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2011 Institute on Biblical Preaching
Cure for the Boring Sermon
Keynote Speaker
Rev. Kevin DeYoung
October 25-26, 2011
Seminar Speakers
Dr. Carl Trueman
Dr. David Garner
Rev. John Currie
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“I am disturbed therefore when I am often told by members of churches that many of the younger Reformed men are very good men, who have no doubt read a great deal, and are very learned men, but they are very dull and boring preachers; and I am told this by people who themselves hold the Reformed position. This is to me a very serious matter; there is something radically wrong with dull and boring preachers. How can a man be dull when he is handling such themes? I would say that a ‘dull preacher’ is a contradiction in terms; if he is dull he is not a preacher. He may stand in a pulpit and talk, but he is certainly not a preacher. With the grand theme and message of the Bible dullness is impossible.” Martyn Lloyd-Jones
When we preach boring sermons we give the impression that the Bible is boring. This is certainly not our calling as heralds of the best news the world could ever hear. We are pleased to have Rev. Kevin DeYoung with us at this year’s conference to help us find the antidote to boring sermons.
We pray that the plenary sessions, seminars, and mutual fellowship will be an encouragement to you, whether you are just beginning your ministry or are a veteran laborer in His Word.
Dr. Timothy Z. Witmer
Coordinator, Department of Practical Theology
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Speakers Schedule Hotel Information Directions
Speakers
Kevin deyoung
Kevin DeYoung is the Senior Pastor at University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan, located across the street from Michigan State University. He serves as a council member at The Gospel Coalition and blogs on TGC’s DeYoung, Restless and Reformed. He is the co-author of Why We're Not Emergent: By Two Guys Who Should Be, Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion, and What is the Mission of the Church? Making sense of social justice, Shalom and the Great Commission and the author of Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will and The Good News We Almost Forgot: Rediscovering the Gospel in a 16th Century Catechism. Kevin is also the editor and a contributor to Don’t Call It a Comeback: The Old Faith for a New Day. Kevin and his wife, Trisha, have four children: Ian, Jacob, Elizabeth, and Paul, and are expecting their fifth this year.
carl trueman
Carl Trueman (M.A., St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge; Ph.D., University of Aberdeen) is Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Historical Theology and Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary. He also is a monthly columnist for Reformation21.com. He has authored numerous books, including, The Claims of Truth: John Owen’s Trinitarian Theology, The Wages of Spin: Critical Writings on Historic and Contemporary Evangelicalsim, Minority Report: Unpoplular Essays on Everything from Ancient Christianity to Zen Calvinism, and Republocrat: Confessions of a Liberal Conservative: Histories and Fallacies. He is also an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.
David Garner
David Garner (Ph.D., Westminster Theological Seminary) is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Vice President for Institutional Partnerships at Westminster Theological Seminary and an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America, has served in pastoral ministry, theological education, and parachurch ministries since 1986. Over the last decade, Dr. Garner has lived, traveled, and taught in various parts of the world, including Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. From 2003-2007, Dr. Garner served as Director for TE3 (Theological Education for Eastern Europe), a theological training ministry based in Sofia, Bulgaria. In addition, Dr. Garner writes for publication, serves as executive editor of Westminster Today, preaches regularly, serves as visiting faculty in various educational institutions both stateside and abroad, and speaks frequently in pulpits, at conferences and at seminars.
He is a contributor to: Resurrection and Eschatology: Essays in Honor of Richard B. Gaffin, Jr.; Реформацията: История и Съвременни Измерения; The Practical Calvinist.
John Currie
John Currie (M.A.R., Westminster Theological Seminary) is Director of Student Development and Alumni Relations and Lecturer in Practical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. He served as Pastor of Cornerstone Presbyterian Church in Ambler, PA from 2001 – 2009 and as Senior Pastor of Grande Prairie Alliance Church in Alberta, Canada, prior to coming to the United States in 2000. John is currently pursing a Doctor of Ministry degree at Westminster. He is also an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.
Schedule
Tuesday, October 25
7:30pm Opening Meeting
Leviticus 1
Burnt to a Crisp
Rev. Kevin DeYoung
Wednesday, October 26
9:00am Plenary Address
How Can a Biblical Sermon Be So Boring?
A Case for Clarity, Specificity, and Authenticity in Preaching
Rev. Kevin DeYoung
10:00am Coffee Break
10:30am Plenary Address
How Can a Biblical Sermon Be So Boring?
The Case for Ingenuity, Spontaneity, and Authority
Rev. Kevin DeYoung
12:00pm Lunch (in local restaurants)
2:00pm Seminars (repeated at 3:30pm)
Seminar 1
Does the Trinity Change the Way You Preach?
Biblical, theological, and historical reflections
Dr. Carl Trueman
Seminar 2
The King's Speech: Seeing Preaching as Kingdom Leadership
Rev. John Currie
Seminar 3
I.C.B.I. Again? The Living Word and the Lively Pulpit
Dr. David Garner
3:00pm Coffee Break
3:30pm Seminars (repeated from 2:00pm)
5:00pm Dinner (in local restaurants)
7:00pm Closing Meeting
Mark 11:27-33
Playing Children with the Son of God
Rev. Kevin DeYoung
Hotel Information
Rooms have been reserved at the Best Western in Ft. Washington, $85 plus tax. Interested parties can call (215) 542-7930 and request the Westminster Theological Seminary Preaching Conference rooms. Reserve by October 1st to receive this special rate.
