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Join us for a special edition of Reformed Forum as Lane Tipton and Camden Bucey discuss a recommendation coming before the upcoming 2024 General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC). They focus particularly on the proposed changes to the recommended curriculum for ministerial preparation which have been recommended by the Committee on Christian Education.
Camden and Lane explore the historical context and potential impacts of these changes, emphasizing the importance of maintaining robust theological education in the OPC. They discuss the distinctive elements of the current suggested curriculum, particularly its strong emphasis on biblical theology and presuppositional apologetics, and analyze the proposed revisions, raising critical questions about their implications for the future of ministerial training in the denomination.
Listen to gain insights into the procedural aspects of the General Assembly, the role of advisory committees, and the importance of preserving the OPC’s theological heritage. Whether you are an OPC member, a commissioner to General Assembly, or simply interested in Reformed theology, this episode will prompt you to consider what it means to equip men properly for gospel ministry.
Chapters * 00:00:00 Introduction * 00:03:25 How the OPC General Assembly Works * 00:17:47 The Current Stage in the Process * 00:24:18 The Committee’s Recommended Changes * 00:28:08 Changes Regarding Biblical Theology * 00:36:48 Changes Regarding Apologetics * 00:51:56 Changes Regarding Systematic Theology and Ethics * 00:58:53 What Next? * 01:08:09 Conclusion
Excerpt of the Report of the OPC Committee on Christian EducationParticipants: Camden Bucey, Lane G. Tipton
Camden Bucey and Ryan Noha cover a wide range of topics important to our community, including an in-depth review of the Reformed Academy’s progress, what we’ve accomplished, the lessons we’ve learned, and what we have planned for the upcoming year, including new ideas and a proposed schedule.
We also dive into our recent and upcoming events and meetups, sharing highlights from our trip to California, details about our visit to Arizona, thoughts about our upcoming symposia, our big pre-conference in Greenville, and our participation in the PCA and OPC General Assemblies.
Additionally, we discuss potential future cities for our meetups and events, ensuring our community remains vibrant and connected. Furthermore, we provide an update on the Reformed Forum Magazine, sharing exciting developments and what readers can look forward to.
Most importantly, this town hall was an opportunity for us to engage directly with you. We took questions from our livestream listeners, addressing your curiosities, concerns, and suggestions. Whether you’re deeply invested in the Reformed community or simply curious about what we do, this town hall was a meaningful dialogue about our collective journey and future aspirations.
Chapters * 00:00:00 Introduction * 00:02:55 Financial Update * 00:22:33 Reformed Academy * 00:30:13 Past and Upcoming Events * 00:48:55 A New Book on Van Til * 00:51:36 General Assemblies, Synods, and Meetups * 00:56:01 Reformed Forum Magazine * 00:59:17 Random Topics * 01:01:02 Alabama and Michigan Football Predictions * 01:03:37 Forthcoming Books * 01:07:57 Episodes on Southern Presbyterianism * 01:10:54 Reformed Forum 2024 Annual Conference * 01:11:52 Conclusion
Participants: Camden Bucey, Ryan Noha
In this special quarantine episode, we discuss the theological issues and lessons learned from the initial weeks of staying at home during the global COVID-19 health crisis. Though many Christians are prevented from gathering physically to worship on the Lord’s Day, the Lord has promised that his church shall never perish. While our worship practices […]
Dr. Lane G. Tipton teaches on the Foundations of Covenant Theology, summarizing the basic points of his course available now. This lesson was delivered at Hope Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Grayslake, Illinois during the adult Sunday school hour over the course of the 2019 Reformed Forum theology conference. Participants: Lane G. Tipton
Dr. Camden M. Bucey explores Paul’s enigmatic phrase in Romans 7:14 by using Galatians 3 as an interpretive context for Romans 7–8. This address concluded the main sessions of the 2019 Reformed Forum Theology Conference held at Hope OPC in Grayslake, Illinois. Participants: Camden Bucey
Dr. Lane G. Tipton delivers his second plenary address at the 2019 Reformed Forum Theology Conference held at Hope OPC in Grayslake, Illinois. In this address, he discusses Paul’s Christological interpretation of the new beginning in 1 Corinthians 15:45–49. Participants: Lane G. Tipton
Jeff Waddington, Lane Tipton, Glen Clary, Jim Cassidy, and Camden Bucey answer questions at the Reformed Forum Theology Conference held at Hope OPC in Grayslake, Illinois on October 12, 2019. Participants: Camden Bucey, Glen Clary, Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy, Lane G. Tipton
Dr. Jeffrey C. Waddington delivers a plenary address at the 2019 Reformed Forum Theology Conference held at Hope OPC in Grayslake, Illinois. Participants: Jeff Waddington
Dr. Lane G. Tipton delivers his first plenary address at the 2019 Reformed Forum Theology Conference held at Hope OPC in Grayslake, Illinois. Participants: Lane G. Tipton
Camden Bucey speaks at our 2019 Theology Conference held at Hope OPC in Grayslake, Illinois. The theme of the conference is “The Law Is Spiritual,” which is a phrase that comes from Romans 7:14. This is a verse that has been a perennial challenge for interpreters. What does it mean for the law to be […]
Rev. Danny E. Olinger lectures on the connection Geerhardus Vos and J. Gresham Machen. This lesson was taught at Hope Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Grayslake, Illinois as part of the Reformed Forum 2018 Theology Conference. Participants: Danny Olinger
Camden Bucey delivers the concluding address at the Reformed Forum 2018 Theology Conference at Hope Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Grayslake, Illinois.
