Covenant Podcast

”You must be heard!” with Jonathan Goodwin

In this episode, we speak with Jonathan Goodwin about vocalization. Our brother provides some helpful tips to improve voice and explains the importance of using the voice as a minister of God's Word. For more information visit: https://cbtseminary.org

”Under the Mulberry Tree” with Brian Talbot

Brian Talbot joins the show to discuss a book he coedited, "Under the Mulberry Tree: The Correspondence of Andrew Fuller & Christopher Anderson.
Brian came to Broughty Ferry from Carbrain Baptist Church in Cumbernauld in July 2007. In addition to work within the congregation, Brian serves on the chaplaincy team of three local schools: Barnhill and Forthill Primary Schools and Grove Academy. He also represents the church at the Dundee Evangelical Christian Alliance, a growing inter-church body that unites a variety of evangelical causes in the city. Brian, in line with the longstanding approach of this congregation, is committed to working within the wider Baptist family. He serves on the Board of Ministry of the Baptist Union of Scotland. In the European Baptist context, this has led to a partnership with the Baptist Union of Serbia (North), where Broughty Ferry Baptist Church has been committed to supporting a church-plant work in the town of Ruma. Brian is also involved in the work of the Baptist World Alliance.
 
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Biblical Languages & Ministry with J. Ryan Davidson, Timothy Decker, and Joshua Wilson

This conversation was originally a Twitter Spaces conversation. Since it was a beneficial discussion, we decided to republish it here as an episode of the Covenant Podcast.
Pastor J. Ryan Davidson, Ph.D.(C)
Professor of Practical Theology
J. Ryan Davidson is a Ph.D. candidate at the Free University of Amsterdam, researching pastoral theology in the early church period. He is a graduate of Samford University (B.A.), The College of William & Mary (M.Ed.), and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Th.M.). He currently pastors Grace Baptist Chapel, a Reformed Baptist Church in Hampton, VA. He is married to Christie and they have four children.
Courses taught: Introduction to Pastoral Counseling, Marriage and Family Counseling, History of Counseling & Pastoral Care.
Pastor Timothy Decker, Ph.D.
Professor of Biblical Languages
Dr. Timothy Decker is one of the pastors of Trinity Reformed Baptist Church of Roanoke, VA, having joined them in 2018. He holds a B.A. and M.A. biblical studies from Carolina University (formerly Piedmont International University), a Th.M. in New Testament from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in biblical studies from Capital Seminary and Graduate School. In his dissertation research, he examined the style of biblical Hebrew poetry in the New Testament. He has presented various papers at academic society meetings and authored numerous articles in several different scholarly journals. He is a member of ETS and IBR. When he is not reading or researching, he enjoys spending time with his wife and four children.
 
Courses taught: Elementary Greek I, Elementary Greek II
Pastor Josh Wilson, Ph.D.
Professor of Biblical Languages
Josh lives in Park Hills, MO with his wife (Sarah, married in 2002) and their eight children (Joshua, Jakob, Timothy, Caleb, Katelynne, Natalie, Luke, and Simon). He enjoys playing boardgames with his family and, when he has the time, backcountry backpacking on the Ozark Trail. Josh has been serving as the senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Park Hills since 2012 and has been teaching Bible for Missouri Baptist University since 2008. He holds a B.A. in Religious Education and Biblical Languages from Missouri Baptist University as well as a M.Div. in Biblical and Theological Studies from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Through Southern Seminary, he also earned a Ph.D. in Old Testament with an emphasis in Greek, Hebrew, and Hebrew Literature. Josh has spoken at several regional conferences and has written articles for both Answers in Genesis and the Answers Research Journal.
Courses taught: Elementary Hebrew 1, Elementary Hebrew 2. 

