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PAGE 3 e om e Southern e publis hed by hed publis eological Seminary, eological eological Seminary. Seminary. eological ON THE COVER fr e pulpit on the cover is Th on Baptist Church. Photo Clift by John Gill. subscription to Th & Andrew Walker ee Robinson n n www.sbts.edu [email protected] 1-800-626-5525, ext. 4141 Dan DeWitt EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Dan DeWitt Jeff EDITOR: E. Wishall & David Roach Garrett WRITERS: PROJECT MANAGER: Jared Hallal LEAD DESIGNER: David Yeiser PHOTOGRAPHY: John Gill & Abigail McBroom PROOFREADERS: Callie Nolen, Jessica Sampler, Emily Griffi No. 1. Copyright © 2009 Th 77, Spring 2009. Vol. Southern Baptist Th Subscription information: receive a fr To CALL: Southern Seminary Magazine is Baptist Th e Southern Th Louisville, KY 40280 2825 Lexington Road, 1-800-626-5525 Seminary magazine, to change your address or to cancel your subscription, you may contact us in one of the following ways: Th eological Seminary, Public Baptist e Southern Th Louisville, KY 2825 Lexington Road, Relations, 40280 ONLINE: EMAIL: FEATURE IN THIS ISSUE 26 Balance Finding Margins: Pastoral in Ministry and in Life Hershael York 30 a New Pastor for Lessons Life Jimmy Scroggins 34 The Expository Equation Dan Dumas MAIN ARTICLES 14 of Authentic Marks Three The Expository Preaching R. Albert Mohler Jr. 16 The Devil Is a Boring Preacher: of Dull Sermons The High Stakes Russell D. Moore 18 Decisions for Preaching Paul Jones Timothy TABLE of CONTENTS TABLE try – 29 6–9 9 10–11 12–13 news events IN SHORT reviews thoughts om the President – 4 er fr er

Southern Student Aaron Coe Making a Big Impact on the Big Apple 22 Southern Announces New Training Southern Announces New Training Model for Family Minis ALSO A Lett Profs in the Pulpit – 32 PAGE 4 again andas adying mantodyingmen. pulpit theheraldpreachesas neversuretopreach generation willcomeonlywhenfr ompulpitto Th andrenewal ofthechurchinthis erecovery President R.AlbertMohlerJr. tian worshipandproclamation. stake isnothinglessthantheintegrity ofChris- a dyingmanto men.” pulpit theheraldpreachesasnever suretopreachagain,andas will comeonlywhen,asBaxter remindsus,“fr ompulpitto this: therecoveryandrenewalof thechurchinthisgeneration tions, denominationsandtheevangelical movement.Butknow Th inhumanity to manaswelltreasontoGod.” stands inasolemnplace–whichunfaithfulnessis and hastodealwithsoulsinGod’ssteadasservant, ambassador forChristfee lsthathehimselfstandsbeforeGod insistence onbiblicalpreaching–confessedthat“thetrue Spurgeon –whomanagedtodrawafewlistenersdespitehis who weretheprecursorstomodernnee able andwell-att endedLondonchurchesfeaturedpulpitee wavering pulpitsinhisownday.Someofthemostfashion- CharlesSpurgeonconfr ontedtheverysamepatt – notasanauthority citedforspiritualfootnoting. the textmustsetagendaasfoundationofmessage be addedtothemix,butforasermongenuinelybiblical, formed intoasuccessseminar.SomeversesofScripturemay and women“wheretheyare,”thesermonhasbee Undertheguiseofanintentiontoreachmodernsecularmen preaching itself. place ofScriptureinpreaching,andthenature human-centered approacheshasgrownintoadebateoverthe Th biblical truth. thus avoidapotentiallyembarrassingconfr tions –messageswhichavoidpreachingabiblicaltext,and intentionally designedtoreachsecularorsuperfi place, somecontemporarypreachersnowsubstitutemessages gest thattheageofexpositorysermonisnowpast.Inits Yet, numerousinfl uentialvoiceswithinevangelicalismsug- and exhortation,anintegralpartofChristianworship.” assembling ofgroupspeople,tohearreligiousinstruction tianity .Nootherreligionhasmadetheregularandfr – famouslyremarked,“PreachingischaracteristicofChris- A. Broadus–oneofSouthernSeminary'sfoundingfaculty of biblicalpreachingshouldbeuncontested.Aft erall,asJohn in theNewTestament church,itwouldsee mthatthepriority Howdidthishappen?Giventhecentralplaceofpreaching I A LETTER ecurrentdebateoverpreachingmaywellshakecongrega- e shift centrality ofpreachinginthechurch. At being wagedoverthecharacterand on hardtimes.Anopendebateisnow N SOMECIRCLES, fr om expositorypreachingtomoretopicaland fr om preaching hasfallen ds-based preachers. ontation with the PRESIDENT cial congrega- n trans- ern of equent rs

PAGE 5 “If some men were sentenced to hear to sentenced men were “If some be a it would sermons, own their but them; judgmentrighteous upon Cain, with cry out soon would they I than is greater punishment ‘My can bear.’” “We hear complaints that the minister speaks too too speaks minister the that complaints hear “We sinners of Saved much judgment. talks too and harshly complaint.” that make never “The power that is in the gospel does not lie in the lie in the not does gospel is in the that “The power be men would otherwise of preacher; eloquence the preacher’s it lie in the does Nor of souls. converters the of wisdom in the consist it would otherwise learning; till rotted, our tongues until might preach We men. a soul never but die, and our lungs exhaust would we the be with Spirit Holy the unless be converted would soul.” the convert to power it the give of to God Word “The preacher’s work is to throw sinners down into ut- into down sinners throw is to work “The preacher’s up look to be compelled may they that helplessness ter them.” can help alone Who Him to “It is not the bigness of the words you utter, but the the but utter, you of words bigness the the is not “It them.” deliver you which with force “You are listening to a man who professes to speak by speak to professes a man who to listening are “You his and good; your for speak to and God, for and God, preach, to it is work solemn Oh, you. over heart yearns hear!” to work be solemn it should and “If you always enjoy sermons, the minister is not a is not minister the enjoy sermons, always “If you deals out who wisely acting is not He good steward. sweets.” but nothing “Surely if men’s hearts were right, short sermons would would sermons short right, hearts were if men’s “Surely be enough.” “The kind of sermon which is likely to break the hear- the break “The to is ofkind likely which sermon preacher’s the has broken rst ﬁ which heart is that er’s heart the reach to is likely which sermon the and heart, from straight has come which one is the of hearer the heart of preacher.” the the PAGE 6 D By DAVIDROACH SeminaryGoesGlobal Southern Th cording totheSt.LouisPost-Dispatch. as theywrestledhimtotheground,ac- knife andslashedtw ochurchmembers automatic weaponjammed,hedrewa Whenthegunman's.45-calibersemi- times inthechest. and openedfi re,shootingWintersfour exchanged somewordswiththepastor Joe Sedlacek,walkeddowntheaisle, in mediareportsas27-year-old Terry area churchwhenthegunman,identifi people inatt endanceattheSt.Louis- the 8:15a.m.servicewithabout150 FredWinters,45,waspreachingin Baptist ChurchofMaryville,Ill. during amorningworshipserviceatFirst Baptist Th eologicalSeminaryMarch8 ministry graduatefr A gunmanshotandkilledadoctorof BAPTIST PRESS SBTS gradkilledinchurch shooting of evangelismand churchgrowthatSouth- Jan. 22-30.TimothyBeougher,professor shared theGospelthroughouthis travels encouraged cross-culturalworkers and Mohlertaughthistorical theology, region’s theologicaleducation. traveled thePacifi cRimassessingthe sions, EvangelismandChurchGrowth, of theBillyGrahamSchoolMis- tour ofIsrael;andChuckLawless,dean School ofTh eology,ledan11-daystudy academic administrationanddeanofthe D. Moore,seniorvicepresident for Jr. traveledtoCentralAsia;Russell SeminaryPresidentR.AlbertMohler the earth. logical expertisetotheutt ermostpartsof Th eologicalSeminarytooktheirtheo- Winters,meanwhile,staggeredabout treated andreleased. Th eotherinjuredchurchmemberwas were inseriousconditionaft and heoneofthechurchmembers e att leaders atTh eSouthernBaptist uring therecentwinterbreak,three acker stabbedhimselfintheneck, om Th & ROBERTE.SAGERS e Southern er surgery. ed news reviewseventsthoughts

