Convocations Archive

Calvin and Metaphorical Readings of Scripture: Beyond Literal and Allegorical Reading

February 20, 2020

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Synod of Dort

April 10, 2019

Dr. Herman Selderhuis, the President of the Theological University in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, will be giving a lecture titled, The History and Relevance of the Synod of Dort. Dr. Selderhuis is the author and editor of numerous books on the Reformation, including the Eerdmans Calvin Handbook, Calvin’s Theology of the Psalms, John Calvin: A Pilgrim’s Life, Martin Luther: A Spiritual Biography, and the IVP Reformation Commentary on the Old Testament Book of Psalms.

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A Sense of Belonging: Finding Your Place at the Table

October 10, 2018

Dr. Alexander Jun, Professor of Higher Education at Azusa Pacific University's School of Behavior and Applied Sciences, delivers a lecture at the Fall 2018 WSA convocation.

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I AM Your Father: Knowing Whose You are in Christ

October 9, 2018

Dr. Alexander Jun, Professor of Higher Education at Azusa Pacific University's School of Behavior and Applied Sciences, delivers a lecture at the Fall 2018 WSA convocation.

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Opening Convocation – Fall 2018

September 6, 2018

WSC President Joel Kim's opening convocation of the Fall 2018 semester, titled, “Seminary in a Global Age.”

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The Difference Cannon Makes: diaspora as Canonical context for James and 1 Peter

March 21, 2018

Darian Lockett delivers a lecture discussing diaspora as canonical context for James and 1 Peter at the Spring 2018 WSA convocation lecture.

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Reading Scripture as Canon: Theological and Historical Commitments

March 20, 2018

Darian Lockett delivers a lecture discussing the theological and historical commitments of reading canon as scripture at the Spring 2018 WSA convocation lecture.

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Jesus, the Jewish Messiah

November 15, 2017

Westminster Seminary California's Biblical Studies conference welcomes Dr. Simon Gathercol. Dr. Gathercole's topic for this conference is, “Jesus in the Canonical and Apocryphal Gospels.” This is lecture two of a two lecture series.

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The Cross and the Resurrection

November 14, 2017

Westminster Seminary California's Biblical Studies conference welcomes Dr. Simon Gathercol. Dr. Gathercole's topic for this conference is, “Jesus in the Canonica land Apocryphal Gospels.” This is lecture one of a two lecture series.

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The Lofty Vocation of the Humble

October 24, 2017

Dr. Jennifer Herdt delivers a convocation lecture for Westminster Seminary California's Women and Theology series.

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The Theology of the Camp of Israel: Numbers 1- 6

October 5, 2017

Dr. L. Michael Morales, professor of biblical studies at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and a teaching elder in the PCA, discusses the question of, “can draw a theology out of the camp of Israel in Numbers 1 – 6?” And, if so, how should we understand it in light of the rest of Scripture.

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What I Didn’t Learn in Seminary

February 16, 2017

 Dr. Eswine exposited Ecclesiastes 9:13-16. First, we must learn to come alongside our congregation and show care and love for them in God’s grace as we apply the wisdom we learn from His creation and providence as Jesus exemplified. Secondly, we are called to become wise men ourselves and be content with being small and insignificant in the eyes of the world but known and loved by God.

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The Westminster Assembly and the Challenges of Antinomianism

February 15, 2017

Women in Theology Lectures Series with Dr. Whitney Gamble. Dr. Gamble lectures on the Westminster Assembly and the Challenges of Antinomianism. 

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Jonathan Edwards & The Reformed Tradition: An Apology for Edwards

March 9, 2016

Dr. Kyle Strobel delivers a lecture on Jonathan Edwards and Reformed tradition. 

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Two Kingdoms & Kuyper Dialogue

February 29, 2016

Dr. W. Robert Godfrey and Dr. David VanDrunen each give a brief lecture and then converse with one another on the subject of Two Kingdoms and Kuyper.

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Bridging the Atlantic: Continental Influences on Charles Hodge

October 22, 2015

Dr. Aubert  discusses work from her recently published book, The German Roots of Nineteenth-Century American Theology.

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