Jared C. Wilson

Jared C. Wilson is Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Author in Residence at Midwestern Seminary, General Editor of For The Church (and co-host of the For The Church Podcast), and staff pastor for preaching and Director of the Pastoral Training Center at Liberty Baptist Church. Author of numerous books, including The Imperfect Disciple, The Gospel According to Satan, Love Me Anyway, and Gospel-Driven Ministry, Jared is a frequent preacher and speaker at churches and conferences. You can visit him online at jaredcwilson.com or follow him on Twitter.

Oct 7

FTC Film Club by Jared C. Wilson and Ronni Kurtz

It’s possible Jared just wanted to trick Ronni into talking about UFO’s again, but on this new installment in the FTC Film Club feature, the guys discuss the artistic excellence and spiritual resonance of M. Night Shyamalan’s 2002 film, Signs.

Sep 30

FTC Mailbag by Jared C. Wilson and Ronni Kurtz

It’s a new installment of the FTC Mailbag, in which Jared Wilson and Ronni Kurtz respond to your submitted questions and topics. On this episode, the guys speak to: applying to be a lay elder, cultivating the soul, keeping your mind from wandering during spiritual disciplines, preaching’s importance in a church, responding to a Catholic […]

Aug 26

FTC Mailbag by Jared C. Wilson and Ronni Kurtz

In this installment of the regular Mailbag feature, Jared Wilson and Ronni Kurtz discuss your submitted questions and topics, including: “blank slate” student ministry, questions for pastoral search teams, premarital counseling, unrepentant friends in church, the dynamic between elders and deacons, and what exactly Luke meant when he said Satan “took” Jesus. As always, you […]

Aug 19

Discipled By the Internet by Jared C. Wilson and Ronni Kurtz

A podcast you’re going to listen to or watch via the Internet warns about voices on the Internet. Not all cultural and theological pundits are helpful to your growth in Christ. Jared Wilson and Ronni Kurtz discuss the strange phenomenon of being “discipled by the Internet.” What does it look like? Why can it be […]

Aug 12

How Do You Know Repentance is Real? by Jared C. Wilson and Ronni Kurtz

They’ve apologized and said they won’t do it again? Doesn’t grace require we just accept that and move on? Well, maybe. But maybe repentance is a little deeper than just saying “sorry.” In this episode, Jared Wilson and Ronni Kurtz talk about the signs of genuine repentance — how to genuinely by grace turn from […]

Aug 5

Why Expository Preaching Matters by Jared C. Wilson and Ronni Kurtz

What’s the big deal about expository preaching? Does it really matter if we preach through books of the Bible? Can’t we just do something more “relevant” or innovative? In this episode, Jared Wilson and Ronni Kurtz talk about the biblical, theological, and pastoral importance of preaching expositionally and warn about some challenges and pitfalls in […]

Jul 29

FTC Mailbag by Jared C. Wilson and Ronni Kurtz

The mailbag is full! In this installment of our regular listener-submitted feature, Jared Wilson and Ronni Kurtz dig into the private reserves of messages in order to tackle questions and topics…

Jul 29

FTC Mailbag by Jared C. Wilson and Ronni Kurtz

The mailbag is full! In this installment of our regular listener-submitted feature, Jared Wilson and Ronni Kurtz dig into the private reserves of messages in order to tackle questions and topics like siblings serving on an elder team, theological triage in speaking engagements, what new members should ask about the church they’re joining, finding your preaching voice, and differences of views among elders. As always, if you’d like to submit a question or topic for the Mailbag, you can email us at [email protected]

Jul 22

Grab Bag! by Jared C. Wilson and Ronni Kurtz

In the latest installment of our occasional Grab Bag feature, Jared Wilson and Ronni Kurtz ask each other surprise questions. We’d tell you what they are, but we want you to be surprised too.

Jul 21

Beyond Education: The Formation of Pastors by Jared C. Wilson

Formation Over Education It takes more than academic success and excellence in ministerial skills to produce pastors. That’s because the biblical qualifications for the pastorate are matters of spiritual maturity and Christlike character, and an academic institution can only do so much—by design—to influence and assess such things. It has become cliché at this point […]