IN SHORT for hisfamilyandchurch.” leadership willbemissed.We arepraying the bestpastorhecouldbe.Th atkindof ing, growingandpushinghimselftobe said. “Stillhewantedtocontinuelearn- Baptist Th eologicalSeminary,”Lawless of MinistryprogramatTh pastor whenheenteredtheDoctor “Fred Winterswasalreadyaseasoned concern toWinters’family. at Southern,expressedhiscareand sions, EvangelismandChurchGrowth dean oftheBillyGrahamSchoolMis- Jordan Riverand Bethlehem. Cana, Nazareth,MountCarmel, the salem, CaesareaPhilippi,Capernaum, including Tiberias,theDeadSea, Jeru- Th Testament introductorycourses. Moore andCooktaughtOld New and BoyceCollege.Duringthetrip with theirstudiesatSouthernSeminary credit fortheexperienceinconjunction the trip’s44participantsearnedcourse New Testament interpretation. Someof Jan. 6withWilliamCook,professorof Mooreco-ledatriptoIsraelDec.27- local university dialogued withthetheologyfaculty ata of Muslimscholars.Heandhisteamalso was discussingtheGospelwithagroup Oneofthetrip’shighlightsforMohler ern, and12studentsaccompaniedMohler. egroupvisitedhistoricbiblicalsites . Chuck Lawless, Cassidy, 12. Alysia, 14,and and daughters by hiswifeCindy said. Heissurvived the newspaper at alocalhospital, ing ofhisinjuries collapsing anddy- church aislebefore halfway downa e Southern Seminary nowservesSunergosCoff rich aromaofgourmetcoff redesigned Founder’sCaféfi lledwiththe Students returnedfr omwinterbreaktoa mutual loveofcoff blossomed whentheydiscoveredtheir ter ofdivinity the fallof2001whilebothpursuingmas- Hustad andMillermetatSouthernin stretches muchfurtherintothepast. seminary’s connectionwiththecompany began sellingSunergoscoff AlthoughSouthernonlyrecently kind ofcoff and preservetheuniquefl avorofeach “We doallthatwecantobothpresent utmost seriousness. mitment toprovidingquality co-founders ofSunergos,taketheircom- Matt fr omaroundtheglobe. locally roastedbrandthatoff spring. Avenue next West Woodland second storeon plans toopena business, andit ing itswholesale tinued develop- pany hascon- then, thecom- Stree on SouthPreston Sunergos openedanespressobar local shops.InSeptember2004, and begansellingtheirownfl about theindustry.Th order tobuildcapitalandlearnmore men tookjobsatlocalcoff Oncethespringsemesterended,both hobby intoabusiness. considering howtheycouldturntheir By theSpringof2002,menbegan PHILIP BUCHAN By PHILIP Coffee Industry Bring GospelLightto Sunergos PartnersSeekto t. Since hew HustadandBrianMiller, ee e o esal e n- eston m- l d it op- n In S ened degree a beanweuse,”Hustadsaid. ee s. Th roasting. eyboughtaroaster eir fr ee ee ee coff shopsin .Southern ers fl , the avors to iendship ee avors with ee , a PAGE 7 n e le o in o m a discor- o see o ontier. is trio of theological heavyweights to n shocked ey would have bee a way that is proclaiming the Gospel on a bold new fr dant mix – the violence and sex-saturated ethos of hip-hop music and the otherworldly ethos of biblical Christi- has wed the tw – but FLAME anity Re- Gray’s latest album, “Our World the theology of Owen, med,” takes dee Piper and Grudem and translates it into a musical study of redemption. Th album was nominated for a Grammy or Rap Gospel Album in the Best Rock category and has many people listening to the Gospel who would not otherwise hear it. Born in Fuller Dormitory: The Story of Annabelle Tine Sophia Van GARRETT E. WISHALL By Van Tine went and Michelle As Jarrett they would have bee to bed on Nov. 17, thrilled to know they would have a litt What do English Puritan John Owen, Puritan John Owen, What do English theologian pastor John Piper and have in common with Grudem Wayne rap music? Th to inspired Marcus Williams-Gray write and record a Grammy-nominated profound album that communicates hip-hop tunes. Gospel truths through as Christian rap- Gray, also known at Boyce Col- per FLAME, is a student into the world of lege who has broken a hammer that big-time rap music with is as potent as it is unusual within the musical genre: sound biblical doctrine. On the surface, the tw girl in their arms six hours later. Th know she would be born in their apartment in the very bed in which they slept. midnight, Nov. 18, Michelle woke up At with intense contractions. Over the next hour, Michelle continued to have back- to-back contractions, which was unusual so early into labor. (Continued on next page) as a church planter for the North Ameri- can Mission Board in Newfoundland. om eological Semi- eological news GOSPEL-CENTERED HIP HOP: Boyce Student Nominated for Grammy By David Roach IN SHORT From Music Row to Church Planting: Music Row to Church From Dorsey Ministering in Newfoundland By JEFF ROBINSON nary in December 2007 and, with his wife, Christi, and son Jacob, is working Th e Southern Baptist Th Th broke into big-time country music by writing a hit song about the Lord’s Day. Dorsey and his family are pray- Today, ve yearsago,AdamDorsey ing that the Lord will use them as human instruments to break the Gospel into an nitely more meaningful arena: the infi hearts of the people of Newfoundland. Dorsey, who penned Craig Morgan's at’s What I Love About Sunday,” “Th which charted at No. 1 among country singles in March 2005, graduated fr Less than fi Less than fi PAGE 8 features aredesignedtoservestudents. for auxiliaryenterprises,saidthenew AndyVincent,associatevicepresident ing menswear. Founders’ CaféandEdgar’s,ashopsell- Fift handBroadway,thenewlyexpanded includes theLifeWay CampusStore, Th propriate advertisingtoenjoyit. Andyoudon’thavetoendureinap- Seminary. of Th eSouthernBaptistTh country nowoperatesonthecampus Th emosttheologicallysoundmallinthe By GARRETT E.WISHALL Founders’ Reopens;LifeWay FaceliftComplete with nocomplications. ment. 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PAGE 13 in varied. nition of nition of God is at is, when the Word Let Scripture Drive Preaching Drive Let Scripture By MICHAEL DUDUIT, Southern Graduate; Editor, Preaching Magazine changes, but Preaching adapts and connection to it must never lose its is ultimately and Scripture. Preaching of what always the communication when we God has said in His Word; what God has are no longer saying preaching. said, we are no longer ask a hundred evan- If you were to U.S. if they were gelical pastors in the expository preachers, probably 75-80 percent would say they were. If you listened to those same preachers on Sunday morning, however, you would quickly learn that the defi expository preaching is pretty Expository preaching has come to be understood so broadly that any cant use of preacher who makes signifi Scripture in the sermon tends to think of himself as an expository preacher. In expository preaching, the biblical text drives the sermon – the text is what gives shape to the sermon. Un- like sermons where the preacher takes om it, exposi- a text and departs fr tion lives with the text – explaining, exploring, illustrating and applying the insights of that portion of God's As a result, there are a number Word. which expository erent forms of diff preaching can take and still be properly understood as exposition. do expository preaching because We there is an inherent power in the faith- God has ful proclamation of the Word. not promised to honor your word or mine, but He has promised that His void. will not return to Him own Word Th faithfully explained and applied in preaching, God works through His lives. By to touch and transform Word it be- and placing opening God's Word fore our people, we create the context in which the Holy Spirit will do His and I have no authority work. You of God and of ourselves, but the Word and power that has a divine authority we should recognize. As ambassadors for Christ, we do not speak for ourselves but on behalf of the One whom we represent. e om n. Th n. Just do it as well ahead. the mistake and forge Q: Are bad sermons that you learn fr as you can. Make sure e Lester e a normal part of a should have bee YORK: YORK: sermon I preached was sermon I preached was not as prepared as I not what the Word of not what the Word preacher’s life, or should a God or you deserve. God God or you deserve. be my helper, I will do bet- be my helper, I will do cover in his next sermon? cover in his preacher be worried that he’s ter.” Don’t ever apologize ter.” Don’t ever apologize before a sermon because God before a sermon because Q: How should a preacher re- abnormal if he delivers a might do something unique. might do something Bad sermons are like Jesus said bad sermon? Victor and Louis and Victor YORK: YORK: impossible but that enses: It is of off they should come, but woe unto him through whom they come. Everybody’s going to preach bad sermons. When bad ones come, the wonderful thing is that sometimes the Spirit of God uses them in spite of all the things we do and say. tian Preaching tian Professor of Chris it www.sbts.edu/resources. it thoughts ded then. ded HERSHAEL YORK, YORK, HERSHAEL Q&A with ort? e vis e What to Do When You Lay An Egg You to Do When What Adrian Rogers told me, “If you Adrian Rogers best eff congregation. It n preacher and ee IN SHORT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE GOSPEL THEOLOGY WITHOUT WITHOUT THEOLOGY GOSPEL HAVE TO IMPOSSIBLE IS IT TO URGENTLY LIVE DON’T WE IF MISSIOLOGY. URGENT HAVE WE THEN COMMISSION, GREAT THE ACCOMPLISH THEOLOGY.” BAD Q: What should a preacher do when he Q: What should a preacher of a sermon that it’s realizes in the middle not his –David Platt , lead pastor, Th e Church at Brook Hills, Birmingham, Ala., , lead pastor, –David Platt Sept. 4, 2008 lis ten to Chapel fr To om Southern’s Chapel 2008 series on page 38. more quotes See sermons pleas YORK: I would perhaps the next service I YORK: d to apologize. I was say, “Church, I nee Q: How would you apologize if you were ill prepared? YORK: If it is is it If YORK: the result of a lack of preparation, I think you should. But sometimes there is a squalling baby or some kind of disruption that continues throughout the sermon and ruins the connection betw has nothing to do with the preacher, so no apology is nee Q: Should a preacher ever apologize for preaching a bad sermon? lay an egg, stand back and admire it.” lay an egg, stand back to do is just Sometimes the best thing “Lord, use this own it. I simply pray, my conclusion as anyway,” and I get to quickly as I can. YORK: YORK: PAGE 14 to anauthoritative message.Th new worldviewandsurrenderany claim preachers shouldsimplyembrace this Somehomileticians suggestthat rights andfr is basictocontemporaryideals ofhuman form, andasenseofpersonalautonomy West, authority isunder ackinevery att society .Inthepostmoderncultureof authority toworkitswaythroughout some centuriesforthisrebellionagainst ery formofauthority birth tomodernity wassubversiveofev- Th by authority preachingis Expository His people. through whichthelivingGodspeaksto worship andisrespectedastheevent demands thecentralplaceinChristian people. Andfi nally,expositorypreaching erent expectationonthepartofGod’s It requiresandreinforcesasenseofrev- thority oftheBibleas WordofGod. Moreover, itstandsupontheveryau- Expository preachingisauthoritative. tics: authority ,reverenceandcentrality marked bythree distinctcharacteris- authentic expositorypreachingwillbe When itisdonerightlyandfaithfully, eEnlightenmentculturethatgave By R.AlbertMohlerJr. Expository Preaching of Authentic Th e Th ree ee dom. ,thoughithastaken characterized Marks ose who . even contemplate suchanendeavorwith- admitt edlyaudacious act.Nooneshould and applyingthatWord tolife.Th is an proclaiming thepowerofthatWord, 4:1), declaringthetruthofGod’s Word, “of themysteriesofGod”(1Corinthians God. Hestandsinthepulpitas asteward the preacherdarestospeakonbehalfof is anoteofauthority Inalltrueexpositorypreaching,there of God.” irresistible inwhathedeclaredonbehalf see medtobesomethingnew,extra,and bee ntheauthority ofthepreacher. Th great characteristicofallrevivalshas the mostinfl their message.FredCraddock,among with litt letosayandnoauthority the BibleasWord ofGodareleft have lostconfi denceintheauthority periods hasspokenwithauthority the ChristianChurchduringallsuch everything elsejustthisonefact:that or reawakening,demonstratesabove study ofthegreatperiodsrevival church history,andparticularlyany Marty nLloyd-Jones:“Anystudyof Contrastedtothisarethewordsof authority today’s preacher“asonewithout homiletic thought,famouslydescribes .” uential fi . Th gures inrecent atisbecause for . Th of

