Church Offices

Preaching is the First Mark of the True Church: Why Faithful Pastors Matter So Much
by James M. Renihan, Ph.D.|December 18, 2017|Authority, Calvin, Church, Church Offices, Doctrine of the Church, Ecclesiology, Education, Means of Grace, Ministry, Offices, Ordinances, Papism, Preaching, Reformed Theology, Regulative Principle of Worship, Scripture, Truth
John Calvin, in his Commentary on 1 Timothy, expresses the foundational importance of pastors to the...
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Christ’s Ascension Gifts
by James M. Renihan, Ph.D.|October 16, 2017|Baptist Forefather, Baptist History, Church, Church Offices, Ministerial Gifts, Ministerial Training, Ministry, Preaching, Spurgeon
From Spurgeon's Sermon on Eph. 4:7-12 preached in March 1871 (Thanks to Rob Cosby for...
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How Much Does Your Church Give?
by James M. Renihan, Ph.D.|September 27, 2017|American Baptists, Christian Life, Church, Church Offices, Congregationalism, Doctrine of the Church, Ecclesiology, Education, Evangelism, Ministerial Gifts, Ministerial Training, Ministry, Offices
How much does your church give? James M. Renihan The churches of our Association are...
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A High and Proper View of the Pastoral Ministry
by James M. Renihan, Ph.D.|August 31, 2017|Baptist Forefather, Baptist History, Benjamin Keach, Church, Church Offices, Confession, Covenant Theology, Evangelism, Gospel, Law and Gospel, Means of Grace, Ministerial Training, Ministry, Particular Baptists, Preaching, Puritanism, Puritans, Reformed Theology, Scripture
We live in a day when the distinctions between pastors and people have largely broken...
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Man’s Duty and God’s Purpose
by James M. Renihan, Ph.D.|August 22, 2017|Calvinism, Church, Church Offices, Doctrine of God, Doctrine of the Church, Ecclesiology, Evangelism, John Owen, Ministry, Preaching, Predestination, Providence, Puritanism, Puritans, Reformed Theology, Theology
From Owen Volume 10: 3. We must exactly distinguish between man’s duty and God’s purpose,...
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Pastor, How do you spend your time?
by James M. Renihan, Ph.D.|August 17, 2017|Church Offices, Education, John Owen, Lord's Day, Ministerial Gifts, Ministerial Training, Ministry, Preaching, Puritans, Reformed Theology, Worship
Pastor, how do you spend your time? Is it devoted to the study of spiritual things?  Here...
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What’s happening with preaching? Who said this?
by James M. Renihan, Ph.D.|August 15, 2017|Church, Church Offices, Doctrine of the Church, Ecclesiology, Means of Grace, Ministry, Offices, Preaching, Reformed Theology, Regulative Principle of Worship, Truth, Worship
In a sermon titled "The Last Judgment" a well-known preacher begins with these words: "IT...
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Who chooses Pastors?
by James M. Renihan, Ph.D.|May 3, 2017|Authority, Church, Church Offices, Congregationalism, Doctrine of the Church, Ecclesiology, Ministry, Offices, Polity
Who chooses pastors? Submitted by Prof. Renihan It seems strange to me that some churches...
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The Gifts for Church Government: Deacons
by James M. Renihan, Ph.D.|April 11, 2017|Church, Church Offices, Doctrine of the Church, Ecclesiology, Ministry, Offices, Polity, Theology
Alongside of pastors, Christ gives to his church deacons. What is a deacon? The answer...
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