First published in 1877, Thomas Murphy’s Pastoral Theology: The Pastor in the Various Duties of His Office is one of the absolute best books of its kind. Murphy’s treatise is inspiring, challenging, comprehensive, opinionated, practical, and spiritual in the deepest sense of the word. Listen as Kevin and Jonathan Master, president at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, talk about Thomas Murphy (pastor for 46 years of Frankford Presbyterian Church outside of Philadelphia) and this neglected resource, just recently republished by Log College Press.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Sponsors & Intro

2:37 Who Is Jonathan Master?

5:48 Let’s Dive Into Pastoral Theology

9:23 Kevin Outlines Thomas Murphy Book

10:58 Why Does Jonathan Love The Book?

13:30 Kevin & Jonathan Explore Exemplary Piety

17:18 Sponsor Break / Link For Book

19:22 Vital Role For Women In The Church

23:00 The Work Of God In The Church & Community

24:18 How To Profit My Congregation As A Preacher

27:41 Pastoral Care & Troublemakers In The Church

31:10 Preach, Pray, People AND Patience

32:31 What Else Is Jonathan Working On?

33:53 Kevin’s Book Republishing Thoughts

35:44 Until Next Time…

BOOKS & EVERYTHING

Pastoral Theology by Thomas Murphy

Crossway | The Lord of Psalm 23: Jesus Our Shepherd, Companion, and Host

Desiring God | What's the Difference

GPTS | Pastoral Theology

WTS | MATS

It is often believed, by friends and critics alike, that the Reformed tradition, though perhaps good on formal doctrine, is impoverished when it comes to spiritual formation. The charge is that the Reformed approach to piety is all about head knowledge, about learning things as brains on sticks. Other Christians may be less critical but simply assume that there is no right or wrong way to do spiritual formation. This often leads evangelical to adopt an eclectic approach to personal growth in Christ. Many Christians in conservative Protestant churches end up adopting Catholic and Orthodox approaches as being more fulsome and effective. But what if there is a Reformed approach to spiritual formation that is rich, deep, historic, and more biblical than the alternatives? That’s what Kevin explores with Matthew Bingham (associate professor of church history at Phoenix Seminary) as they dig into Matthew’s fantastic new book A Heart Aflame for God: A Reformed Approach to Spiritual Formation (Crossway).

Chapters:

0:00 Sponsors & Intro

3:27 Tell Us About Yourself

8:16 Spiritual Formation

14:18 A Heart Aflame for God

21:15 A Reformed Approach to Spiritual Formation

26:53 Sponsor Break

29:44 Biblical Centrality

40:40 The Reformed Triangle of Spiritual Formation

47:24 Quick Takes

1:06:41 Final Thoughts

1:12:14 Until Next Time…

Books & Everything:

ESV New Testament, Share the Good News® Edition

Desiring God | Holy Week

GPTS | A Sacred Calling

WTS | MA in Theological Studies

Heart Aflame for God: A Reformed Approach to Spiritual Formation

Recently, Peter Williams, Principal at Tyndale House in Cambridge, preached at Christ Covenant Church for its missions week. At the end of the evening service, Kevin sat down with Peter and fellow Cambridge-alum Will Ross, who teaches Old Testament at RTS Charlotte, for a discussion about the importance of Tyndale House and its mission to foster faithful, biblical scholarship for the church. The group also talked about apologetics, the Septuagint, being confident in the word of God, and not being so smart that you believe stupid things.

Chapters:

0:00 Sponsors

2:32 The Surprising Genius of Jesus

6:27 On Tyndale House

14:42 Christianity in the Cultures

17:42 Sponsor Break

19:45 On the Old Testament

29:15 On Confidence in God’s Word

31:55 On Biblical Scholarship

37:24 Until Next Time…

Books & Everything

Understanding God's Word: An Introduction to Interpreting the Bible

The Supremacy of God in Preaching

GPTS | A Sacred Calling

WTS | Biblical Language Certificates

The Surprising Genius of Jesus: What the Gospels Reveal about the Greatest Teacher