Jeremy Jessen

Dec 11, 2024 | thegospelcoalition.org | Jeremy Jessen

Tim Keller encouraged young ministers to to give their congregations the opportunity to ask questions publicly. I implemented that practice early on in my ministry, and it has yielded tremendous fruit. Inevitably, during congregational questions, I’m made aware of concerns that merit more significant treatment than a short answer can provide.

Nov 22, 2024 | theaquilareport.com | Jeremy Jessen

Packer rejected a merely scientific approach to theological study, arguing that cool and clinical detachment when studying doctrine was intolerable. He instead proposed a marriage in which systematic theology would be taught as an element of a student’s spirituality and spirituality taught as an expression of systematic theology. He believed systematic theology should be a devotional discipline, a means of relating to God. Spiritual formation may be popular, but it’s not new.

Nov 15, 2024 | beforeitsnews.com | Jeremy Jessen

% of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two cents. Kyle Strobel is also encouraged that a new generation is “awakening to the very questions that helped start this conversation 45 years ago.” Strobel serves as a professor in the Institute for Spiritual Formation at Talbot School of Theology.

Nov 14, 2024 | thegospelcoalition.org | Jeremy Jessen

Spiritual formation may be popular, but it’s not new. Trevin Wax recently noted that church-attending college students are pursuing spiritual formation with new interest. What stands out is their commitment to Christ’s lordship and their reworking of personal habits and spiritual disciplines. Authors like Justin Whitmel Earley and John Mark Comer now reach wide audiences, guiding their readers to renew traditional practices of Christian spirituality.

Nov 14, 2024 | virtueonline.org | Jeremy Jessen

How J. I. Packer Married Theological Study and SpiritualityBy Jeremy JessenThe Gospel CoalitionNovember 14, 2024Spiritual formation may be popular, but it's not new. Trevin Wax recently noted that church-attending college students are pursuing spiritual formation with new interest. What stands out is their commitment to Christ's lordship and their reworking of personal habits and spiritual disciplines.