The Preaching of Albert Martin with Brian Borgman

In the episode of the Covenant Podcast, Austin McCormick and Dewey Dovel interview Brian Borgman on "The Preaching of Albert Martin."
Brian Borgman is the founding pastor of Grace Community Church. He earned a B.A. in Biblical Studies from Biola University (La Mirada, CA), a Master of Divinity from Western Conservative Baptist Seminary (Portland, OR) and a Doctor of Ministry from Westminster Seminary (Escondido, CA) and a ThM from Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary in Historical Theology. Brian and his wife Ariel have been married since 1987. They have three wonderful children, Ashley, Zach and Alex and three grandsons.
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Genesis 1:1 with Josh Wilson

In this episode of the Covenant Podcast, Austin McCormick and Dewey Dovel interview Dr. Josh Wilson on the translation of Genesis 1:1. They compare different translations of this verse and consider their strengths, weaknesses, and implications. For more information, visit: https://cbtseminary.org

Karl Barth with Jim Cassidy

In this episode, Jimmy Johnson and Dewey Dovel interview Jim Cassidy on Karl Barth.
Dr. Cassidy's Ph.D. dissertation is titled: “The God Who Has Time for Us: The Rapprochement of Eternity and Time in Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics.”
Dr. James "Jim" Cassidy has been the pastor of South Austin Presbyterian Church since its inception in July 2014 as a daughter congregation of Providence Presbyterian Church in Pflugerville, Texas. Jim previously served in OPC pastorates in Pennsylvania (Johnstown) and New Jersey (Ringoes). In his ministry he has been and continues to be committed to proclaiming Christ and Him crucified from all the Scriptures. Jim earned an MDiv at Westminster Theological Seminary as well as the PhD in Historical and Theological Studies, concentrating in Systematic Theology. You can follow him on Twitter at @jjcassidy.

Preaching through Romans with Tom Pennington

In this episode of the Covenant Podcast, Dewey Dovel interviews Tom Pennington. They discuss "Preaching through the Book of Romans."
Tom Pennington has served as Pastor-Teacher at Countryside Bible Church since October, 2003. Prior to arriving in Texas, he served 16 years at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, including as an elder. He spent his last four years there as Senior Associate Pastor and as personal assistant to John MacArthur. Prior to that, he served as Managing Director of Grace to You, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the international radio, tape, publications, and internet ministry.
Tom completed his B.A. and M.A. at Bob Jones University and served as a member of the faculty while taking additional Ph.D. classes in New Testament Interpretation. In 2013, he received an honorary Doctor of Divinity (D.D.) from The Master’s University.

An Update from Particular Baptist Heritage Books with Doug Barger

In this episode, Austin McCormick interviews the General Editor of Particular Baptist Heritage Books, Pastor Doug Barger.
PBHB has recently brought into publication the following titles:
Beddome's Sermons Vol.1
Works of Abraham Booth Vol.1
Works of John Gill Vol.1 Works of
John Gill Vol.2
To check out their premium books visit: https://www.particularbaptistbooks.com/
To support PBHB financially, visit: https://www.particularbaptistbooks.com/donate
 

”Musing on God’s Music” with Scott Aniol

In this episode, Austin McCormick interviews Scott Aniol about his conference sessions at #CovCon23
Scott Aniol, PhD, is the executive vice president of G3 and is a teacher of culture, worship, aesthetics, and church ministry philosophy. He lectures around the country in churches, conferences, and seminaries, and he has authored several books including Changed from Glory into Glory: The Liturgical Story of the Christian Faith and Biblical Foundations of Corporate Worship, and dozens of articles published in theological journals. In addition to his role with G3, Scott is Professor of Pastoral Theology at Grace Bible Theological Seminary in Conway, Arkansas. Scott holds a masters degree in theological studies (SWBTS), a masters degree in aesthetics (NIU), and a PhD in worship theology (SWBTS). Scott and his wife, Becky, have four children: Caleb, Kate, Christopher, and Caroline.
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”Praise is His Gracious Choice” with Tom Nettles

In this short episode of the Covenant Podcast, Austin McCormick interviews Dr. Tom Nettles about his conference lecture at #CovCon23.
 
In addition to preaching about praise to God, Dr. Nettles has authored a book titled "Praise is His Gracious Choice." You can purchase your copy here: https://press.founders.org/shop/praise-is-his-gracious-choice-corporate-worship-expressing-biblical-truth/
 
Dr. Tom Nettles is widely regarded as one of the foremost Baptist historians in America. He joined the faculty of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary after teaching at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School where he was a professor of Church History and chairman of that department. Previously, he taught at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary. He received a B.A. from Mississippi College and an M.Div. and Ph.D. from Southwestern. In addition to writing numerous journal articles and scholarly papers, Dr. Nettles has authored or edited nine books including By His Grace and For His Glory, Baptists, and the Bible, and Why I Am a Baptist.
 
