MarsCast

We’re continuing our series on Christianity and the Arts today, this time talking about Movies. 

We’re starting a new series today on Christianity and the Arts. Dr. Alan Strange, Professor of Church History and Apologetics, introduces this series, beginning with Literature. 

In this episode, Director of Marketing, Jared Luttjeboer, and Old Testament Professor, Rev. Andrew Compton, talk about social media and the Christian's use of it.

In our series on human sexuality thus far, Rev. Compton, Dr. Strange, and Dr. Venema have taken us through history, through culture, and the church's reaction to human sexuality. In our concluding episode, an all-too-important subject matter is up for discussion: ministering to the sexually broken in our midst.

In part 2 of our series on Sexuality, Rev. Andrew Compton, Dr. Alan Strange, and Dr. Cornelis Venema continue their dialogue on this important topic, talking about the current climate and where the church finds itself in this conversation.

Today we begin a new series of episodes on Sexuality, led by Rev. Andrew Compton, Dr. Alan Strange, and Dr. Cornelis Venema. They begin by elaborating on sexuality in the ancient near east, some specific principles of human sexuality, and then Scripture’s view of sexuality.

In this final episode of Christ and Culture, Drs. Strange, Mininger, and Venema take us through a variety of issues that the church faces today, such as marriage, money matters, and racial issues.

The professors move on to elaborate on the precise role that the church plays when it comes to culture. If you’re familiar at all with Abraham Kuyper, you’ll pick up what our professors have to offer when it comes to speaking of the church as an institute or organization, and the church as an organism as it relates to culture.        

This week we begin a new series of episodes on Christ and Culture, led by three of our professors – Dr. Alan Strange, Dr. Marcus Mininger, and Dr. Cornelis Venema – who start out by giving some very important definitions of Christ and of culture.

Last week Rev. Compton and Manager of Marketing, Jared Luttjeboer, talked about the pros of the relationship between the church and technology; this time, they talk about the cons of this relationship, as well as ending with some words on why Mid-America Reformed Seminary tackled some of this "media and internet stuff" and decided to launch a podcast.

Our Manager of Marketing, Jared Luttjeboer, sat down with Rev. Andrew Compton to talk about the pros of the relationship between the church and technology and media. No doubt your church’s media presence has grown, or even begun, in the era of COVID-19, whether it’s your church's website, live-streaming capabilities, or video production. How do we handle that media presence in a stewardly and God-...

Dr. Beach and Rev. Compton have been talking about important books to read before Seminary. In this final episode, they round out this discussion on books by talking about various volumes of systematic theology and hermeneutics, or, biblical interpretation.

In this brief episode, Dr. Beach continues the discussion on important books to read before seminary, this time directing prospective theology students to books on philosophy, modern theology, and the history of doctrine

This week we begin a new trilogy of episodes about books. We’re a seminary ... you knew this was bound to happen. Dr. Beach and Rev. Compton sat down and traded their thoughts on books that prospective students - or students currently enrolled in seminary - should read.

In the last part of Warfield’s essay, he offers his thoughts on some remedies and solutions to counter the hidden dangers of theological studies, such as a communal life of worship and prayer in a seminary community. Dr. Beach and Dr. Venema take this up right here, on Round Table.   

Dr. J. Mark Beach and Dr. Cornelis Venema continue their discussion on B.B. Warfield’s essay on "The Religious Life of Theological Students," this time addressing the lurking dangers nearby that attend theological studies. 

Dr. Beach and Dr. Venema sit down to analyze B.B. Warfield's address on "The Religious Life of Theological Students," keeping this first question in mind: Is the academic study of the Bible or theology a spiritually enriching experience? Is it a spiritual wasteland, or a spiritual oasis, which requires hard traveling but offers wonderful refreshment?

In this Round Table episode, you'll get to hear a conversation between Jared Luttjeboer and Dr. Alan Strange on his book, "Imputation of the Active Obedience of Christ in the Westminster Standards."  Dr. Strange discusses the process of writing the book, the importance of the doctrine for seminary students, and believe it or not, how the imputation of the active obedience of Christ has anythi...

One thing we find in the New Testament is that there is an appeal to understanding the work of Christ through the Old Testament. In this Round Table, our professors will speak to this question of Christ in the Old Testament and how it is that they as pastors, preachers, seek to preach Christ in all of Scripture.

In this episode of Round Table, our faculty discuss amongst each other the continuity of the gospel in the Old Testament, particularly thinking of the question: Is the God of the Old Testament truly the God of the New Testament?

Join Rev. Andrew Compton, Rev. Mark Vander Hart, and Dr. J. Mark Beach as they explore a new three-part series on the importance of the Old Testament for Christians. In this episode, right off the bat, they address that infamous sermon preached a couple of years ago by a prominent evangelical pastor who stated that Christians need to "unhitch" from the Old Testament. Do we though?

For this episode of Round Table, Dr. J. Mark Beach had the opportunity to interview one of our newest Instructors, Dr. Erick Watkins, on the subject of liturgics and preaching.

In our last episode, our faculty spent some time talking about Biblical Theology. What you’re going to hear from them today is how biblical studies are being practiced “out there,” in the academy, among non-Christians, among non-religious people.  There are many atheists who are engaged in doing biblical studies; they find it to be a fascinating corpus of literature as they study the Bible, a...

As we continue our discussion on biblical studies, we now move into biblical studies courses that are taken by our students.  What does instruction at Mid-America look like, particularly in the classes in the biblical division? Taking part once again, in speaking order, are Assistant Professor of Old Testament Rev. Andrew Compton, Associate Professor of New Testament Dr. Marcus Mininger, and...

We’re launching into a new three-part series on Biblical Studies here at Mid-America Reformed Seminary. We thought we’d take some time to discuss what it means to do biblical scholarship, and we thought we’d start with a discussion on the biblical languages. Mid-America is one of the seminaries which are getting fewer and fewer as time goes by that have a rigorous commitment to and requirement of...