Posts in Pastoring
Lessons from John Chrysostom

Many studies of church history trace the doctrinal disputes that shaped Christianity. Jaroslav Pelikan’s five-volume magnum opus The Christian Tradition is a prime example of this approach. Shorter works with the same methodology exist. While these are crucially important, church history has so much more to offer today’s pastors and ministry leaders. Many Christians through the centuries have written treatises on the pastorate that provide valuable wisdom…

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So You Want to Go to Seminary?

In recent months I’ve had the joy of talking to a few young men who are thinking about seminary. With that in mind, I want to share seven words of advice that come from my own experience, which includes choosing a seminary, going through seminary, helping found a seminary, and now teaching at that seminary—Indianapolis Theological Seminary.

These words of counsel are not fool proof, but hopefully you will find them faithful.

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