Courses taught at CBTS: Historical Theology of the Baptists, Historical Theology Overview, Jonathan Edwards & Andrew Fuller.
 
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”Worship in Spirit & Truth” with Conrad Mbewe

In this short episode of the Covenant Podcast, Austin McCormick interviews Pastor Conrad Mbewe at #CovCon23. In this conversation, he overviews his 3 conference messages from John 4.
 
Conrad Mbewe has served as pastor of Kabwata Baptist Church in Lusaka, Zambia, since 1987. KBC is presently overseeing the establishment of about 20 new Reformed Baptist churches in Zambia and other African countries. Mbewe also maintains an itinerant preaching ministry in different countries around the world and is the editor of Reformation Zambia magazine. He has written about 40 booklets in Africa and four books that have been published internationally, including Foundations for the Flock and Pastoral Preaching: Building a People for God.
 
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Geerhardus Vos with Danny Olinger

In this week's episode of the Covenant Podcast, Austin McCormick and Dewey Dovel interview the general secretary of the OPC, Danny Olinger.
Danny has authored a book titled "Geerhardus Vos: Reformed Biblical Theologian, Confessional Presbyterian" published by the Reformed Forum. In this conversation, Olinger discusses the life and theology of Vos through his friendships, education, biblical theology, and eschatology.
You can purchase Danny's book here: https://reformedforum.org/product/geerhardus-vos-reformed-biblical-theologian-confessional-presbyterian/
For more information visit: https://cbtseminary.org
 

”Come and See: A History and Theology of Mission” with Justin Schell

In this episode of the Covenant Podcast, Austin McCormick interviews Justin Schell on a book he has coauthored, "Come and See: A History and Theology of Mission."

The Perspicuity of Scripture with James Renihan & Sam Waldron

In this episode of the Covenant Podcast, Austin McCormick speaks with James Renihan and Sam Waldron on the Perspicuity of Scripture. Drs. Renihan and Waldron were the keynote speakers of the 2023 Founders Midwest Conference in Fenton, Missouri.
In this conversation, they summarize their conference messages. Additionally, our guests had the opportunity to summarize their newest books, "How Then Should We Worship?" (Waldron) and "To the Judicious and Impartial Reader" (Renihan).
You can find these titles and more in the following links below:
How Then Should We Worship? : https://www.amazon.com/How-Then-Should-We-Worship/dp/1783973110/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1O18HILKDSAR8&keywords=how+then+should+we+worship+sam+waldron&qid=1677868574&sprefix=How+then+should+we%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-1
To the Judicious and Impartial Reader: https://press.founders.org/shop/fto-the-judicious-and-impartial-reader-baptist-symbolics-volume-2/
For the Vindication of the Truth: https://press.founders.org/shop/for-the-vindication-of-the-truth-baptist-symbolics-volume-1/
For more information visit: https://cbtseminary.org
 

A Friendly Critique of Theonomy

In this episode of the Covenant Podcast, Austin McCormick interviews Dewey Dovel in a friendly critique of theonomy.
Below are some links to the resources Dewey mentioned in the episode:
https://cbtseminary.org/theonomy-a-reformed-baptist-assessment-sam-waldron/
https://cbtseminary.org/should-government-punish-false-worship-or-coerce-true-worship-tom-hicks/
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Calvin, Servetus, and the Libertines with Rexford Semrad

In this episode of the Covenant Podcast, Austin McCormick interviews Rexford Semrad to discuss two incidents in John Calvin's life: the situation with Severtus and Calvin's stance against the Libertines.
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The Preaching Legacy of Martyn Lloyd-Jones with Rob Lyerly

In this episode of the Covenant Podcast, Austin McCormick and Dewey Dovel interview Dr. Rob Lyerly on the preaching legacy of Doctor Martyn Lloyd-Jones.
 
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Christ’s Descent with Matt Duckett

In this episode, we speak with Pastor Matt Duckett of Metro East Baptist Church, Wichita, KS. Pastor discusses the doctrine of Christ's descent with our audience.