Pastoral Theology

Lectures and readings in English.

1. 1. Lectures Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures:

   • The Effective Gospel Minister and the Pursuit of Holiness Dr. Harry Reeder 64 min Open source Doctrinal
   • What is a Preacher? Dr. David Murray 47 min Open source Doctrinal
   • The Ministry 1-7 Dr. Sinclair Ferguson 8 h Open source Doctrinal
   • The Apostolic Foundation for an Effective Pastoral Ministry Dr. Harry Reeder 1 h Open source Doctrinal
   • Survival and Success in Ministry 1-2 Dr. John DeWitt 2 h Broken link Doctrinal
   • Dealing with the Highs and Lows of Pastoral Ministry Dr. Timothy Lane 22 min Open source Doctrinal
   • Disappointment and Failure in Ministry Dr. Timothy Lane 22 min Open source Doctrinal
   • The Pastor and His Study 1-3 Ian Murray 3 h Broken link Doctrinal
   • The Church in Biblical Perspective 1-12 Dr. Harry Reeder 9 h Open source Doctrinal
   • The Christ-Centered Disciple 1-12 Dr. Harry Reeder 9 h Open source Doctrinal
   • Biblical Counseling 1-16 Stephen Gambill 15 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Stephen Gambill (subscription not established).
   • Essential Objectives of Biblical Parenting Dr. Harry Reeder 53 min Open source Doctrinal
   • Family Worship Dr. Harry Reeder 47 min Open source Doctrinal
   • Leadership 1-10 Dr. David Murray 5 h Open source Doctrinal
   • Worship 1-10 Dr. RC Sproul 3.5 h Open source Doctrinal printed as [3.5] without unit; read as hours
   • Puritans and Pastoral Ministry Dr. Sinclair Ferguson 40 min Open source Doctrinal

   Total: 60.5 hours

2. 2. Reading Read and provide chapter summaries:

   • An Earnest Ministry John Angell James 352 pp. Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): John Angell James (subscription not established).
   • Pastoral Theology Thomas Murphy 488 pp. Vol. 1 Vol. 2 Open source Doctrinal
   • The Christian Ministry, Vols. 1 and 2 Charles Bridges 669 pp. Doctrinal Under review No link: find it in a library or bookstore. Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Charles Bridges (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Helps and Hints in Pastoral Theology W.S. Plumer 396 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • Words to the Winners of Souls Horatius Bonar 105 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • Divorce and Remarriage: Recovering the Biblical View William Luck 287 pp. Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): William Luck (subscription not established).
   • The Visitor’s Book of Texts Andrew Bonar 280 pp. Open source Doctrinal

   Total: 2,577 pages

3. 3. Assignment Write a 30 page paper outlining your personal ministry/pastoral philosophy and how you would apply it as a pastor.

   Open the assignment

Every lecture and reading carries its role. "Under review" means the teacher's subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms of Unity is not yet established; "Read as comparison" means the material teaches the 1788 American text of WCF 20.4, 23 or 31 or of Larger Catechism Q.109, which the school reads beside the 1647 text. Nothing has been removed.