Lectures

From London Seminary & the Pastors' Academy

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Episodes

Reformed Doctrine of Concupiscence 2024-02-08
This lecture is an excerpt from Matthew Mason's Pastors' Academy study day on the doctrine of concupiscence. The study day covers historical and…
Hope: Now and Forever - Vision 2023-11-24
This is the second of two talks given by our Assistant Director, Matthew Mason, at Emmanuel Church, North London , at their 2023 Raising…
Hope: Now and Forever - Devastation 2023-11-22
This is the first of two talks given by our Assistant Director, Matthew Mason, at Emmanuel Church, North London , at their 2023 Raising Expectations…
London Seminary 2023 Thanksgiving Service Address 2023-07-12
Jonny Gibson, Professor of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary, spoke from 1 Timothy 4, emphasising particularly the need for…
Interview with Neil Martin about his book, Galatians Reconsidered 2022-12-13
Garry Williams the director of Pastors' Academy sits down with Neil Martin to discuss his new book Galatians Reconsidered: Jews, Gentiles, and…
Telling a Better Story About Human Sexuality Part 2 - Matthew Mason 2022-11-15
The second of two lectures for the South West Gospel Partnership by our Tutor in Ethics, Matthew Mason. This lecture explains some of the central…
Telling a Better Story About Human Sexuality Part 1 - Matthew Mason 2022-11-08
The first of two lectures for the South West Gospel Partnership by our Tutor in Ethics, Matthew Mason. This lecture looks at the chaos and damage of…
Why Go to Church? - Matthew Mason 2022-11-02
A lecture given by Matthew Mason for some churches in South London explaining why Christians gather for worship
’The benefits of formal study’ Or ’Why Study? Part 5’ 2022-04-29
This is the last in a series of five posts seeking to encourage pastors to engage in serious theological study beyond the commentary work required…
Calvin and the Christian Experience - Sinclair Ferguson 2022-04-22
Sinclair Ferguson's lecture from our 2009 Conference on Calvin. Sinclair touches on some of the more controversial aspects of Calvin's theology on…
’True pragmatism’ or ’Why Study? Part 4’ 2022-04-19
Here is ‘True pragmatism’, the 4th in a series of 5 posts on the importance of theological study beyond the commentary work required for preaching.
‘Are you the finished product?’ or ’Why Study? Part 3’ 2022-04-12
Here is ‘Are you the finished product?’, the third in a series of five posts on the importance of theological study beyond the commentary work…
’Preaching demands life-long learning’ or ’Why Study? Part 2’ 2022-04-04
Here is ‘Preaching demands life-long learning’, the second in a series of five posts seeking to encourage pastors to engage in serious theological…
’Have you heard the one about the end of the world?’ or ‘Why Study? Part 1’ 2022-03-28
This is the first in a series of five posts seeking to encourage pastors to engage in serious theological study beyond the commentary work required…
Authority: The Bible and science 2022-01-17
Jason Rampelt, lecturer in Philosophy and Science at the University of Pittsburgh, gave a lecture at our conference on Creation on the Authority of…
Rebuilding the Church after lockdown -John Benton - Coffee Time Conversations 2021-10-18
John Benton distils some of his recent Study Day on Rebuilding the Church After Lockdown for this special Coffee Time Conversations episode.
Design arguments: Stepping stones or stumbling blocks - Paul Helm 2021-10-04
Paul Helm's paper on Design arguments from our 2008 Conference on Creation.
Rebuilding the Church after lockdown - Coffee Time Conversations 2021-09-14
John and Malcolm discuss the important topic of rebuilding churches that have struggled over lockdown.
