the
WRS Journal
Western Reformed Seminary, Tacoma, Washington
Volume 15, Issue 2
August 2008
Special 25th Anniversary Issue:
Seminary:
Foundation for Ministry
EDITOR’S NOTES
inside cover
PASTORING / PREACHING
pages 1-9
Pastoring and Preaching, John Dyck
Some of a Pastor’s Most Useful Books,
Steven Brinegar
WRS: A Solid Foundation for Pastoring and
Preaching, Leonard W. Pine
COUNSELING
pages 10-12
Seminary and Biblical Counseling, Eric Lasch
HOME MISSIONS
pages 13-14
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Western Reformed Seminary
5 South “G” Street
Tacoma, Washington 98405
Seminary and a Home Missionary, Richard
Peralez
LAY LEADERSHIP
Next Issue:
“John Calvin:
500 Years after
His Birth”
pages 15-20
-A Foundation for Ministry,
Seminary TrainingRoland L. Porter
Seminary Training for the Police Beat?, John
Galle
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
pages 21-22
Twenty-five Years for Western Reformed
Seminary, Tito Lyro
INTERNET MINISTRY
pages 23-25
The Treasures of Seminary, Laurie Copeland
ENCOURAGEMENT
pages 26-29
The Princeton Seminary Curriculum, Benjamin
Breckinridge Warfield
EDITOR’S NOTES: FROM JOHN A. BATTLE
The Lord has been good to each of us. This blessing also falls on the church of
Jesus Christ as a whole. In particular, this year we are celebrating God’s goodness to
a servant of his church, Western Reformed Seminary.
Twenty-five years ago WRS started, meeting in a recently cleared area on the third
floor of the Tacoma Bible Presbyterian Church. Since then the Lord has sustained and
blessed us. Thirty-nine graduates have gone forth from WRS to serve Christ in our
churches and mission agencies. Many others, although not earning a degree, have
benefited from our classes over these years. In addition, publications from the seminary
have reached thousands of people with the message of the Reformed faith and the
needed militant stand for the truth.
In this issue of the WRS Journal several of our graduates tell how the Lord is
using them, and how their labors are benefited by the training they received in
seminary. We have divided them into several categories: pastoring and preaching,
biblical counseling, home missions, lay leadership, Christian education, and ministry
over the internet. These writers represent our graduates in these and other areas of
Christian ministry.
The final article is this issue is a look back. Ninety-nine years ago B. B. Warfield
penned a short article describing the curriculum at Princeton Seminary. Actually, it is
more a defense of their curriculum. In those days, as in ours, many thought learning
Greek and Hebrew and the other academic subjects in seminary was a waste of time, a
diversion from more helpful knowledge for ministers. Warfield effectively tied the
work of seminary to the high view of the gospel ministry that we hold. His emphasis
encourages us at WRS.
We’re thankful to God for all our students and graduates. May the Lord continue
to use them to his glory, and to bless WRS for the next twenty-five years!
Subscription Information
The WRS Journal (ISSN 1555-6786) is published semi-annually, every February and
August. Circulation is currently 800, with a production run of 900 copies. Subscriptions
for churches and school libraries in the U.S. are free. Individual subscriptions are available for $5 US per annum (2 issues) for domestic addresses, and $10 US per annum for
international addresses. Please write or call to subscribe. You may also e-mail your subscription requests and/or comments to:
[email protected]
the WRS Journal
5 South G Street, Tacoma, Washington 98405
(253) 272-0417
Back issues are available electronically at: www.wrs.edu
Opinions expressed herein are those of the contributors, and do not
necessarily reflect the official position of WRS on any given topic.
