This past week has been Spiritual Life Emphasis Week at Heritage. We’ve had our hearts stirred by the messages we heard in our chapel services. Special thanks to Pastor Dwyane Cline (Hughson Street Baptist in Hamilton), Pastor Robbie Symons (Hope…
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New Book: The Heart of the Preacher
This October, I (Rick) have a book being published by Lexham Press (the company that produces Logos Bible Software). The book is called The Heart of the Preacher because it deals with some of the heart-level tests experienced by those who…
From Confusion to Clarity in the Church
At Heritage College and Seminary, we exist to see Christ's church flourish--in Canada and around the world. In partnership with local churches, we do our very best to equip men and women to faithfully serve Christ, His Church, and His…
Seminary vs Pastoral Apprenticeship
Recently, a young man who is considering attending Heritage Seminary sent me a good question. He asked for my top reason why "a man called to be a pastor [should] study at a seminary, rather than just commencing pastoral apprenticeship…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 23)
This chapter follows thematically the previous two: after denouncing the final four kings of David’s line (see chapter 22), Jeremiah speaks of a coming Davidic King who will be a “righteous Branch” (5), called by the name “The Lord Our Righteousness”…
New Podcast from Heritage
I wanted to alert you to a brand new podcast that is being produced by the Heritage Partner Church Resource Centre. Our passion as a school is to help local churches. We exist for Christ and His Church. As part…
Excellent Preaching Book; Great Price
In our preaching courses at Heritage, one of the books we often use as a textbook is Dr. Ramesh Richard's excellent work, Preaching Expository Sermons. I've known Ramesh since my days at Dallas Seminary. He was one of my professors…
There and Back Again
It's been a while since we've written as we've been doing a good bit of traveling. In the last three weeks, I (Rick) flew to Calgary to speak at a Promise Keeper's conference, we both flew to Dallas (Linda presented…
Praise & Prayer Update October 20, 2017
Last week I asked you to join with us in praying for Linda's course (Women Who Impact the World) and the accreditation visit from the ATS team (Association of Theological Schools). We are rejoicing in God's goodness and answers to prayer.…
Prayer Update, October 13, 2017
One of the distinctives of Heritage Seminary is our emphasis on training up biblical preachers to serve local churches. We are convinced that healthy churches need pastors who feed people well from God's Word. As part of this commitment to…
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