Seven Minute Seminary

The global impact of the Protestant Reformation is difficult to overestimate. In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Joseph Wood describes three important results from the Protestant movements that re-centered the church on the gospel

The Protestant Reformation launched early in the 16th century, so how might an 18th century church leader named John Wesley fit into this picture? Watch this Seven Minute Seminary by Dr. Larry Wood to find out.

What happened in the Protestant Reformation and in other revivals across church history were actually paradigmatic events based on Scripture. In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Sandra Richter shares the story of King Josiah, who reformed the people of God and brought them back to living under God’s covenant (2 Kings 22; 2 Chronicles 34).

The five solas of the Protestant Reformation are considered by many to be the unifying themes of the movement. Watch this Seven Minute Seminary as Dr. Kenneth Collins explains their significance and then frames them by a further, Wesleyan understanding.

What exactly was the Protestant Reformation? Rather than being a linear movement that was sparked by one man—often considered to be Martin Luther—the Reformation is better understood as a series of protests and attempts at reform that reflected the deep dissatisfaction of many people with the spiritual status quo.

Why is it that so many churches with historic buildings have failed to thrive as communities, even after repeated efforts of well known church growth strategies? In today’s Seven Minute Seminary video, Graham Singh challenges us to consider letting certain forms of church die, in order that new forms may live. Based on the collective experience of those working with Holy Trinity Brompton in London, he suggests some fresh ways that churches can vision what it would look like to thrive again on mi

Christendom, rather than being an official connection between a government and a religion, is most often found in attitudes and mistaken assumptions. In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Stephen Backhouse demonstrates how Søren Kierkegaard can be appropriated to challenge our core assumptions about identity and allegiance.

There are many models for growing Christians into mature disciples of Jesus. They should include the important elements of worship, meetings, means of grace, service, etc. However, when it comes to meetings that focus on content and Scripture, we need somewhere to start.

For those involved in the work of church planting, we discover that there are natural seasons. In order to thrive and not be surprised, it’s important to recognize these natural rhythms that help church leaders plant communities that are faithful to the biblical great commission. Watch this Seven Minute Seminary video by William Chaney of Path1 ministries.

Can a person lose their salvation? What does it mean to fall away from the faith? In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Joshua Bloor explains an Arminian interpretation of these critical passages in the Letter to the Hebrews.

What do virtue ethics have to do with sanctification? In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Kent Dunnington explains how, through the grace of God, we can actually become the virtuous people that image God in our moral lives.

Most people assume that the fatherhood of God is a teaching found only in the New Testament. Jesus’ instructively prayed, “Our Father in heaven…” (Matthew 6:9) and God the Father’s parental relationship with Christians is described throughout the New Testament

For practicing Christians, it is easy to focus so much on the divinity of Jesus Christ that his humanity often goes neglected. Some even go so far as to deny that his humanity was real, for fear that it somehow downplays his divine nature.

Do you understand the Christian faith to be more like a path, with pilgrims that journey toward God, or a box, which persons can fall in and out of with the slightest temptation to sin? In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Mark Ongley challenges our notions of grace and the metaphors we use to understand our journey with God.

Was Jesus just a man? Many popular presentations of Jesus emphasize his moral and social teachings, without ever acknowledging that his first followers actually worshiped him as a divine figure.

Many pastors and people in ministry believe boundaries to be unspiritual. But the effects of this mistaken assumption can be devastating on the leader, their family, the ministry, and even the community that they serve.

Why do we pray to God the Father? In this Seven Minute Seminary, Caleb Friedeman works through the ancient Jewish background behind the prayer that Jesus taught us to pray—often referred to as the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6; Luke 11)—and helps us understand the meaning of Jesus’ reference to God as Father.

How should we think and talk about the Trinity? Does it make any different in our lives, practically speaking? In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Jerome Van Kuiken explains the leading error in today’s church when talking about the Trinity, and points us to a more faithful way of understanding the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

What does the Bible mean when it speaks about love, and how does this stand in contradistinction to what our culture means when it uses the same word? In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Scot McKnight helps explain the biblical meaning of love, and why it is so central to the Christian faith.

What leads to pastoral burnout in ministry? In today’s Seven Minute Seminary video, Dr. Anthony Headley explains the commons factors leading to pastoral burnout, and then suggests steps that a leader can take to live and work in a ministry context that thrives and flourishes.