UPCOMING LECTURES | PAST LECTURES
The Henry Center sponsors the Scripture & Ministry lectures, which feature distinguished Christian speakers addressing issues of crucial importance for relating Scripture and ministry. This series brings together Trinity Evangelical Divinity School faculty members, pastors and community members for a time of learning and fellowship. The relationship between theologians and practitioners calls for earnest efforts to bridge the gap that all too often divides them and to encourage mutually enriching collaboration in the gospel.
UPCOMING ON CAMPUS LECTURES
Schedule | 2:45pm - Refreshments | 3:00pm - Lecture | 4:00 - Discussion
Location | Chapel, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
October 1, 2008 |
Dr. Phil Ryken
Senior Pastor, Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA
"The Suffering and the Glory: Pastoral Ministry in Union with Christ"
What is the meaning and purpose of suffering in the work of pastoral
ministry? What hope do we have that preaching the gospel will make a
lasting difference for Christ? The rich biblical doctrine of union with
Christ provides a complete theological and practical context for
understanding both tragedy and triumph in the ordinary work of the
pastor. Philip Ryken has experienced both the cross and the empty tomb
in his ministry at Philadelphia's historic Tenth Presbyterian Church,
where he has preached for thirteen years. The author of thirty Bible
commentaries and other books on Christianity, culture, and the church,
Dr. Ryken has a passion for the local church and for connecting people
in ministry to the life-giving work of the crucified and risen Christ.
October 29, 2008 | Dr. David Wells
Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA
"How, then, Should We Preach to the (Postmodern) World?"
Western technology, coupled with its unparalleled abundance, have created alife with more information, more choices, better medical care, and longer life. At the same time, it is a world in which we have fewer connections to place, family, and friends, as well as more emptiness and anxiety. More of our children are more demoralized than ever before. That is the American paradox. Never have we had so much and never have we had so little. This is the world into which we are called to live out Christian faith and to speak Christian truth. How are we going to do this? This lecture will explore this question from the point of view of the preacher.
January 21, 2009 |
Dr. Thomas Oden
