Pastors need a robust and secure theological foundation. But they also need the skill to best to teach those truths to the people of God in a Christian discipleship…
Nick Batzig
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ConfessionalMinistrySanctification
Confessional Discipleship (Part 1)
by Nick Batzig January 22, 2021In Pleading for a Reformation Vision, David Calhoun recounts a story about the late Dr. William Childs Robinson’s high esteem for the Westminster Standards. “Occasionally,” writes Calhoun, “a student…
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ChurchConfessionalLeadershipWorship
More Than a Shibboleth
Rightly Ministering the Means of Graceby Nick Batzig August 19, 2020It has become increasingly common for many pastors in Reformed churches to speak of the importance of an “ordinary means of grace” ministry. Many ministers find it deeply reassuring…
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The past three weeks have proved to be an unprecedented time of uncertainty for people throughout the world. Concern over the impact of the coronavirus has seized medical professionals,…
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LeadershipMinistrySanctification
Self-Awareness, Love, and Overreaction
by Nick Batzig November 13, 2019As a teenager, I longed to be whatever my father was not. If he wore a dress shirt and khakis, I sported a t-shirt and jeans. If he listened…
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ChurchConfessionalMinistryTheology
Maintaining Unity in the PCA
The Usefulness of the Westminster Standardsby Nick Batzig May 21, 2017In his short essay, “Is the Shorter Catechism Worthwhile?” B.B. Warfield told the following short story about the importance of loving the teaching of the Westminster Shorter Catechism: A general…