e ere God, manycongregations arecaughtina Lacking reverencefortheWord of true worship. Christ neartothecongregation. Th that thesermonbringsWord of teaching oftheBibleandunderstands strates reverenceforthepreaching and of God.Insodoing,thechurchdemon- is tohear,receive,andobeytheWord gregation’s roleinthepreachingevent preacher andthecongregation.Th does involveatleasttw oparties–the tion. Preachingisnotadialogue,butit reverence onthepartofcongrega- and eventuallycultivatesanatt Expositorypreachingbothrequires as theWord wasreadandpreached. act thatrevealstheirsenseofexpectancy book wasread,thepeoplestoodup,an Word ofGod(Nehemiah8).Whenthe strated aloveandreverenceforthe Ezra andtheotherpreachersdemon- Th a senseofreverenceamongGod’speople preachingcreates Authentic expository to beanswered. is notaprofessiontobejoinedbutcall of theScriptures.Th epreachingministry preach andintheunblemishedauthority out absoluteconfi denceinadivinecallto econgregationthatgathered before itude of e con- is is

PAGE 15 e He Is Not Silent: Preach- om Expository preaching must once again Expository preaching of the church and be central to the life In the central to Christian worship. be judged by end, the church will not of its music but its Lord for the quality for the faithfulness of its preaching. Th preacher will be judged for his preaching and the congregation will be judged for its hearing – and for the preaching it has demanded. Excerpted fr (Moody Press, ing in a Postmodern World 2008) by R. Albert Molher Jr. Used by permission. s- ded Martha in Luke n Mary and is nee at same reformation ee Expository preaching demands a very dif- a very demands preaching Expository I obey the Will set of questions. ferent my thinking How must of God? Word must I by Scripture? How be realigned obedient behavior to be fully change my to the Word? tablish the reading and preaching of the as the central act of Christian Word worship. Th in American evangelicalism today. 10, Luther reminded his congregation and students that Jesus Christ declared that “only one thing is necessary” – the (Luke 10:42 preaching of the Word NASB). Luther realized that the most ded was to ree important reform nee the Reformation, In the course of purpose was Martin Luther’s driving to its proper place to restore preaching to the incident in worship. Referring betw ippant or ippant tian worship tian It is worth noting again: Worship properly directed to the honor and glory its center in the read- nd of God will fi of God. ing and preaching of the Word Expository preaching cannot be assigned a supporting role in the act of worship. It must be central. fr antic quest for signifi cance in worship. in worship. cance for signifi antic quest fr asking leave worship services Christians out “Did you get anything each other, that?” a very preaching demands Expository Will I obey the set of questions. erent diff must my thinking of God? How Word How must I be realigned by Scripture? to be fully obedi- change my behavior ese questions reveal Th ent to the Word? and of God submission to the authority as His Word. reverence for the Bible must demon- Likewise, the preacher for God’s Word strate his own reverence and responsibly by dealing truthfully not be fl with the text. He must Expository must be at the preaching center of Chris casual, much less dismissive or disre- casual, much less dismissive be certain – no spectful. Of this we can congregation will revere the Bible more than the preacher does. PAGE 16 T THE HIGH STAKES OF DULLSERMONS The Devil Is aBoring Preacher: off eringsandfeast-days–just without ship commandedbyGod–sacrifi God’s peopletotheparticulars ofwor- so whenthereisnopeace.Hepoints angels ofBethlehemdo–except hedoes Evil Onepreachespeace–just likethe Th with thesnake’speculiarspinonit. Word she’dreceivedfr omherGod– Mass” andoccultsymbols,butwiththe the primevalwomannotwitha“Black SotheoldSerpentofEdencomesto to applyit,off eraninvitation. Word topeople,see kingtointerpretit, By Russell D. Moore roughouttheOldTestament, the onward, heisopeningupGod’s the thirdchapterofBible HE DEVILIS a preacher. From ces and the tempter–and histemptations–as what wouldbetrueofSatan.We thinkof Th Butthedevilisboring. tory –theyjustintentionallyavoid Jesus. the devil’smessagesarealways exposi- that havepartiallybiblicalfoundations – Jesus therein.Th eycometoconclusions texts, justmissingthepointofChrist Sadducee stoporeendlesslyoverbiblical ception leadsthescribes,Pharisee IntheNewTestament, thesatanicde- servants. godly discipleshiponthepartofGod’s – aboutthepropermotivesnee and mercy.SatanevenpreachestoGod the pree minentmandatesoflove,justice at see mslike exactlytheoppositeof ded for s and yawns. rants forarrest,buttheynever prompted provoked shoutsofhappinessor war- – buttheywereneverboring.Th the apostleswereoft enpoorlyreceived a signofgodliness.Aft erall,Jesusand Forsome,dullsermons arethemselves ity totheprinceofpowerthisair. the hearersmaycontinueintheircaptiv- the “desiresoffl esh”alone,sothat gage peoplewithpreaching.It’stoleave It’s boringbecausethegoalisn’ttoen- ages ofthechurcheversince–isboring. teaching intheScripture–and Butthat’snotatallthecase.False irresistible. darkly exciting,tantalizing,see mingly ey