The Triumph of the Self - Coffee Time Conversations 2021-09-01
In this special episode of Coffee Time Conversations, John Benton and Steven Bowers get together to discuss Carl Trueman's latest book, The Rise and…
Countering cynicism coming out of lockdown - Coffee Time Conversations 2021-08-05
John and Malcolm are back with another Coffee Time Conversation. This time out two seasoned pastoral support workers are discussing how to counter…
Jonathan Leeman special Lectures - The Church in the World: lecture 4 2021-07-29
The final lecture from Jonathan Leeman in our special lecture series touches on topics such as the mission of the church, and straight line and…
Vital decisions as lockdown restrictions are removed - Coffee Time Conversations 2021-07-19
As we enter a new phase of the pandemic with most restrictions removed, pastors are faced with new challenges on how and when to make church more…
Jonathan Leeman Special lectures: The Church in the World (lecture three) 2021-06-30
Johnathan Leeman delivered our special lectures this year. Here is a summary of the lecture series provided by Jonathan: The Church in the World:…
Jonathan Leeman Special lectures: The Church in the World (lecture two) 2021-06-24
Johnathan Leeman delivered our special lectures this year. Here is a summary of the lecture series provided by Jonathan: The Church in the World:…
Jonathan Leeman Special lectures: The Church in the World (lecture one) 2021-06-16
Johnathan Leeman delivered our special lectures this year. Here is a summary of the lecture series provided by Jonathan: The Church in the World:…
The Gospel and Creation: The significance of a theology of creation for preaching - Philip Eveson 2021-06-09
Philip Eveson, former Principal of London Seminary, delivered the Annual Martyn Lloyd-Jones Memorial lecture in 2009 on the importance of a doctrine…
Comments on getting organised for coming out of lockdown - Coffee Time Conversations 2021-06-01
Come and listen to John and Malcolm as they discuss how to be organised for church post-lockdown.
Genesis 1 & 2: A Scientist’s Perspective - Stuart Burgess 2021-05-25
Stuart Burgess gives a scientists perspective on Genesis 1 & 2. Stuart is Professor of Engineering Design at Bristol University
An Agenda for coming out of lockdown - John Benton 2021-05-19
John Benton offers some thoughts about coming out of lockdown for churches
Genesis 1 & 2: The History of Interpretation - Robert Letham 2021-05-17
How has Genesis 1 and 2 been interpreted throughout the ages of the Church? Bob Letham explains how. A lecture from our 2008 conference.
Interpreting Genesis 1 & 2 - John Currid 2021-05-10
John Currid, Chancellor's Professor of Old Testament at RTS, gave a lecture at our 2008 conference on Creation on interpreting Genesis 1 & 2.
Calvin and Preaching: The Power of the Word -Joel Beeke 2021-05-06
Joel Beeke's second and final lecture from our 2009 Calvin Conference. A book was published containing all the talks from this conference…
Adam in the Covenant of Works - Garry Williams 2021-04-22
Garry Williams' paper on Adam and the Covenant of works. Garry makes the claim what we think about Adam will catch up with what we think about…
Calvin and Union with Christ: the Heart of Christian Doctrine 2021-03-30
Paul Wells delivers a paper on union with Christ in the writings of John Calvin at our 2009 conference on Calvin. Paul aptly demonstrates how the…
Calvin's Way of Doing Theology: Exploring the Institutes - Tony Lane 2021-03-24
Tony Lane of London School of Theology and a lifelong researcher on Calvin delivered this paper at our 2009 Conference on Calvin.
Pastor - are you suffering from Lockdown Brain? - Coffee Time Conversations 2021-03-18
Join John and Malcolm, two of our growing number of Pastoral Support Workers as they discuss the topic of 'Lockdown Brain'. Curious? Have a listen!
Calvin the Revolutionary: Christian living in a fallen world - Joel Beeke 2021-03-15
Joel Beeke's lecture at our popular 2009 conference on Calvin. We apologise the first few minutes of the lecture were missed.
Ministry to the Whole Person - Hywel Jones 2021-03-09
Listen to Hywel Jones former principal of London Seminary give a lecture at our 2011 conference. Hywel looks at the term the 'cure of souls' and the…
Should we switch off online services completely after lockdown? - Coffee Time Conversations 2021-03-04
In this episode, John and Malcolm discuss the question that is on the minds of many pastors, what should we do with church livestreams once the…
The Central Place of Love in the Christian Life - Graham Beynon 2021-03-02
Graham Beynon delivers a paper at our 2011 conference Reaching the Human Heart on the centrality of love for the Christian Life.
