Renewing Public Protestantism: Seminaries

August 8th, 2023 | 5 min read

By any conceivable metric, the Western church is in decline. Much of this deterioration has been induced by devaluing pastoral ministry’s central feature, namely equipping the saints for growth in the knowledge of the Son of God. This afflicts not only the broader evangelical movement, but also Orthodox Protestantism.

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Cameron Shaffer

Cameron Shaffer (PhD candidate, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) is the Senior Pastor of Langhorne Presbyterian Church in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, author of Keeping Kids Christian, and serves on the Board of Directors for the World Reformed Fellowship.

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Renewing Public Protestantism: Seminaries

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