The Minister and His Marriage (1)
This graduation address by Professor Ronald Cammenga to a newly ordained candidate for ministry in the Protestant Reformed Churches examines the qualifications and gifts necessary for pastoral office as evaluated through the seminary examination and synodical approval process. The resource reflects on the institutional recognition of ministerial fitness and appears to introduce broader themes about the minister's calling, with the title suggesting subsequent discussion of pastoral marriage and family life.
Prof. Cammenga is professor of Dogmatics and Old Testament in the Protestant Reformed Seminary. This is the first installment of the address that was given on the occasion of the graduation of Candidate Mr. Ryan Barnhill from the Protestant Reformed Theological Seminary on June 11, 2015. Introduction Dear graduate, colleagues of the faculty, members of the Theological School Committee, fathers of synod, family and friends of the graduate, and brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, we rejoice...
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