Introducing Phil Raine 2021-02-25
The Pastors' Academy is pleased to welcome and introduce the latest addition to the Pastors' Academy team, Phil Raine, formerly a pastor in…
Puritan Accounts of the Human Person - Garry Williams 2021-02-23
Garry Williams lecture at our 2011 conference, Reaching the Human Heart. Garry focuses on John Owen and Jonathan Edwards' view of the human person.
Coping with being a pastor and schooling at home in lockdown 2021-02-20
In this episode of Coffee Time Conversations, we welcome John's son Matt to the show who is discussing with Malcolm the challenges of homeschooling…
Nature of the Human Person in the New Testament - Robert Strivens 2021-02-15
Robert Strivens lecture at the 2011 Pastors' Academy Conference.
Ain't Got No Soul? - an Old Testament guide to people. - Garry Millar 2021-02-08
Garry Millar, author of Now Choose Life (NSBT), looks at how the OT sheds light on the fundamental questions of who we are, how we function, and…
Preaching Adam to Adam's Race - Michael McClenahan 2021-01-27
Listen to Michael McClenahan's classic lecture at our 2012 conference. We are very grateful to Stephen Steele for providing the recording.
Handling the pastorate alone in difficult times - Coffee Time Conversations 2021-01-25
Handling a pastorate alone can be difficult in the best of times. The current pandemic and the increased isolation that lockdown brings can make…
Original Sin: unjust, unreasonable, unbiblical? - Steve Jeffrey 2021-01-18
Listen to Steve Jeffrey lecture on Original Sin at our 2012 conference on Adam. Steve starts his lecture looking at Jonathan Edwards and original…
Adam and Christ in Systematic Theology - Lane Tipton 2021-01-12
Listen to Lane Tipton deliver a systematic theology paper on Adam from our 2012 conference. In this paper, Lane engages with Peter Enns book The…
Adam in the New Testament - Part 1 - Lane Tipton 2021-01-06
Lane Tipton's first lecture on Adam from our 2012 conference. Lane seeks to show in this lecture the 'theological and redemptive-historical…
Adam in the Old Testament - David Green, Conference 2012 2020-12-24
David Green explores how the Old Testament views Adam and asks the question 'what did it mean for an Israelite to be a Son of Adam?'. He also…
Noah Preacher for the Preachers - Geoff Gobbett 2020-12-21
Listen to Geoff Gobbett's paper from our 2013 Conference on Noah. In this paper, Geoff shows how Noah was a faithful committed servant of the Lord-…
The Faith of Noah - Ian Hamilton 2020-12-15
Come and listen to Ian Hamilton deliver a lecture on Noah and his faith from our 2013 Conference.
Noah in Covenant Theology- part 2 : Garry Williams 2020-12-09
The second lecture in Garry Williams' two part lecture on Noah and Covenant Theology from our 2013 Conference.
Noah in Covenant Theology - 1 : Garry Williams 2020-12-07
This is part one of a two part lecture series by Garry Williams on Noah and Covenant Theology from our 2013 Conference.
Noah in Genesis - Steffen Jenkins 2013 Conference 2020-12-04
Come and listen to Steffen Jenkins (now lecturer at Union) give a paper on Noah in Genesis. Steffen intentionally doesn't deal with historicity,…
How can talking to a friend help pastors in lockdown? - Coffee Time Conversations 2020-12-02
Join John and Malcolm as they discuss the often neglected aspect of friendships for pastors and the issue of mentoring.
Abraham and the Nations: Covenant fulfilment 2020-11-27
Come and listen to the previous principal of London Seminary, Robert Strivens give a lecture on Abraham, Paul, and Genesis 12 at our 2014 Pastors'…