Carl Trueman's Posts

Carl Trueman's Posts

Cassandra Called It As She Saw It

Carl Trueman
Jul 8, 2011
There is a fascinating article on multi-campus ministry in the latest Christianity Today. I will not bore readers with too much of my usual shtick about the celebrity/megachurch culture which seems to have engulfed even the Reformed wing of evangelicalism in the last five years. You should read the...

Cassandra Called It As She Saw It

Carl Trueman
Jul 8, 2011
There is a fascinating article on multi-campus ministry in the latest Christianity Today. I will not bore readers with too much of my usual shtick about the celebrity/megachurch culture which seems to have engulfed even the Reformed wing of evangelicalism in the last five years. You should read the...

The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band on Urban Theology

Carl Trueman
Jul 7, 2011
Monday was a hard day of video shooting in London. The footage of Paul's library, housed in the magnificent neo-Gothic building designed by Sir Montague Jewson, is available at the link on his post of yesterday. Sadly, however, I forgot to remove the lens cap while shooting the annual British...

The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band on Urban Theology

Carl Trueman
Jul 7, 2011
Monday was a hard day of video shooting in London. The footage of Paul's library, housed in the magnificent neo-Gothic building designed by Sir Montague Jewson, is available at the link on his post of yesterday. Sadly, however, I forgot to remove the lens cap while shooting the annual British...

Powell of the Two Hands

Carl Trueman
Jun 18, 2011
What Paul has forgotten to mention in his argument for two handed blessing is the importance of the ministry of the Rev. Harry Powell on Levy's understanding of pastoral care. Here's a clip from one of the famous `How To Be A Both-Hands-On Pastor' videos that the Rev. Powell produced, this on the...

Powell of the Two Hands

Carl Trueman
Jun 18, 2011
What Paul has forgotten to mention in his argument for two handed blessing is the importance of the ministry of the Rev. Harry Powell on Levy's understanding of pastoral care. Here's a clip from one of the famous `How To Be A Both-Hands-On Pastor' videos that the Rev. Powell produced, this on the...

On Pastoral Succession

Carl Trueman
Jun 17, 2011
Over at The Gospel Coalition, various churchmen have been giving their views on preparation for pastoral succession. A couple of thoughts come to mind: the problem of preparing for a successor is inevitably more acute in some senses in a smaller church without the resources to have more than one...

On Pastoral Succession

Carl Trueman
Jun 17, 2011
Over at The Gospel Coalition, various churchmen have been giving their views on preparation for pastoral succession. A couple of thoughts come to mind: the problem of preparing for a successor is inevitably more acute in some senses in a smaller church without the resources to have more than one...

Some Questions and Thoughts on Ministerial Calls II

Carl Trueman
Jun 14, 2011
A second area where there is a contemporary problem with calls to the ministry is the role of seminaries and theological training institutions. Of course, seminary education is a perennial point of discussion concerning its content, mode of delivery etc., but the issue I want to reflect on here is...

Some Questions and Thoughts on Ministerial Calls II

Carl Trueman
Jun 14, 2011
A second area where there is a contemporary problem with calls to the ministry is the role of seminaries and theological training institutions. Of course, seminary education is a perennial point of discussion concerning its content, mode of delivery etc., but the issue I want to reflect on here is...