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tra- eological e Southern e t Th t D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Martyn D. QUOTABLE serious a very is to me "This is something there matter; and dull with wrong radically can a How preachers. boring han- he is man be when dull themes? I would such dling is a preacher’ ‘dull a that say if terms; in he is contradiction He a preacher. he is not dull talk, and a pulpit in stand may not he is certainly but a preacher." – eology and senior vice president for academic adminis tion at Th Baptis www.russellmoore.com. Russell D. Moore is dean of the School of Th Seminary. He also a preaching serves as tor at Highview pas t Church, where he minis Baptis at the congregation’s Fegenbush location. e Kingdom of the author of Th Moore is read an Christ and Adopted for Life. To article, pleas expanded version of this

er of er om the om fr king nature nature king e devil doesn’t mind boring ser- preaching because it leaves his authority preaching because it unthreatened. over human rebellion Like Saul convincing himself that he had kept God’s command to destroy of the Amalekites (1 “all” the property Sam 15), or like David’s self-delusion in thinking that somehow his own adultery Sam 12), all of us are ed (2 was justifi prone to dodge the truth-see “…if you’re boring the people of people the you’re boring “…if God, someof Word with the God awry. gone seriously It thing has like you preach just may be that even and that you don’t the devil, know it.” abstrac- of biblical proclamation. Vague tions do not expose the conscience. It’s not enough then to say, “Husbands love your wives” (Eph 5:25); we must point out with concrete application what it looks like to love your wife. Beyond that, a sermonic information outline point by dump – with PowerPoint sub-point by sub-sub-point – can “safe- om Christ. A ly” distance your people fr sermon that simply collates and regurgi- tates what you’ve read in commentaries of God a matt can make the Word cognition not submission, making it easy for your people to disregard this Word just like they disregard the weight loss plan’s commercials on television or the ossing ad campaigns they see fl dentist’s chair. Th mons, so long as you allow him to preach being too. He doesn’t mind the Word heard so long as it’s the appetites that really enliven his people. And he doesn’t mind the Gospel going forward as long as God’s people hear his accusations of them. But if you grip people with the drama of the Gospel of Christ, if you jolt them ing the ancient newness of the into see a demonic of God, then you’ll have Word insurrection on your hands. preach verse-by-verse through You it with do well. But preach the text? You e demons, they vision and passion. Th preach also – and they're boring. ec- is red by red ened om human om e apostles e pically bore because e Bible, aft er all, captures e Bible, aft ORING ORING ’T BORING ’T BORING sin – and shopworn, recycled slogans are too familiar to threaten. Satan loves such Some preachers bore because they misunderstand the nature of human rebellion. Sermons ty they rest on abstractions at best, or on clichés and platitudes at worst. Abstract ideas can easily be distanced fr bore because Sometimes preachers the nature of they don’t understand Scripture. Th but also the aff not only the intellect, tions, the conscience and the imaginations, the conscience the canon includes sto- at’s why tion. Th and proverbs, ries and parables, poetry ers and visions. lett nd yourself translating a So if you fi Psalm into the structure of a Pauline epistle before you can preach it, you’re Scripture do its work in ing the not lett gripping the hearts of your people. And you don’t understand the meaning of the text – a meaning that’s about more than simply collected ideas. Not even the most straightforward, rigorously doctrinal passages of Scripture are singularly intellectual. Th speaks of are visual preachers. Paul gouging out eyes (Gal 4:15), giving his body over to be burned (1 Cor 13:3) and compares himself to a nursing mother ess 2:7), while James writes of a (1 Th 3:6) and fatt ame (Jas tongue afl hearts in a day of slaughter (Jas 5:5). Preachers who would rage against boredom can start by learning to listen to the literary power of the text. Th means, for one thing, learning to form moral imaginations that can be fi CONFRONTING THE DEVIL THE DEVIL CONFRONTING ISN’T B HEARING FROM CHRIST HEARING FROM ISN the text. For the sake of your congregation, limit your television, and stop surf- ing the Internet for hours on end. Read ction, some poetry, listen to some good fi stories being told – and thereby shape an imagination that recognizes literary and coherence. structure, beauty message people don’t like your If lost hostile to the Gospel, because they’re you’re company. But if you’re in good Word people of God with the boring the has gone seriously of God, something just like be that you preach awry. It may know that you don’t even the devil, and it. PAGE 18 ing ofChristwith acalltoturnfr John theBaptistheralded com- Testament. has preservedinthepagesof New prophets whosewordstheHoly Spirit Neitherwere thepreachersand the expectationofconversions. clear: Th eyweren’t aidtopreachwith afr ers’ particularmethods,onethingis tions ingeneraloraboutthosepreach- Whateveryoumaythinkaboutinvita- would bringtheinvitationtoanend. preacher’s furtivenodtothepianistthat through half-closedeyes,waitingforthe ber watchingthesevisitingrevivalists continued toplay.Asachild,Iremem- “one more,justonemore”asthepianist around,” thepreacherwouldcallfor every eyeclosed,andnoonelooking steam. Andso,with“everyheadbowed, the polyester-cladpreachersranoutof Am” inevitablyranoutofversesbefore wee klongrevivalservices,“JustasI way downtheaisle.Especiallyduring respond tothemessagebymakingtheir – atimeforthepeopleinpewsto I By Timothy PaulJones whostillspeaksthroughGod His Word. speaker orin the emotionsofthe listener butinthe faithfulness ofthe powerThe true of suchappealsisnotfound in the eloquenceofthe Conversions Preaching for was completewithoutaninvitation to knowJesusChrist,noservice N THECHURCHES where Ifi rst came om to themeltingmood’ wouldsobwithun- of thegreatpreacher,andmen ‘unused gations bemelteddownunderthe power “Again andagainwouldthevast congre- preached totroopsduringtheCivil War, eyewitness declaredthat,when Broadus with anexpectationofconversions. An ashamed toaimhisproclamations missionary Lott ieMoon–neversee Seminary andthepastorwhobaptized of Th eSouthernBaptistTh John A.Broadus–secondpresident openness topreachingforconversions. pulpits hashistoricallyrefl Proclamation fr God!” (2Cor5:20). on Christ’sbehalf:Bereconciledto his appealthroughus.We implore you are ambassadorsforChrist,Godmaking ans, theapostlePaul putitthisway:“We (Acts 2:38).Inalett ertotheCorinthi- Peter’s messageontheDayofPentecost Repentance wasanimperativeinSimon and believethegoodnews.”(Mark1:15). “Th ekingdomofGodisathand! Repent His proclamationtothepeoplewas, Galilee When JesusmadeHiswaybackto one wayoflifetoanother(Mark1:3-5). fr om thedesertoftemptation, om SouthernBaptist ected this eological med rationalization andjustifi PreachingGospel andPopularity students. sion ofChrist,”Broadusinstructedhis of theGospelterms,withpublicconfes- “Urge immediatedecis with histeachingsonrevivalpreaching: practices ofBroadusstoodincontinuity the World, ouronlySavior?” Inthis,the receive orthosewhorejecttheLightof class shallwebelong,tothosewho sermon byaskingpointedly,“To which continued init?”Broadusendedanother you experiencedthisnewlife?Have and thenimploredhishearers,“Have over sinandSatanonourbehalf” Christ “rosetriumphantoverdeathand the resurrection,Broadusdeclaredthat controllable emotion.”Inamessageon assumed tobethe inescapableresultof world wheretheway peopleareiswidely not theway hearersoughttobe–this,ina clare implicitlythattheway hearersareis Aft erall,tourge suchdecisionistode- terms” willneverbeparticularly popular. decision andacceptanceofthe Gospel possible lifesty le,callsfor“immediate In acultureintoxicatedwiththe ionandacceptance cation ofevery

