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Practical Theology

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  • Robert D. Decker

What are students for the ministry being taught at seminary? This article looks at two subjects that students must study: Practical theology, with its division into preaching, liturgics, missions, world religions, and catechetics.

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Ministering to Our Ministers

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  • Robert D. Decker

After giving a brief look at the work of the pastor, this article shows that the congregation is called to pray for its minister and to encourage him.

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The Reformed Minister: A Biblical Profile

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  • Robert D. Decker

What makes for a Reformed minister? This article looks at the calling, character, gifts, and skills that are essential to being a Reformed pastor.

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Called to Rule

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  • Robert D. Decker

Elders are called to give oversight in the church. This work includes exercising church discipline. This article shows that church discipline is broader and narrower. It discusses aspects of the broader discipline that must constitute the work of elders.

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The Elders and the Care of the Congregation

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  • Robert D. Decker

Understanding that the congregation is made up of believers and their children has implications for the work of the elder. This article shows what those implications are.

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Esteeming the Elders Very Highly for Their Word’s Sake

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  • Robert D. Decker

Elders have a duty towards the church based on the calling Christ have them. However, this article shows that the church also has a duty towards elders, to respect the authority of office-bearers for the sake of Christ.

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Calvin’s Liturgy

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  • Robert D. Decker

Convinced that God commands how he wants to be worshipped, John Calvin developed a liturgy that incorporated preaching of the word, prayer, administration of the sacraments, almsgiving, and singing.

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Caring for the Widows

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  • Robert D. Decker

The elders have a calling to care for widows. This article shows the grounds for this call and the manner in which such caring must be done.

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The Minister and Polemics

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  • Robert D. Decker

If polemics is the defence of the truth with the objective of refuting error, then polemics should be part of the calling of the minister. This article gives biblical ground for this call.

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The Believer and His Bible

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  • Robert D. Decker

This article shows that the most challenge facing believers today is not understanding the Bible, but believing it.

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Comforting the Bereaved

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  • Robert D. Decker

In their shepherding of God’s flock, elders are required to bring comfort to the bereaved. This article emphasizes the need to listen when comforting the bereaved, and describes the nature of such listening.

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Shepherding the Flock of God

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  • Robert D. Decker

Christ ministers to his church through the offices of elders, pastors, and deacons. This article looks at the role of the elder in ministering under Christ, and the authority this office holds.

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Practical Theology

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  • Robert D. Decker

What are pastors being taught at the theological seminary? Included in their studies should be practical theology, which includes preaching, liturgics, missions, world religions, and catechetics.

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An Accursed Idolatry

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  • Robert D. Decker

This article is about the words in Lord's Day 30 that call the Roman Catholic mass an accursed idolatry. It also shows the meaning of the Lord's Supper.

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