The WRS Journal 15:2, August 2008
WESTERN
REFORMED SEMINARY
Since 1983, Training Christian Leaders to Serve Christ
“in Spirit and in Truth”
· Bible-believing and Reformed
· Masters programs, day and night classes
· Member of the Association of
Reformed Theological Seminaries
· Teacher training recognized by the Association of Christian Schools International
· Biblical counseling training for certification
with the National Association of Nouthetic
Counselors
· Programs recognized for VA benefits
See www.wrs.edu for online catalog
(253) 272-0417
[email protected]
Five South G Street, Tacoma, WA 98405
the
WRS Journal
Western Reformed Seminary, Tacoma, Washington
Volume 15, Issue 2
August 2008
Special 25th Anniversary Issue:
Seminary:
Foundation for Ministry
EDITOR’S NOTES
inside cover
PASTORING / PREACHING
pages 1-9
Pastoring and Preaching, John Dyck
Some of a Pastor’s Most Useful Books,
Steven Brinegar
WRS: A Solid Foundation for Pastoring and
Preaching, Leonard W. Pine
COUNSELING
pages 10-12
Seminary and Biblical Counseling, Eric Lasch
HOME MISSIONS
pages 13-14
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Western Reformed Seminary
5 South “G” Street
Tacoma, Washington 98405
Seminary and a Home Missionary, Richard
Peralez
LAY LEADERSHIP
Next Issue:
“John Calvin:
500 Years after
His Birth”
pages 15-20
-A Foundation for Ministry,
Seminary TrainingRoland L. Porter
Seminary Training for the Police Beat?, John
Galle
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
pages 21-22
Twenty-five Years for Western Reformed
Seminary, Tito Lyro
INTERNET MINISTRY
pages 23-25
The Treasures of Seminary, Laurie Copeland
ENCOURAGEMENT
pages 26-29
The Princeton Seminary Curriculum, Benjamin
Breckinridge Warfield
EDITOR’S NOTES: FROM JOHN A. BATTLE
The Lord has been good to each of us. This blessing also falls on the church of
Jesus Christ as a whole. In particular, this year we are celebrating God’s goodness to
a servant of his church, Western Reformed Seminary.
Twenty-five years ago WRS started, meeting in a recently cleared area on the third
floor of the Tacoma Bible Presbyterian Church. Since then the Lord has sustained and
blessed us. Thirty-nine graduates have gone forth from WRS to serve Christ in our
churches and mission agencies. Many others, although not earning a degree, have
benefited from our classes over these years. In addition, publications from the seminary
have reached thousands of people with the message of the Reformed faith and the
needed militant stand for the truth.
In this issue of the WRS Journal several of our graduates tell how the Lord is
using them, and how their labors are benefited by the training they received in
seminary. We have divided them into several categories: pastoring and preaching,
biblical counseling, home missions, lay leadership, Christian education, and ministry
over the internet. These writers represent our graduates in these and other areas of
Christian ministry.
The final article is this issue is a look back. Ninety-nine years ago B. B. Warfield
penned a short article describing the curriculum at Princeton Seminary. Actually, it is
more a defense of their curriculum. In those days, as in ours, many thought learning
Greek and Hebrew and the other academic subjects in seminary was a waste of time, a
diversion from more helpful knowledge for ministers. Warfield effectively tied the
work of seminary to the high view of the gospel ministry that we hold. His emphasis
encourages us at WRS.
We’re thankful to God for all our students and graduates. May the Lord continue
to use them to his glory, and to bless WRS for the next twenty-five years!
Subscription Information
The WRS Journal (ISSN 1555-6786) is published semi-annually, every February and
August. Circulation is currently 800, with a production run of 900 copies. Subscriptions
for churches and school libraries in the U.S. are free. Individual subscriptions are available for $5 US per annum (2 issues) for domestic addresses, and $10 US per annum for
international addresses. Please write or call to subscribe. You may also e-mail your subscription requests and/or comments to:
[email protected]
the WRS Journal
5 South G Street, Tacoma, Washington 98405
(253) 272-0417
Back issues are available electronically at: www.wrs.edu
Opinions expressed herein are those of the contributors, and do not
necessarily reflect the official position of WRS on any given topic.
