Michigan — known as the “Mecca of the United States” and boasts the highest concentration of Muslims of any city in the country.
5 ways the gospel transforms your parenting – Part 2
Our goal is a kingdom that never ends, and our purpose in parenting is to see this kingdom revealed through our families.
5 Ways the gospel transforms your parenting – Part 1
The assumption that keeping a list of rules can make everything right isn’t limited to arm-twisting seven-year-olds.
Preaching in a Secular Age — Spring 2017 Magazine
3 Elements that need to be in every funeral sermon
“Don’t preach them into heaven. Don’t preach them into hell. Just preach the gospel for the people who are there.”
Confessions of a fallen worship pastor
“When sin isn’t exposed to the light, it leads to a stronghold, and when a stronghold isn’t dealt with, it leads to an addiction.”
Editorial: Learning from John Owen
Why should we study people from the past, especially the distant past? Why not merely focus on current issues that the church faces, for after all, what do people from a previous era have to teach us today? Two responses can be given to these questions, one from Scripture and the second from experience. First,…
Being John Owen
Michael A. G. Haykin is is Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also Adjunct Professor of Church History and Spirituality at Toronto Baptist Seminary in Ontario, Canada. Dr. Haykin is the author of many books, including “At the Pure Fountain of Thy Word”: Andrew Fuller As…
Justification by Faith Alone: The Perspectives of William Kiffen and John Owen
Shawn D. Wright is the Associate Professor of Church History at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he also earned his PhD in Church History. Dr. Wright is the author of numerous articles and of Theodore Beza: The Man and the Myth (Christian Focus, 2015). In addition to his responsibilities at Southern Seminary, he is…
Socinianism and John Owen
Lee Gatiss is the Director of Church Society, an Anglican Evangelical ministry based in the United Kingdom, and Lecturer in Church History at Union School of Theology. He has studied history and theology at Oxford, Cambridge, and Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, and trained for ministry at Oak Hill Theological College in London. Having served churches…
John Owen, Richard Baxter and the Battle for Calvin in Later-Seventeenth-Century England
Tim Cooper is Associate Professor of Church History in the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He earned his PhD from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He is the author of John Owen, Richard Baxter and the Formation of Nonconformity (Ashgate, 2011) and Fear and Polemic in Seventeenth-Century…
John Owen and the Traditional Protestant View of the Hebrew Old Testament
Russell T. Fuller is Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He earned his PhD in the Old Testament from Hebrew Union University. Dr. Fuller is the author of numerous articles and An Invitation to Biblical Hebrew (Kregel, 2006) and the forthcoming An Invitation to Biblical Hebrew Syntax: An Intermediate Grammar…
Lessons from God’s school of waiting
We pray in hope, and then we wait on the Lord to answer.
Five common objections to church discipline
Church discipline is not only biblical, it is loving.
Follow Spurgeon’s example in reading good books
One of the reasons Spurgeon was so rich in language and full in doctrinal substance is that he was always immersed in a great book.
Is it okay to use movie clips in your sermons?
I had been a pastor for just a few months when a faithful church member sought me out to discuss the use of media in the services.