Pastoral Theology

Old Princeton: Her Pastoral Heart

David Calhoun
Jan 20, 2016
Before Princeton Theological Seminary was founded in 1812, John Witherspoon, the sixth president of Princeton College, wrote in the Form of Government of the Presbyterian Church: “Truth is in order to goodness, and the great touchstone of truth, its tendency to promote holiness.” As early as 1800,...

John Bunyan: Five Motives to Read The Pilgrim's Progress - Today!

Jeffrey Stivason
Jan 8, 2016
I'll start with a confession; I love John Bunyan's, The Pilgrim's Progress . I have read it frequently since the late 90s. But I'm afraid that not everyone shares my love. For some, the allegory is a turnoff. Bunyan does justify his method in his apologetic poem at the beginning - but who reads the...

The Lost Work of Pastoral Visitation

Joseph Pipa
Aug 12, 2013
Editors' Note: This is the second of a two-part series on pastoral visitation. The first article may be found here. My first pastoral visit was the first one I made as a young pastor. By that time, I had been in the church eleven years. My case was not unique then or now. I am certain that many of...

The Lost Work of Pastoral Visitation

Joseph Pipa
Aug 12, 2013
Editors' Note: This is the second of a two-part series on pastoral visitation. The first article may be found here. My first pastoral visit was the first one I made as a young pastor. By that time, I had been in the church eleven years. My case was not unique then or now. I am certain that many of...

Pastoral Visitation: The God-Given Responsibility to Shepherd

Joseph Pipa
Aug 5, 2013
God has given to the elders of His Church the responsibility to shepherd His flock. Paul says in Acts 20:28, "Pay attention to yourselves and to all of the flock among which the Holy Spirit has set you to be overseers to shepherd God's church, that He acquired with His own blood." Similarly, Peter...

Pastoral Visitation: The God-Given Responsibility to Shepherd

Joseph Pipa
Aug 5, 2013
God has given to the elders of His Church the responsibility to shepherd His flock. Paul says in Acts 20:28, "Pay attention to yourselves and to all of the flock among which the Holy Spirit has set you to be overseers to shepherd God's church, that He acquired with His own blood." Similarly, Peter...

What If Life Was Complex?

Carl Trueman
Apr 29, 2013
This month, I thought I would use this column to indulge in a little thought experiment. What, I wonder, if the conservative evangelical church world came to be dominated by a symbiotic network of high-profile and charismatic leaders (think more Weber than Wimber), media organisations, and big...

What if Life Was Complex?

Carl Trueman Articles
Apr 29, 2013
This month, I thought I would use this column to indulge in a little thought experiment. What, I wonder, if the conservative evangelical church world came to be dominated by a symbiotic network of high profile and charismatic leaders (think more Weber than Wimber), media organisations, and big...

Augustine and Pastoral Theology

James L. Harvey III
Jun 2, 2010
Augustine is read widely in the secular academy as a philosopher foundational to understanding the development of western civilization and for his relevance in the modern disciplines of literature, psychology, politics, ethics and aesthetics. One gets the feeling however that secular scholars miss...

Augustine and Pastoral Theology

James L. Harvey III
Jun 2, 2010
Augustine is read widely in the secular academy as a philosopher foundational to understanding the development of western civilization and for his relevance in the modern disciplines of literature, psychology, politics, ethics and aesthetics. One gets the feeling however that secular scholars miss...