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inclusivity ting sense of ee d for preaching – and not scene with con- rst, I watched the tant professor of ere may have bee sis Timothy Paul Jones is Timothy as leadership and church try at Southern minis Seminary. platitudes that I had prepared for the for the had prepared that I platitudes the sister I stepped aside, service. When and the microphone. Roughly stepped to fl slightest rhetorical without the saved how Jesus Christ had she shared their other members of her and how the same fate er likely suff family would turned fr as her sister unless they life. Sitt their present way of as God used this that casket, I watched the hearts woman’s words to transform of some of her hearers. fi At en, God began Th descending smugness. is woman, plainspoken to break me. Th was speak- and only recently converted, have pro- ing the truth that I should shameless confi claimed with clear and n called and trained dence. I, who had bee to preach the Gospel, had bartered that calling for a fl Th at moment represented far more than Th my recognition of the utt of theological liberalism. Th that I felt in that moment also marked the beginning of a journey back to bold- ness in my preaching. I can’t claim that n perfect ever since my preaching has bee that moment. I can say this, however: From that moment onward, my preaching has centered on the cross of Christ, and I have never hesitated to preach with the expectation of conversions. Th old-time evangelists leaned too hard on emotional appeals as we sang one more verse of “Just as I Am.” But this I know: It is equally dangerous to err in the other extreme. As long as there are persons who have yet to embrace the Gospel, there is a nee just any preaching. What is nee Gospel-centered preaching that boldly appeals to lost men and women to turn to e true power of such ap- Jesus Christ. Th peals is not found in the eloquence of the speaker or in the emotions of the listener but in the faithfulness of the God who still speaks through His Word. ont ciate at a me- les, and a few family er an opening hymn, I r bott r d. Aft d. Oddly enough, it was at a funeral members had clustered near the corners of the building, smoking something stronger than tobacco. Moments before the service, the sister of the deceased woman slipped into the chapel, bypassing the activities outside. She asked if she might share a few words er my message, with the mourners aft and I agree ded to present the well-polished procee lawn with bee morial service. When I arrived at the funeral home, I wasn’t certain whether I was at a memorial service or a rock ered the fr e family had litt concert. Th words.” What I wasn’t willing to admit at the time is that, because the Gospel c truths about includes assent to specifi preaching the Gospel c person, a specifi requires words. A Gospel without words is something less than the life-giving Gospel of Jesus Christ. at a Funeral What I Learned that I glimpsed the full folly of my false wisdom. A drug overdose had claimed a young woman’s life, and the funeral director asked me to offi irted with irted king preachers king n my pulpit and the proverbial ee social and biological inclinations. Pos- plummet even sibilities for popularity further when proclaimers of the Word introduce the inconvenient truth that explicit faith in Jesus represents the sole pathway for persons to become how they ought to be. Early in my ministry, there were a couple of years when I fl theological liberalism and found myself of the uncertain about the exclusivity Gospel. During those months, I looked back on the decision-see of my childhood with embarrassment and disdain. Convinced that I had grown d to call for conver- beyond the nee sions, I placed as many miles as possible betw sawdust trail. I soon realized that – without a passionate conviction that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is necessary and exclu- sive – preaching quickly degenerates into therapeutic moralisms, denuded of . I assuaged my con- power and authority science during those months by appeal- ing to an aphorism supposedly spoken by a popular medieval saint: “Preach the Gospel at all times; if necessary, use PAGE 20 order to ensurethatstudent costsare aslowpossible. Tuition isalways thelastbudgetcomponent calculatedin Southern Seminary. Southern Baptistentities,including tive Programthataredividedamong lions ofdollarsthroughtheCoopera- Southern Baptistchurchesgivemil- missions andministries.Eachyear cooperative mechanismforfunding Southern BaptistConvention’s Th Th eAnnualFund,CooperativeProgramgift s,theendowment andtuition. studentsenjoy alowertuitionbecauseofourfourincomestreams: Southern Seminary’s much atotherseminaries. His tuitionwouldbetwiceas eCooperativeProgramisthe – 1 translates into$1,000peryear. per year.An$84gift eachmonth Annual Fund,adonorcangive$500 By donating$42permonthtothe can impactthelivesofstudents. are thebestwayprospectivedonors budget, andgift stotheAnnualFund gift sgodirectlytotheschool’s gift sby iendsofSouthern. Th fr Th eAnnualFundismadeupof – 2 ese endowment annually. fr iendshelptogrowthe careful estateplanningbySouthern’s budget eachyear.Estategift 5 percentoftheendowmentfor ment fundsandusesapproximately estates. Th eseminaryinvestsendow- built primarilythroughgift Th eendowmentfundhasbee – 3 s fr s and om n PAGE 21 n ed er his conversion Cox joined By the time 1972 arrived, Cox had visited multiple churches and even bee at all changed as he his life to Christ. Th sat in the bar at noon. When he sensed God calling him to salvation, he got up and drove home. s there in my house “I got on my knee and just asked God to change my life and forgive my sins and make me a new creature,” he said. aft Soon First Southern Baptist Church of Del , Okla. Over the years, Joe and City Dorothy Cox and their family increased their levels of Christian commitment and eventually were introduced to Southern Seminary. “Anybody that would be exposed to the atmosphere and all of the godly people up there and the way things are conducted would just want to share and give to Southern,” he said. baptized three times. Yet he had never times. baptized three repented of his sins and truly committ -six nager. irty

have n that e people that I’ve see oe Cox sat in an Oklahoma bar, gazing in the mirror when ection at his refl Meet Joe the donor. n serving on the Foundation Board Joe Cox has bee on the Founda- since October 2005. Prior to serving . He and his wife tion Board he served as a Trustee and and Tony Dorothy have 3 children, Kent, Kirk they have many, many grandchildren. J years later he continues to grow in his Christian commitment and expresses that commitment by giving to Southern Seminary. “Th gone through the school there show that they’ve just turned out some remarkable, godly people that have a passion to bring the truth back out without distorting it,” Cox said of Southern. Cox’s journey to Christ began when ending church as a tee he quit att er graduating high school Cox Soon aft developed a drinking problem and fell into a life of sin despite being married and having a young son. God spoke to his heart. and in a life of alcoholism Trapped sin, Cox felt the Lord tell him that he either had to live for Christ or risk losing his life. Cox chose Christ. Th

Convention. Baptist the Southern individuals of churches and support of the to the faithful to the faithful tions thanks tions thanks gelical institu- other evan- lower than at lower than consistently consistently Southern is Southern Tuition at at Tuition PAGE 22 By Jeff the Big Apple Big Impacton Southern StudentAaronCoeMakinga Robinson PAGE 23 then, it was kind of like Disney World to me. of like Disney World then, it was kind of the it on TV all you see go on vacation, You person really lives there. But time, but no real a major human face on it, and 9/11 kind of put these are real people and this I was like, man, is a big deal. and I, our hearts started being “For my wife but it wasn’t some- York, turned toward New the capabili- thing that we even felt like we had were just We ties of responding to in any way. that were going kind of sensitive to the realities on there.” eld When the towers of Manhatt an’s World Trade World an’s of Manhatt When the towers to the ground as a result Center crumbled acks on Sept. 11, 2001, Aaron of terrorist att for ections began to rise aff Coe’s ministerial York. New of the city Baptist who had grown A lifelong Southern culture, Coe no longer up in Southern church as the intimidating, larger-than- saw New York ps, but as a mission fi that never slee life city where God’s glory should be made known. where God’s glory should be made York as a New rst time I saw “For the fi he said. “Before place where real people lived,” PAGE 24 BACK ITUP WITH BIBLICAL EVIDENCE.” EXPLAIN CAREFULLY EVERYTHING YOU SAY AND BUT IT’SNOT THAT WAY THERE … YOU’VE GOT TO OF NODS AND AMENS OUTOF YOUR PREACHING, “HERE INLOUISVILLE, YOU EXPECT TO GET A LOT C million peoplewheremaster’sdegree down easilyinManhatt an,acity Christianterminologydoesnotgo of1.7 defi evangelical lexiconwithoutsubstantively to tossaroundwordscommonthe for Coe.NolongerisitpossibleCoe a proclamationalparadigmadjustment New York, hasrequiredsomethingof ticularly intheüber-transientcultureof MinisteringoutsidetheSouth,par- spread thefameofGod.” core ofwhowearesee artist famous.AndIreallybelieveatthe on displayandintheprocess,makes gallery does,itputsgreatworksofart And whenyouthinkaboutwhatanart “Th Coe said. ness ofGodandforthegloryGod,” as believersareondisplayforthegreat- the coreofourtheologicalbeliefthatwe “Th theological signifi to communicateamessagewithdee vast Manhatt anartscommunity ,butalso intending tograbtheatt entionofthe a titlewithdoublemeaning,partly gation isnamed“Th eGalleryChurch,” Sunday evenings.Fitt ingly,thecongre- public schoolandinanartgalleryon on SundaymorningsataManhatt more than180inatt endanceandmee Coe’s apartment.Today, thechurchhas people mee tinginthelivingroomof Th church inManhatt an. position andansweredacalltoplant York emphasis.In2006heresignedhis of theorganization’sNewHope Board inManhatt anin2003aspart work fortheNorthAmericanMission ning them. econgregationbeganwitheight at’swhatourpurposeinlife is. e reality a Louisvillenative,wentto Th eologicalSeminaryand dent atTh eSouthernBaptist oe, amasterofdivinity ofthenamereallygoesto cance. king to stu- an per s ts Manhatt evangelical congregationsthatexistin Th eGalleryisoneofahandful the evangelicalpresenceisubiquitous, scrapers. UnliketheBibleBelt,where and doctoratesareascommonsky Population 8,274,527 QUICKFACTS:NEW YORK CITY an. - biblical evidence. everything yousayandbackitupwith he said.“You’ve gottoexplain carefully preaching, butit’snotthatwaythere,” get alotofnodsandamensoutyour “HereinLouisville,youexpectto Over 15yearsofageandnevermarried 38 percent PAGE 25

n e d s who s ey endee cult spiritual atmo- spiritual cult it www.sbts.edu/resources. it e vis e married for more than 10 years. Th thearts at White- were high school swee Louisville and now have eld Academy in fi o. Coe said a son, Ezra James, who is tw he and his family are learning that while is a diffi New York sphere, God is building His church there in ways that may not be obvious to the broader culture. don’t have are learning that you “We to be at a church of 20,000 people to on the culture,” Coe uence have an infl just got to be there and said. “You’ve be faithfully teaching and preaching the ing involved in people’s Gospel and gett lives to show them the love of Christ.” For a video interview with Aaron Coe, pleas member of New York Mayor Michael member of New York for Bloomberg and a director News. FOX Coe and his wife Carmen have bee has helped Th AIDS/HIV activism up the hard Gallery to begin to break so that the see soil that is New York planted, Coe said. of the Gospel may be several att e church claims Th culture in work in venues that shape and beyond, including a staff New York en empha- en on the culture” uence “We are learning that you that are learning “We of at a church have to be don’t in- have an people to 20,000 fl e Gallery’s Gallery’s e $20 Average price of lunch Th involve- AIDS/HIV the ment has caught famous eye of both and well- politicians known evangelicals; was last year, Coe invited to speak at a nationally noted at Rick War- conference on AIDS/HIV In Southern ren’s Saddleback Church. and wife Warren California he met with pastors to gain Kay and was one of four Senator New York an audience with then the Clinton. Clinton was Hillary Rodham ont-runner for the Democrat- presumed fr at that time. ic nomination for president pastors told Clinton When one of the that evangelicals have oft sized the good of the soul while perhaps ds such as the neglecting physical nee AIDS/HIV epidemic, Coe said Clinton’s reply surprised him a bit. be true, but that may “She said, ‘Well, in my own denomination the opposite we’ve cared more about n true; has bee neglected the soul,’” Coe and the society ere’s probably not an said. “I thought, ‘Th evangelical person on this campus that would imagine she would say something like that’.” e er a er at’s terrible. I don’t om the deadly virus.

