Articles from the Faculty

What makes a seminary worth the investment of your calling, your time, and your formative years, and why do students at Mid-America say they found the answer to that question here?

This article examines Peter's leadership in Acts 5 to argue that pastors must be servant-leaders who courageously shepherd their flocks toward Christlike maturity, rather than hired hands focused on meeting congregational expectations.

In a recent chapel meditation, Rev. Paul Ipema challenged students and pastors alike to guard against treating God’s truth as mere academic material. Drawing on Psalm 145 and B.B. Warfield’s timeless wisdom, he calls us to rediscover the wonder of studying theology as an act of worship, where learning leads to loving, and theology culminates in doxology.

What makes Mid-America Reformed Seminary stand out in today’s crowded seminary landscape? Dr. Cornelis Venema argues it is “an academy with a vocational aim," a place where rigorous theological study is wedded to the singular goal of training faithful preachers of the Word. Discover why Mid-America’s biblical, confessional, and pastoral focus makes it a rare and vital blessing to the church today.

What happens when a brilliant young scholar, destined for a quiet life of study, is thrust into the center of a theological revolution? This article traces the early life, conversion, and rising influence of John Calvin, from his humanist beginnings in France to the publication of a work that would rock the world of the Reformation.

Are spiritual gifts like prophecy and tongues meant to be a normal part of the Christian life, or were they signs of something far greater and unrepeatable? This article (adapted from our 5th most-listened-to podcast episode featuring Drs. Marcus Mininger and Cornelis Venema) makes a provocative case that the disappearance of these gifts isn't a loss, but a powerful testimony to the finished work of Christ and the foundation already laid.