How To Improve Your Theology

This may not be the answer you expected to read when you saw the title of this post, but it is oh-so true, oh-so needed, and oh-so doable:

The source of all our theology must be the word of God, and so the most obvious but often overlooked way to develop our theology is to read broadly and thoughtfully in the Bible. If you want to improve your systematic theology, ensure that you are regularly reading through the Bible and being constantly exposed to God's thinking about subjects that you would otherwise avoid.

--Phillip Jensen and Paul Grimmond, The Archer and the Arrow

Interview with Phillip Jensen (on preaching)

Below is a video interview with Phillip Jensen in which he discusses preaching, preachers, and listening to preaching (see Monday's post for his new book on preaching). It is just under 30 minutes, but it is worthwhile for preachers and hearers alike. So whether you spend your Lord's Days doing the preaching or listening to the preaching, you will benefit from Jensen's wisdom on this subject.

Phillip Jensen and Kel Richards - Preaching from Audio Advice on Vimeo.

Phillip Jensen Book on Preaching

Phillip Jensen - the Australian Anglican, mastermind behind Matthias Media, and wonderful example of a faithful preaching ministry - has a new book on preaching, The Archer and the Arrow: Preaching the Very Words of God.

Click here to read some of the blurbs for this new book.

Click here to read Tim Challies' overview of the book.

When Is It Ever Right to Leave a Church?

That's the question Phillip Jensen asks Mark Dever to answer in this brief video interview here.

Phillip Jensen Classic Sermon Collection (MP3)

Matthias Media is making some of Phillip Jensen's classic sermons and talks available in MP3 format. Unfortunately, they are not free. But if you have $38 to spend, Jensen is certainly worth listening to and learning from - and you've got to love his Australian accent!