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curve for learning n a real an event in which Uprising,” where you that. I don’t know with e church has sought to make its 385 years was Since NYC church assembled more than 200 work- ers who performed various acts of service, an including a cleanup day at Bronx Park, outreach to local artists and AIDS/HIV testing through 21 area clinics. Clinics performed an astounding 800 tests. Last spring, Th church members rearranged their personal schedules – many taking a full day for several days. Th – to serve the city off got that.’ And they weren’t being mean; they weren’t being got that.’ And was my explanation they just thought bring well-reasoned got to weak. You’ve teach in New York.” arguments when you Th small – no voice heard in the community awash in competing cultural task in a city in such messages – through involvement testing. In some activities as AIDS/HIV neighborhoods AIDS/HIV New York e Gallery has worked is pandemic, so Th sponsor several with a local clinic to For example, AIDS/HIV testing events. focused on the in one event, the church , where one in four Chelsea community gay men suff “City message and say, ‘Th message and agree me. I’ve had guys come up to me aft guys come up to me me. I’ve had “It’s bee “It’s PAGE 26 P (Song ofSolomon1:6) but myownvineyard Ihavenotkept.” “Th eymademe perofthevineyards, kee something wrong. like theyare,thenIamdoing perfect planandwillforourlives. IfIfee competition orcontradictoryto God’s presents, familyandministryare notin the challengemaintainingthat balance to family.Th oughIwouldneverdeny PASTORAL MARGINS church andhome,betw astors oft ministry toothersand en fee ﬁnding balanceinministryandlife ltornbetw ee n ee n l tension betw tee sthatministers willalwaysfee Th reason wedon’tsuccee dathome. claim alackofanythosethingsasthe God’s will.Th atmeansthatwecannever sources andopportunitieswenee dtodo (2 Pet 1:3).We haveallthetime,re- everything wenee dforlifeandgodliness His Word istrue,thenHehas givenus Goddoesn’tissuecompetingcalls.If rip apartattheseams. such tensionandensurethatlife doesn’t few keyprinciplescandrastically reduce oughthecomplexity oflifeguaran- by HershaelYork ee nministry andfamily,a l some heart forGodtotheirownchildren. members whileneglectingtoimpart a preparing sermonsandlessonsfor church family life.Too manypastorsspendtime His Word thatpermeateseverypartof to see anevidentlovefortheLordand must relatetotheWord. Th echildnee devotions. Itmeansthateveryfacetoflife Word ofGodgoesfarbeyond regular God’s Word. Instructingthe childinthe Th the heartofhischildtoloveLord. Th Make theWord ofGodCentral e child’s life must be saturated with echild’slifemustbesaturated with e primary task of a parent is to train eprimarytaskofaparent istotrain ds ds PAGE 27 . for everything. A pastor can overindulge his church as surely as he can overin- an e key is to set dulge his children. Th example of faithfulness, discipline and integrity Because of my schedule, I did not end all of the ball games, school att events or performances of my children. about an would have an honest talk We event’s level of importance. If one of my to is is important sons said to me, “Th me. I want you there,” then I would do everything possible to make it happen. By the same token, I sometimes had to explain that because of a previous com- ing it ing pass. He must choose to be present for Rogers er. Adrian the events that matt e pastor who is always used to say, “Th available is seldom worth anything when he is.” Whether dealing with his church or his family, no minister can be there of the Holy Spirit nor what Christ has done on your behalf. If pastors would re- ect the joy of the Lord in their ministry, fl marriage and home, people around them would be delightfully drawn to the Lord. Invest It Time, Don’t Just Spend Your A minister has to learn to invest his time wisely rather than merely lett “If God has called him to shepherd both a “If God has called then God is most glori- family and a church, comple- when he sees that these ministries ed ﬁ than compete.” ment each other rather Be Fun to Live With uit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22). If Joy is a fr makes you dreary and your Christianity dull, you don’t understand the ministry In the same way, my primary task as a pastor is to teach my people how to Word of God so that they d on the fee Him through worship and can glorify witness, obedience and devotion. If I my home central in both make the Word and my church, then those purposes will never be at odds. My intentions in my home and in my church will coincide and overlap in wonderful ways. PAGE 28 contradictory toGod’sperfectplanandwillforourlives.” contradictory balance presents,familyandminis arenotincompetitionor try “Th oughIwouldneverdenythechallenge thatmaintaining was ontheirhearts. to liveagodlylifeorjustlistenwhat teach themhowtocareforpeople, ments. Iusedthoseopportunitiesto and hospitals,topreachingengage- to takeoneofmysonsonvisitshomes you.” Followinghisadvice,Ialwaystried “Wherever yougo,takesomeonewith A fr Include Your FamilyinMinistryTasks WMU dinner. my familyaremoreimportantthanthe my churchtoknowthatsomenee cer games.Butinthesameway,Iwant nee dsaremoresignifi cantthantheirsoc- everything elserevolves.Somecrisesand the centerofuniversearoundwhich want themtoeverthinkthattheyare a priority theyaretome,butIdonot I wantmychildrentoknowhowhigh at othertimes,Ihadtomisssomeevents. easier formyfamilytounderstandwhen, Th could notbreakmyword. mitment Ihadmade,tobeaway. atkindofcommitmentmadeit iend ofmineusedtotellme, ds in vis For thelongerversionofthis article,pleas other ratherthancompete. that theseministriescomplementeach then Godismostglorifi edwhenhesee to shepherdbothafamilyandchurch, and family.ButifGodhascalledaman balancing churchandhome,ministry mula forsuccess,thefailsaferecipe Nopastorcanfi ndtheperfect for- Ministry andFamilyFitTogether vate trust,camaraderieandcompetency. fr temptation orsimplytogrowdistant team. 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t PAGE 29 ow forward ow agmentation of agmentation d. ered at Southern Semi- s off s es the family. Both banks are pifi try degree try utilizes various trained pastoral positions utilizes various trained with age-graded and does not do away ministry.” emphasis on family Stinson said an valuable in view ministry is particularly the family in much of the breakdown of culture. of the contemporary next generation of “As we train the members, we believe associate staff in family minis- more in depth training in a culture try is going to be required fr that is pressing for the want to train the family,” he said. “We people to bring the family together.” Jones said parents and local church leaders working together will provide children with the focused, biblical up- bringing they nee envision the family-equipping “To model in action, imagine a river,” he e river represents children’s said. “Th growth and development. One riverbank and the other river- es the church, signifi bank ty necessary for the river to fl with focus and power. Unless both riverbanks support the child’s development, you are likely to end up with the destructive power of a deluge instead of the constructive possibilities of a river.” . hall om the Family-Integrat- By Garrett E. Wis E. By Garrett ers fr ers it www.sbts.edu/family. it does away with e FIC essentially nary, vis For more information on the various family minis For more information on the various ed Church Model (FIC) that has become ed Church Model (FIC) that has become popular in some circles. “Th youth pastors and age-graded ministry,” e Family Equipping Ministry he said. “Th Model, while advocating a restructuring of the various ministries of the church, Jones said the most crucial element is the Jones said the most crucial responsibility emphasis on parental one recent survey, 85 “According to ed that they percent of parents admitt their children’s were responsible for said, “yet, with few spiritual growth,” he had no plans exceptions, these parents training and for their children’s spiritual or account- had experienced no training in their churches for such a task.” ability local church leaders Jones said that parents about must prioritize teaching to train their children. their responsibility “Many parents aren’t actively rebel- ling against God’s expectation – they’ve n informed of their re- simply never bee e church has a said. “Th ,” he sponsibility train parents, especially to responsibility fathers, to plan and to engage in an active and intentional discipleship process with their children.” Stinson said the local church tested and theologically grounded new approach diff for Family Ministry for Family n n in n ee nition of nition Southern Announces New Training Model SouthernNew Training Announces nition appears in Jones’

