Pastoral Training for Geneva’s Exiles

Protestantism like Geneva became launching pads from which the gospel, recovered during the Reformation, went forth to Europe and beyond. In large part, they did so by ministering to exiles and refugees, especially by training them for gospel ministry.

Lessons Learned from Reading Calvin’s Institutes

Calvin had a vast knowledge of Scripture. Not only was Scripture the most important source in the Institutes, cited far more frequently than any other, but the range of his citations was astonishing.

Praying for All Nations: The Reformation and the Psalms

How we understand the church’s missionary past has everything to do with how we will proclaim Christ to the nations right now.

Laying the Foundation… Twice

Where do we begin in our theology? The answer may seem obvious: We begin with God. Theology, after all, is talking about God; that’s literally what the word means. But things get a little more complicated when we get around to developing a formal theological system.