Pastors’ Academy

Design arguments: Stepping stones or stumbling blocks - Paul Helm

Paul Helm's paper on Design arguments from our 2008 Conference on Creation. 

Rebuilding the Church after lockdown - Coffee Time Conversations

John and Malcolm discuss the important topic of rebuilding churches that have struggled over lockdown. 

The Triumph of the Self - Coffee Time Conversations

In this special episode of Coffee Time Conversations, John Benton and Steven Bowers get together to discuss Carl Trueman's latest book, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self. 

Countering cynicism coming out of lockdown - Coffee Time Conversations

John and Malcolm are back with another Coffee Time Conversation. This time out two seasoned pastoral support workers are discussing how to counter and avoid cynicism when coming out of lockdown

Jonathan Leeman special Lectures - The Church in the World: lecture 4

The final lecture from Jonathan Leeman in our special lecture series touches on topics such as the mission of the church, and straight line and jagged line ethical issues. 

Vital decisions as lockdown restrictions are removed - Coffee Time Conversations

As we enter a new phase of the pandemic with most restrictions removed, pastors are faced with new challenges on how and when to make church more normal again with some arguing for a swift return and others advocating for caution.

John and Malcolm, with their years of pastoral experience, discuss this vital topic for these times. 

Jonathan Leeman Special lectures: The Church in the World (lecture three)

Johnathan Leeman delivered our special lectures this year. 

Here is a summary of the lecture series provided by Jonathan: The Church in the World: What is a church and where does it fit onto the landscape of a nation? What’s the relationship between religion and politics, and is that the same thing as the relationship between church and state? What’s the church’s mission and how do Christians live individually and corporately as citizens of heaven here and now? What is justice and are a Christian’s responsibilities for doing justice different than a church’s? These are the kinds of questions to be tackled in this course, which brings together the two fields of ecclesiology and political theology.

Dr Jonathan Leeman is the editorial director for 9Marks. He is the author of a number of books, including Political Church: The Local Church As Embassy Of Christ’s Rule and How the Nations Rage: Rethinking Faith and Politics in a Divided

 

We aim to upload one lecture a week (4 in total). 

Jonathan Leeman Special lectures: The Church in the World (lecture two)

Johnathan Leeman delivered our special lectures this year. 

Here is a summary of the lecture series provided by Jonathan: The Church in the World: What is a church and where does it fit onto the landscape of a nation? What’s the relationship between religion and politics, and is that the same thing as the relationship between church and state? What’s the church’s mission and how do Christians live individually and corporately as citizens of heaven here and now? What is justice and are a Christian’s responsibilities for doing justice different than a church’s? These are the kinds of questions to be tackled in this course, which brings together the two fields of ecclesiology and political theology.

Dr Jonathan Leeman is the editorial director for 9Marks. He is the author of a number of books, including Political Church: The Local Church As Embassy Of Christ’s Rule and How the Nations Rage: Rethinking Faith and Politics in a Divided

 

We aim to upload one lecture a week (4 in total). 

Jonathan Leeman Special lectures: The Church in the World (lecture one)

Johnathan Leeman delivered our special lectures this year. 

Here is a summary of the lecture series provided by Jonathan: The Church in the World: What is a church and where does it fit onto the landscape of a nation? What’s the relationship between religion and politics, and is that the same thing as the relationship between church and state? What’s the church’s mission and how do Christians live individually and corporately as citizens of heaven here and now? What is justice and are a Christian’s responsibilities for doing justice different than a church’s? These are the kinds of questions to be tackled in this course, which brings together the two fields of ecclesiology and political theology.

Dr Jonathan Leeman is the editorial director for 9Marks. He is the author of a number of books, including Political Church: The Local Church As Embassy Of Christ’s Rule and How the Nations Rage: Rethinking Faith and Politics in a Divided

 

We aim to upload one lecture a week (4 in total). 

The Gospel and Creation: The significance of a theology of creation for preaching - Philip Eveson

Philip Eveson, former Principal of London Seminary, delivered the Annual Martyn Lloyd-Jones Memorial lecture in 2009 on the importance of a doctrine of creation for preaching.