HE School of Leadership and HE School of Leadership Church Ministry at Southern a family Seminary has introduced in family ministry as well a master Ministry e Family Equipping

is defi is Leadership, under Stin- e School of e Family Equipping Ministry Model family ministry, developed by Timothy Jones, assistant professor of leader- Paul ship and church ministry at Southern: the process of intentionally and persis- tently realigning a congregation’s proclamation and practices so that parents – and especially fathers – are acknowl- edged, trained and held accountable as the persons primarily responsible for the discipleship of their children. Th on Fam- forthcoming book “Perspectives ily Ministry” (B&H Academic, 2009). son’s leadership, developed an informal coalition with Family Life Ministries, led by Dennis Rainey, and several local churches to create the new family ministry model. Th operates with the following defi family ministry is presently in development. Th of divinity with that emphasis. Students with of divinity may also apply for a doctor of philosophy in family or doctor of ministry degree ministry. A doctor of ministry degree the home and the church where the s and equips the members church oversee of their church, in particular parents, to disciple their children.” ers a master of arts Southern now off degree ministry model that centers on equipping ministry model that centers their children. parents to biblically train associate pastors, Designed for future the Family the new approach, called ad- ks to see Equipping Ministry Model, ministry of many dress a weakness in the Stinson, dean local churches, said Randy of the School of Leadership. “One of our main concerns has bee that over the last 20 years the disciple- nagers has not ship of children and tee ective as it should be,” he n as eff bee said. “One of the reasons that is true is because parents have either not bee n held accountable, or trained, not bee both, to being the primary disciple-mak- ers of their children. “Th Model espouses a partnership betw T PAGE 30 By JimmyScroggins Pastor for aNew Life Lessons ultimately provemoreproductive. larly atthebeginningofyourtenure, will ership. Butalearner'sposture,particu- acumen andaptitudeforallthings lead- expertise infi cal scholarship,theologicalknowledge, “mini-demonstrations” oftheirbibli- may betemptedtoconstantlyputon Newpastors(especiallyyoungones) listen morethanyouthinkshould. Talk lessthanyouthink should, any changesyounee dtomake. ship capitalandacceleratethepaceof will allowyoutoamassimportantleader- building atthebeginningofyourtenure ways toconnect.Afl urryofrelationship key constituenciesinhomesaregreat morning breakfastsandmee know theirnewpastor–letthem!Early people. Churchpeoplewanttoget in achurchisrelationshipswithyour Th Invest heavilyinnewrelationships. pastors likeme. that Ioff erasetof“lifelessons”fornew is fr omthisexperienceasanewpastor church wherethebuckactuallystops.It headguy–the fibeing THE nalplaceina is defi nitelysomethingdiff I waswellpreparedforthejob.Butthere position asseniorpastor,Ibelievedthat much. WhenIacceptedmycurrent of leadership,fr omwhomIlearned Moore –astremendous,godlyexamples Ezell, R.AlbertMohlerJr.andRussellD. that IservedwithinLouisville–Kevin on aregularbasis.Iregardtheleaders a largestaff andpreachingteaching was usedtomanagingbudgets,leading ate institutionofSouthernSeminary.I dean ofBoyceCollege,theundergradu- view BaptistChurchinLouisville,andas had servedasateachingpastoratHigh- Beach, Fla.Priortothisassignment,I S family andyoun husband andafa Preaching is elifebloodofsuccessfulleadership First BaptistChurchofWest Palm privilege ofbeingthepastorat INCE JULY, I nancial matt

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. ey can ey nancial integrity nancial Jimmy Scroggins is the senior pas tor at the the senior pas Jimmy Scroggins is West Palm Beach, t Church of First Baptis as the dean , he served Fla. Prior to this e Southern Baptis of Boyce College at Th Th eological Seminary (2004-2008) and Th tor at Highview Baptis the teaching pas Church in Louis ville, Ky. (1997-2008). Church in Louis M.Div. and Scroggins received both his om Southern where he currently Ph.D. fr a member of the Alumni Council. serves as tin, have fi wife, Kris Scroggins and his sons, James, Daniel, Jeremiah, Isaac o daughters, Anna Kate and Stephen, tw and Mary Claire, and are expecting their eighth child in April 2009. Be BALANCED in your approach. BALANCED in Be but you must Preaching is important, husband and a remember you are a nee are a pastor. You father. You the d to take you nee love your family and Over time, you time to love your people. leaders that will will be able to develop take some of the day-to-day administra- tive, and even pastoral care, responsibili- shoulders. But for now of your ties off those things are probably all on you. other responsibilities by om Don’t run fr retreating to your study. ention to personal serious att Pay and accountability integrity sexual and fi Your are absolutely critical to your leadership platform. Don’t be alone with a woman you are not related to (your wife, your private mom, your daughter, etc.). Avoid communication with women, including email, text, phone and Facebook. Get appropriate protection and accountabil- Don’t personally for your computer. ity handle money. Above all – tell your church people the truth. Th handle it. d demands on a new ere are many Carve out the time and the physical space for sermon preparation so that you can skillfully Word to your people. d the fee Don't ‘go negative’ on Don't ‘go negative’ on previous leadership. you have to bash l like will fee You to point out the earlier decisions in order don’t d to change the status quo. But nee in the arena” at the forget that the “man best he knew to time probably did the do. And hindsight really is 20/20. ention to your study. Be sure to pay att Th family is in the midst of pastor. Your transition, your new church members ention, and there are impor- d your att nee tant connections to be made in the com- cannot lead well if you . But you munity do not preach powerfully. Carve out the time and the physical space for sermon preparation so that you can skillfully fee to your people. What good is the Word and vision for the listening, credibility future if you can’t deliver in the pulpit? ds

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o ee PAGE 32 Baptist ChurchFegenbushcampus Adminis tration;DeanoftheSchool Preaching pastoroftheHighview Senior Vice PresidentforAcademic RUSSELL D. MOORE of Th eology P Proclamation; Victor andLouis Pastor ofBuckRun BaptistChurch, Professor ofChris Associate DeanofMinis HERSHAEL YORK ulpit Frankfort, K tian Preaching ROFS y. try try and in the e Lester Pastor ofEvanston BaptistChurch, Professor ofChris MARK COPPENGER Evanston, Ill. tian Apologetics PAGE 33

e faculty e r teaching teaching r Baptist Church Professor of New BILL COOK Testament Interpretation Testament Senior pastor of Ninth & O try y. eology tian Th tian also models local church commitment and involvement and involvement local church commitment also models own lives. example of their through the member of at Southern is an active Every professor in voluntee and many serve a local church, Several members of the faculty or discipling capacities. pastoral roles at local churches in assume vocational in addition to their responsibilities at the Louisville area is a list of some of these men e following Southern. Th as an kly to pass on the Gospel and serve who labor wee student body. example to Southern’s tion on how theology, church history and practical min- practical and history church how theology, tion on local church. Th play out in the isterial issues TROY TEMPLE TROY tant Professor of Leadership and Assis Church Minis Lead pastor of the Highview Baptist Church Southern Indiana campus Elizabethtown, K CHAD BRAND Professor of Chris Pastor of Northside Baptist Church, of Northside Pastor on encourages service to the local at Southern

Baptist Church S SOUTHERN SEMINARY see ks to pass on the to pass ks see SEMINARY S SOUTHERN down by its and vision handed truth, legacy is an integral local church involvement forebears,

Testament Interpretation Testament TOM SCHREINER TOM Harris on Professor of New Harris Preaching pastor of Clift e faculty e Associate Dean of Scripture and Interpretation; James Buchanan

church through classroom teaching, integrating instruc- church through classroom A part of this mission. Th e administration of Southern rec- of Southern e administration mission. Th part of this genera- to equip the next the school exists ognizes that for all the truth once ministers to defend tion of Gospel e administration believes that Th delivered to the saints. truth is defended and passed on the primary place such across the country and around is in local churches the world. Th PAGE 34 Wee the fullandfi are manypartsthatgointoarrivingat solving amathematicalequation:there Word. Preparingtopreach ismuchlike us wellinourcallingtoexplicateGod’s in preachingtotakethewhole,serves casion toriseabovetheplethoraofparts picture. Soitiswithpreaching:theoc- nology andthinkdee plyaboutthebig mundane, disconnectfr ommoderntech- bee nanopportunity toriseabovethe of theplanet.Formefl yinghasalways magical aboutgett inganaerialview endless traffi clights,thereissomething road-raged individualsandenduring Angeles staringatbumpers,watching staggering! Aft er10yearsinLos st T the expositoryequation: entire planinthepreachingexperience, preaching, wediscoverthevista ofGod’s From 32,000fee taboveexpository the bigpictureofwhatGodexpects. of afaithfulpreacher,whileforgett at theindividualnumbersinequation ag gering! Aft er10yearsinLos le k aft s staring atbumpers,watching d er wee i nd nal answer. at 32,000fee frfr omajetliner vi vistas HE at 32,000fee ividuals andendurin om ajetliner stas gh kitistemptingtolook ts