The WRS Journal 15:2, August 2008
WESTERN
REFORMED SEMINARY
Since 1983, Training Christian Leaders to Serve Christ
“in Spirit and in Truth”
· Bible-believing and Reformed
· Masters programs, day and night classes
· Member of the Association of
Reformed Theological Seminaries
· Teacher training recognized by the Association of Christian Schools International
· Biblical counseling training for certification
with the National Association of Nouthetic
Counselors
· Programs recognized for VA benefits
See www.wrs.edu for online catalog
(253) 272-0417
[email protected]
Five South G Street, Tacoma, WA 98405
the
WRS Journal
Western Reformed Seminary, Tacoma, Washington
Volume 15, Issue 2
August 2008
Special 25th Anniversary Issue:
Seminary:
Foundation for Ministry
EDITOR’S NOTES
inside cover
PASTORING / PREACHING
pages 1-9
Pastoring and Preaching, John Dyck
Some of a Pastor’s Most Useful Books,
Steven Brinegar
WRS: A Solid Foundation for Pastoring and
Preaching, Leonard W. Pine
COUNSELING
pages 10-12
Seminary and Biblical Counseling, Eric Lasch
HOME MISSIONS
pages 13-14
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Western Reformed Seminary
5 South “G” Street
Tacoma, Washington 98405
Seminary and a Home Missionary, Richard
Peralez
LAY LEADERSHIP
Next Issue:
“John Calvin:
500 Years after
His Birth”
pages 15-20
-A Foundation for Ministry,
Seminary TrainingRoland L. Porter
Seminary Training for the Police Beat?, John
Galle
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
pages 21-22
Twenty-five Years for Western Reformed
Seminary, Tito Lyro
INTERNET MINISTRY
pages 23-25
The Treasures of Seminary, Laurie Copeland
ENCOURAGEMENT
pages 26-29
The Princeton Seminary Curriculum, Benjamin
Breckinridge Warfield
EDITOR’S NOTES: FROM JOHN A. BATTLE
The Lord has been good to each of us. This blessing also falls on the church of
Jesus Christ as a whole. In particular, this year we are celebrating God’s goodness to
a servant of his church, Western Reformed Seminary.
Twenty-five years ago WRS started, meeting in a recently cleared area on the third
floor of the Tacoma Bible Presbyterian Church. Since then the Lord has sustained and
blessed us. Thirty-nine graduates have gone forth from WRS to serve Christ in our
churches and mission agencies. Many others, although not earning a degree, have
benefited from our classes over these years. In addition, publications from the seminary
have reached thousands of people with the message of the Reformed faith and the
needed militant stand for the truth.
In this issue of the WRS Journal several of our graduates tell how the Lord is
using them, and how their labors are benefited by the training they received in
seminary. We have divided them into several categories: pastoring and preaching,
biblical counseling, home missions, lay leadership, Christian education, and ministry
over the internet. These writers represent our graduates in these and other areas of
Christian ministry.
The final article is this issue is a look back. Ninety-nine years ago B. B. Warfield
penned a short article describing the curriculum at Princeton Seminary. Actually, it is
more a defense of their curriculum. In those days, as in ours, many thought learning
Greek and Hebrew and the other academic subjects in seminary was a waste of time, a
diversion from more helpful knowledge for ministers. Warfield effectively tied the
work of seminary to the high view of the gospel ministry that we hold. His emphasis
encourages us at WRS.
We’re thankful to God for all our students and graduates. May the Lord continue
to use them to his glory, and to bless WRS for the next twenty-five years!
Subscription Information
The WRS Journal (ISSN 1555-6786) is published semi-annually, every February and
August. Circulation is currently 800, with a production run of 900 copies. Subscriptions
for churches and school libraries in the U.S. are free. Individual subscriptions are available for $5 US per annum (2 issues) for domestic addresses, and $10 US per annum for
international addresses. Please write or call to subscribe. You may also e-mail your subscription requests and/or comments to:
[email protected]
the WRS Journal
5 South G Street, Tacoma, Washington 98405
(253) 272-0417
Back issues are available electronically at: www.wrs.edu
Opinions expressed herein are those of the contributors, and do not
necessarily reflect the official position of WRS on any given topic.
The WRS Journal 15:2, August 2008
WESTERN
REFORMED SEMINARY
Since 1983, Training Christian Leaders to Serve Christ
“in Spirit and in Truth”
· Bible-believing and Reformed
· Masters programs, day and night classes
· Member of the Association of
Reformed Theological Seminaries
· Teacher training recognized by the Association of Christian Schools International
· Biblical counseling training for certification
with the National Association of Nouthetic
Counselors
· Programs recognized for VA benefits
See www.wrs.edu for online catalog
(253) 272-0417
[email protected]
Five South G Street, Tacoma, WA 98405