Pastoral Ministry

The Church’s Unique Care for its Interns

September 10, 2024

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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.”

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2022 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.

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Preaching 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.

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The 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.

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The 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.

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The 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.

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What 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.

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Reaching 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. 

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Ministry 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

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Equip the Saints – Part 3

April 30, 2014

Equip the Saints…with Gospel Urgency and Resurrection Hope

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Equip the Saints – Part 2

April 30, 2014

Equip the Saints…with Forgiveness and Grace

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Equip the Saints – Part 1

April 30, 2014

Equip the Saints…with Thanksgiving and Joy

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The 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.

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The 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.

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Finishing 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.

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The 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.

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Media Ecology and Ministry

July 8, 2013

Office Hours talks with Rev. Dr. Gregory Edward Reynolds about media ecology and ministry.

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2 Corinthians 4:1-6

September 11, 2012

An exhortation to seminarians not to lose heart in their training and why this is important for the ministry and understanding the Gospel.

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