, there issomething an a t are t are erial view h as always th ing g e h careful exegesis enablement, deploy to trustindivine preachers expects Go careful exegesis enablement, deploy to trustindivine preachers expects God quires inbeinga Gospelpreacher our understandingofallthatGod re- church. From32,000fee tletusrekindle eff ectivepreaching ministryinthelocal and living,thusyieldingthefr uitofan if notalifetime,ofdisciplinedstudy Th the anvilofGod’sWord. people whoselivesarebeingshapedon not mereinformation,butatransformed lives. Th eendgameofourpreachingis the texttalk,resultingintransformed Th preaching. parts is transformationalexpositional pas godliness andextolHis creative exposition,demonstrate ea sionate edifi d issimpleequationcaptureshours, epreacher’ssacredcallingistolet ti ve exposition,demonstrate s s an di d extolHis fi , cr , craft cation. Th ca tion. Th esumofallt aft t io

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is er wee er tration. k aft k Dan Dumas the senior vice president for institutional adminis always God’s ideal to have the preacher always God’s ideal to even before practice what he preaches Our lives nee he preaches the message. message. Godly to be exemplary to our people with a example provides the the esh and bones illustration of what fl life. All the text looks like in everyday that the power to while we are reminded transform lives through clear exposition is a work of the Spirit of God and the in himself preacher possesses no ability to change people. God’s desire is for us to validate the message by our example. Finally, standing fl delivering a running commentary to your people falls short of God’s ideal for text- driven preaching. Preaching is far more than a data dump of a minister’s entire discovery. Delivery does matt hard at the proclamation is crucial. Th is the vortex in the preaching experience where everything comes together to provide natural, passionate edifi passion is born out of knowing the mind of God on the subject, being thoroughly prepared, convincing in our content, precisely applied, contagious in our example and captivating in our delivery, all of which must be superintended by the Spirit’s work. at work in the Observing the Word life of people is the preacher’s reward wee the Scriptures. I challenge you to continue to do the math, ensuring all of the expository equation is deployed in your preaching.

e o om k we k o cen- o wee spend half of our study e bott e rst century rst line: each time in the fi Th ndings (1 ndings (the science) and half in the ling exposition. 21st century (the art). Bridging clear and compel- these tw turies is the art of en; here, we apply 9:8), resulting in a expository preaching – understanding the text and making it un- the text means (Neh derstandable is of prime dence his fi importance to the man who and application about what would be a faithful expositor. In addition to working hard en forgott en at the task of faithful exposition, p confi p fl ow, illustrations, commentary ow, illustrations, fl a preacher’s life must back up his message. One could argue that God has bee n preparing the preacher God has bee color, structure, correlation, transition, ture. If we don’t have the meaning of ture. If we don’t have claim to be accu- Scripture, we cannot Word. rately handling God’s the meaning Once we understand not think the hard of the text, we must point. Sadly, work is complete at this short, content with many preachers stop thought to the art mere facts without any ere are tw of expository preaching. Th sides to our study: the science of herme- to craft neutics, and the use of creativity a cogent and compelling exposition. Th latt er is oft latt “Our sacred calling is to let the text talk, re- talk, the text is to let calling sacred “Our The end game lives. in transformed sulting information, is not mere preaching of our lives are people whose but a transformed Word.” on the anvil of God’s being shaped during his entire life as a believer, and n preparing himself the preacher has bee to stand before the people to proclaim with dee Tim 4:16). If our hearts and minds are not right, then our sermons will not be right. In the expositional equation it is k Scrip- meaning of d enable- d to garner the logical method historical and theo- spouse. Wee om our k we deploy careful with a literal, grammatical- er fr er exegesis by approaching a text exegesis by approaching er wee er aft or a love lett God’s Word and where we end in faithful end in faithful where we and Word God’s Not only do we nee preaching. ment to see , but we also nee d the Spirit’s d the Spirit’s nee , but we also ment to see unction to boldly proclaim supernatural of God. the Word in crack open the Scriptures As we trans- languages and both its original the science of lation, we must apply the meaning of hermeneutics to derive is method of interpre- the Scriptures. Th the preacher; we tation is not novel to to all apply the science of interpretation reading USA Today of life whether we are January June • Commissioned art unveiled • June 23–24: Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting • Convocation – luncheon and remarks following • June 24: Dedication of new Sesquicentennial Pavilion February • June 24: Campus Open House • New Southern Seminary website launch • June 24–25: Kerygma Conference - • February 18–19: Conference: Southern Seminary A Conference on Expository Preaching and the History of American Christianity • SBTS Day designated by City of Louisville

arch M• March 3–5: Mullins Lectures with ep ember S• Septembert 11: Sesquicentennial Dr. Hughes O. Old Campus-Wide Celebration

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• April 21: Sesquicentennial Pavilion ribbon cutting October • Heritage Week ceremony / Time capsule placed • Final service of Heritage Week concludes 150th celebration From the beginning, he believed in the power of the Word.

He believed that the hope for dying men was to hear the Word, and he believed that preachers of the Word could be better prepared. With these convictions James P. Boyce led Southern Baptists to open an institution to prepare ministers of the Gospel.

Boyce and the other founders opened Th e Southern Baptist Th eological Seminary in October of 1859. It was an untimely beginning. Th ey overcame that initial struggle, but other tests in other generations have demanded fresh resolve to preserve and to advance what they began. Th e mission of the seminary has grown and ultimately prospered through the unfolding years. Th e successes and the struggles cause us all the more to celebrate what God has done through this institution and to commit ourselves to the vision of the founders, to the truth of Christ’s church and to preserving this legacy for future generations. PAGE 38 the goodtimesandbad.” passionate for Himin recommit ourselvestobe us, weneedtoalways you? IfHemattersto “Does Godmatterto March 25,2008. States ArmyChiefofChaplains, —Maj. Gen.DouglasCarver,United sends usoutas was .Hesaidof ownHis dis ciplesthatHe dangerous. Chris tHimselftoldusthatit Oct. 21,2008. —International MissionBoardPresidentJerryRankin, than wehaveinmyentirelifetime.” the GreatCommissionin21stcentury “We haveseenmoreadvanceinfulﬁ —Southern SeminaryPresidentR.AlbertMohlerJr.,Aug.21,2008. “Chris The following are quotes from in2008. chapelservices the pulpitofSouthernSeminary Said atSouthern tian dis cipleship is inherently To lis tentosermons chapelpleas omSouthern Seminary's fr shee pamongwolves.” Sept. 30,2008. Church, Nashville,Tenn., —Ray OrtlundJr.,pastor,Immanuel beyond ourselves. Gospel fr omapowerfar that wearepreachingthe power. We mustrealize not consis tintalk,but “Th ekingdomofGoddoes lling Oct. 16,2008. —Southern BaptistConventionPresidentJohnnyHunt, for themlike forthem.” Godisconcerned ple, wewillneverbepassionatelyconcerned “If wedon’t seepeoplethewayGodseespeo- e vis it www.sbts.edu/resources. Sept. 4,2008. at BrookHills,Birmingham,Ala., —David Platt ,leadpastor,Th “IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE BAD THEOLOGY.” COMMISSION,HAVE THEN WE ACCOMPLISHGREAT THE DON’T LIVE URGENTLY TO URGENT MISSIOLOGY. IF WE GOSPEL THEOLOGY WITHOUT Aug. 26,2008. tist Church,Jacksonville,Fla., —Jerry Vines,retiredpastor,FirstBap- be movedbythecross.” cross. Don’teverfail to “Don’t evergetoverthe e Church PAGE 39 try our brand new website! it us online to see JESSE T. ATKINSON JESSE T. J.M. Frost Assis tant Professor of J.M. Frost Assis Leadership and Church Minis Vis try HAL PETTEGREW Gaines S. Dobbins Professor of Leadership and Church Minis at egrew president last fall. th At Southern, you don't just read great books, you are taught byAt Southern, you don't just the authors. Robinson eological Seminary. eological Mohler also During convocation, into endowed o professors installed tw as the J.M. Atkinson chairs: Jesse T. Frost Assistant Professor of Leadership and Church Ministry and Hal Pett as the Gaines S. Dobbins Professor of Leadership and Church Ministry. the administration McClellan will join Whitlock, who took of- of David Wesley 15 OBU’s ce as fi Mark McClellan, professor of Christian Mark McClellan, professor Missions at Boyce College, eology and Th n named dean of the faculty has bee , R. Albert Oklahoma Baptist University during spring con- Mohler Jr. announced e Southern Baptist vocation Feb. 3 at Th Th By Jeff McClellan Taking Dean’s Dean’s Taking McClellan In- at OBU; Two Position to Endowed Chairs stalled PAGEPAGAGGEE4 4040 Louisville, Kentucky 40280 Louisville, Road 2825 Lexington Th eSouthern Baptist Th eological eological Seminary Wednesday Open House Th Tours ofthe campus andschools will beavailable. ere will ere berefr Sesquicentennial Pavilion at dedication 2pm Theological Seminary Theological Southern Baptist a welcome videoandmuch more! eshments audio tours, onthe quad, 2-5 pm the , June 24,2009 Nonprofi t Org US Postage PAID L&D