Pastoral Ministry
2025 Annual den Dulk Lectures: “O Lord, Open My Eyes”
March 21, 2025
The Church’s Unique Care for its Interns
September 10, 2024
2023 den Dulk Lectures: “A Christ-like Ministry” with Sinclair B. Ferguson
March 22, 2023
Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson delivered the annual Robert G. and Nellie B. den Dulk Lectures on Pastoral Ministry on Friday and Saturday, March 17-18, 2023, speaking on “A Christ-like Ministry.”
Listen2022 den Dulk Lectures: “Is the Local Church Too Small a Thing for You?” with Rev. Ted Hamilton
March 22, 2022
Cultural values and the pride of our hearts influence our attitudes toward ministry and our actions in ministry. God’s Word provides the corrective paradigm that shapes how we should see ourselves and how we should pastor, lead and live with God’s people.
ListenPreaching and Apologetics
April 17, 2021
The Rev. Dr. Kim Riddlebarger delivers the first of three lectures entitled, “The Pastor as Apologist, Theologian, and Bible Scholar: How What You Learn in Seminary Can Inform Your Preaching” at the 2021 WSC Den Dulk Lectures.
ListenThe 21st Century Pastor and Prayer
March 8, 2018
Rev. Dr. Jon Payne delivers a lecture entitled, “The 21st Century Pastor and Prayer,” at the 2018 WSC Den Dulk Lectures.
ListenThe 21st Century Pastor and Proclamation
March 7, 2018
Rev. Dr. Jon Payne delivers a lecture entitled, “The 21st Century Pastor and Proclamation,” at the 2018 WSC Den Dulk Lectures.
ListenThe 21st Century Pastor and Piety
March 6, 2018
Rev. Dr. Jon Payne delivers a lecture entitled,”The 21st Century Pastor and Piety,” at the 2018 WSC Den Dulk Lectures.
ListenWhat Makes a Great Pastor?
March 1, 2017
Dr. Zack Eswine, Director of Homiletics and Adjunct Professor of Applied Theology at Covenant Theological Seminary, answers the question, “What Makes a Great Pastor?” in the latest edition of Westminster Welcomes.
ListenReaching a Spanish-Speaking People in North America
July 28, 2014
Office Hours talks with Rev. Chris Sandoval, a multi-cultural church planter and Alumni Relations Associate at Westminster Seminary California, about better understanding the Hispanic community and how that affects witnessing to them in the Reformed tradition.
ListenMinistry and Mission
July 7, 2014
Office Hours talks with Rev. Eric Hausler, graduate of Westminster Seminary California and Pastor of Naples Orthodox Presbyterian Church, about Ministry and Mission
ListenEquip the Saints – Part 3
April 30, 2014
Equip the Saints…with Gospel Urgency and Resurrection Hope
ListenThe Reformation of the Pastoral Office: The Ministry of Pastoral Care
March 19, 2014
Part 2 of Dr. Manetsch's The Reformation of the Pastoral Office lecture series. This lecture focuses on the ministry of the Pastoral Care.
ListenThe Reformation of the Pastoral Office: Ministry of the Word
March 19, 2014
Part 1 of Dr. Manetsch's The Reformation of the Pastoral Office lecture series. This lecture focuses on the ministry of the Word.
ListenFinishing Strong
September 27, 2013
We are called to be ambassadors of Jesus Christ and to look to him for the strength to finish strong the race set out before us.
ListenThe Experience Economy
September 23, 2013
Office Hours talks with James H. Gilmore about cultural exegesis.
ListenThe Trials and Tasks of Ministry: David Strain
August 5, 2013
Office Hours talks with Rev. David Strain about suffering for the sake of the gospel in a mainline national church, his own call to the pastorate, and his recent lectures to our students.
ListenMedia Ecology and Ministry
July 8, 2013
Office Hours talks with Rev. Dr. Gregory Edward Reynolds about media ecology and ministry.
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