Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) is a veritable microcosm of global evangelicalism quietly hidden in Chicago's North Shore. TEDS has served as the premier evangelical academic institution, preparing the next generation of pastors, missionaries, scholars, and evangelists. The faculty at TEDS is among the most widely published in evangelical academia and has profoundly influenced the leaders shaping the present and future of evangelical Christianity globally. #Church #Theology #Evangelicals #Gospel

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After serving as a lawyer in the army for eight years, @steveprost returned to active duty as a chaplain. "I was ministering all over Iraq," he says. "A chaplain goes to the front lines. There's no place off-limits for ministry." Read the full story below. 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭: 𝐀 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐄𝐃𝐒 Steve Prost’s journey has taken him around the world in service…and most recently, it’s landed him in the classrooms at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS), where he is working towards a PhD in Theological Studies. Steve got serious about his faith in college. He sensed a call to ministry early in his walk with the Lord, and he served the church faithfully as a deacon while working full-time as a lawyer in the Army. “I was a prosecutor, a defense attorney…eventually, I did federal prosecutions and worked in a firm,” he says. As he helped people navigate the legal system, he often felt that his work as a lawyer parallelled that of a pastor. “Being a lawyer involves a lot of counseling, advising, and analyzing the legal code to work for justice and help people. There’s a sense in which pastoring is counseling, advising, and interpreting Scripture, God’s Word, to work for the good and help people.” After serving as a lawyer for eight years in the Army, he went to seminary and then returned to active duty, this time as a chaplain. He worked in that position for two decades. “I was thrown into the fire,” Steve says. “About one year out of seminary, I was ministering all over Iraq.” On combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he often met with high-profile Muslim leaders and would help coordinate relations between them and others. He loved his work as a military chaplain. “You have a dual role as a religious leader and a spiritual leader for everybody, and you do what you can… You care for everyone, regardless of their backgrounds.” He shared how he felt privileged to hear people’s stories and most profound struggles. “There’s a wonderful thing about work as a chaplain. Pastors tend to be based in churches, but a chaplain goes to the front lines. There’s no place off-limits for ministry.” In time, he took on a staff role as an advisor to the Command, where he was responsible for advising on religion, morals, ethics, and morale. In his final four years of service, he worked at the Pentagon, writing policy for the chaplaincy, working on suicide prevention policies, and working for religious freedom. Because he sensed a continued call to serve the Church after he retired from military service, Steve decided to further his education, beginning a PhD at TEDS. He is passionate about considering how theology practically relates to the needs and concerns in the pews. “For example, I teach Sunday school, and I preach, so, in general, the things that I wrestle with in some of the late nights working on academic papers come up in practical questions that people have in my congregation.” He has thoroughly enjoyed his time at TEDS, saying, “The most memorable moments are just the friendships and interactive discussions with professors and classmates.” He particularly enjoyed his classes on systematic theology. “I’ve taken all the classes by Dr. Vanhoozer. His classes and approaches have really helped me grow in my understanding of how to do theology biblically. I have such an appreciation for him!” Steve is currently working on his dissertation, studying what he calls the “fearsomeness of God.” He explains, “It is always a challenge and a danger to disconnect understanding biblical truths intellectually from embodying those by the Spirit through knowledge of Christ—knowing and living those truths experientially.” He is researching how understanding the fearsomeness of God affects our love for Him and our appreciation of His greatness and glory. He suggests that this is something we see in particular in the Psalms. “God’s fearsomeness is a delightful thing; it’s not a negative thing,” he says. “I think that’s what the Bible presses, and I think it could use more emphasis and support and academic theology around it.” Overall, Steve has found doing a PhD to be deeply rewarding—and humbling. “You learn how much you don’t know. I am so blessed and thankful that I am able to do this because I continue to grow. It pushes me to better understand the biblical content that describes Jesus Christ so that I can know Jesus better and make him known better.” Although he initially had friends who questioned his decision to undertake PhD studies after retirement, he says, “I am so happy that I decided to do this because it helps me stay disciplined.” To the donors of TEDS, Steve says, “When I look at other comparable PhD programs, I think TEDS has a unique and critical role. TEDS stands firmly upon the authoritative Word of God, and it needs resources to continue to lead in the role of academic excellence for the broad evangelical community. At TEDS, there are world-class, top-notch professors committed to the authority and inerrancy of God’s Word, with an extremely high level of support and interaction compared to comparable academic programs.” #chaplain #army #gospel #law #church #pastor #scripture #ministry #ethics #academia @usairl2022 @CHNorthCRC

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RT @collinhansen: I look forward to returning next month to my alma mater, @TEDS, to deliver this lecture:

New @CTmagazine article by the staff of the center for @FaithandChild. @MimiLarson16 @lins_goetz

Today we will be joined by Dr. Dana Harris in chapel as we continue our Spring series, "Till Christ is Formed in Us: The Formation of the Local Church and the Formation of Seminarians." Join the livestream:

𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐊𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐀. 𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐳 𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐄𝐃𝐒! @profkrodriguez was born in New York City, received his Master of Divinity from TEDS, and is a PhD candidate at Baylor University’s Truett Seminary with a focus on the Latino/a homiletical tradition. His dissertation considers how the preacher-as-storyteller can reframe the collective identity of Dominican people after the Trujillo Dictatorship. He and his wife, Meredith, live in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood with their three sons.

Prof. @VanhoozerKevin reviews @jordanbpeterson latest book, "We Who Wrestle with God: Perceptions of the Divine." The book, Dr. Vanhoozer says, intersects with so many of his own interests that he simply had to engage. There are unexpected connections between Jordan’s book and his recently published and award-winning title "Mere Christian Hermeneutics," including an appeal to the motif of transfiguration. But Kevin’s conscience begs him, he says, to “raise two critical questions, one about Peterson’s hermeneutics; the other about his theology. At stake is what it means to be biblical, as in “biblical Christianity.” Read more at the following link: @penguinrandom @JBPpod @Zondervan @ZonderAcademic

Congratulations @MarkVroegop! We pray for the Lord's blessing on you and @TGC as you step into this new role! @henry_center #church #gospel

Going to the EFCA Theology Conference next month? Join us on Thursday, February 6th, at Noon for lunch and an update from President Kevin Kompelien and Dean David Pao. #theology @TheEFCA

𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬? By Dr. Craig Ott - Follow for more For further reading, Dr. Ott recommends the following: Craig Ott, The Church on Mission: A Biblical Vision for Transformation among All People (Baker Academic 2019) Paul Borthwick, Western Christians in Global Mission: What's the Role of the American Church? (IVP Books 2012) Lausanne Movement, State of the Great Commission #missions #church #ministry @GoReachGlobal

@dave_sherrill @dave_sherrill Here is our latest one. Just posted today!

@dave_sherrill @brandon_d_smith @VanhoozerKevin @henry_center Dave, If you liked this video you might also benefit from other videos we have recently published and have posted on our website at this link. We are glad to serve the church!

James, we just sent you a private message about acquiring a copy of the letter. We are very interested. We continue to honor John Stott's legacy. Trinity’s Rolfing Library recently came into possession of his"surplice" (vestment), though not on public display yet. Like Carl Henry, we consider these "visiting professors" one of our own since they shape who we were/are.

Thank you @esaumccaulley for this fascinating conversation with #TEDSPROF @VanhoozerKevin. #Scripture @HolyPostPodcast