Glen Clary delivers a plenary address at the Reformed Forum 2018 Theology Conference at Hope Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Grayslake, Illinois. Download the handouts. Participants: Glen Clary
Jim Cassidy delivers a plenary address at the Reformed Forum 2018 Theology Conference at Hope Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Grayslake, Illinois. Download the handout. Participants: Jim Cassidy
Jeff Waddington spoke at the fifth annual Reformed Forum Conference, which was held October 5–7, 2018 at Hope OPC in Grayslake, Illinois. The theme of the conference was “Seeing God: The Deeper Protestant Conception.” The speakers addressed important theological challenges and controversies facing the contemporary Reformed church by exploring the theologies of Thomas Aquinas, Karl […]
Lane Tipton delivers the first plenary address at the Reformed Forum 2018 Theology Conference at Hope Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Grayslake, Illinois. Download the lecture notes to follow along. Participants: Lane G. Tipton
Camden Bucey delivers the opening and introductory address at the Reformed Forum 2018 Theology Conference at Hope Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Grayslake, Illinois. Participants: Camden Bucey
The adult Sunday school lesson from the Reformed Forum 2017 Theology Conference held at Hope Presbyterian Church (OPC) in Grayslake, Illinois. Participants: Jeff Waddington
The Reformation of Apologetics, Session #5 Reformed Forum 2017 Theology Conference Hope Presbyterian Church (OPC) Participants: Camden Bucey
The Reformation of Apologetics, Session #4 Reformed Forum 2017 Theology Conference Hope Presbyterian Church (OPC) Participants: Lane G. Tipton
The Reformation of Apologetics, Session #2 Reformed Forum 2017 Theology Conference Hope Presbyterian Church (OPC) Download the handouts. Participants: K. Scott Oliphint
The Reformation of Apologetics, Session #1 Reformed Forum 2017 Theology Conference Hope Presbyterian Church (OPC) Download the handouts. Participants: K. Scott Oliphint
Jeff Waddington spoke about Van Til and the archetype/ectype distinction during our 2017 Theology Conference VIP dinner at Market House on the Square in Lake Forest, Illinois. Participants: Jeff Waddington
We are pleased to welcome Theology Simply Profound. Rob McKenzie and Bob Tarullo address issues of Reformed theology in an accessible manner. If Christ the Center is an advanced course, this is your prolegomena. Think of it as Reformed meat and potatoes, a foundation. Participants: Camden Bucey
This week we’re at The Gospel Coalition 2017 Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. We’re meeting many new people and telling them about our mission to assist the Church in her call to discipleship. With a host of new listeners, I wanted to release a special welcome episode into our podcast feed and provide a short introduction to […]
Camden Bucey speaks at the 2016 Reformed Forum Theology Conference held at Hope Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Grayslake, Illinois on October 8, 2016. Participants: Camden Bucey
Lane Tipton delivers his second address at the 2016 Reformed Forum Theology Conference held at Hope Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Grayslake, Illinois on October 8, 2016. Participants: Lane G. Tipton
Jeff Waddington speaks at the 2016 Reformed Forum Theology Conference held at Hope Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Grayslake, Illinois on October 8, 2016. Participants: Jeff Waddington
Glen Clary speaks at the 2016 Reformed Forum Theology Conference held at Hope Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Grayslake, Illinois on October 8, 2016. Participants: Glen Clary
Jim Cassidy speaks on Herman Bavinck’s consistently Reformed defense of the faith at the 2016 Reformed Forum Theology Conference held at Hope Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Grayslake, Illinois. Participants: Jim Cassidy
Lane Tipton delivers the first address at the 2016 Reformed Forum Theology Conference held at Hope Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Grayslake, Illinois. Participants: Lane G. Tipton
Dr. Lane G. Tipton teaches the adult Sunday school class at Hope OPC in Grayslake, Illinois, considering Christology from the early chapters of the epistle to the Hebrews. Participants: Lane G. Tipton
We are pleased to announce the paper selections and program for the Covenantal Apologetics Colloquium, which will be held online on Saturday, December 5th, at 7pm (Eastern Standard Time). We’ll be streaming the event live through Google Hangouts On Air. Earlier this year, we issued a call for papers on covenantal apologetics. We submitted those papers to […]
Dr. Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. preaches during the morning service at Hope OPC in Grayslake, Illinois. Participants: Richard B. Gaffin Jr.
Dr. Jeffrey C. Waddington delivers his breakout session at the 2015 Reformed Forum theology Conference. Participants: Jeff Waddington
Dr. Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. delivers his second plenary address at the 2015 Theology Conference. Participants: Richard B. Gaffin Jr.
Dr. James J. Cassidy delivers his breakout session at the 2015 Reformed Forum Theology Conference. Participants: Jim Cassidy
Lane Tipton delivers the first of his two plenary addresses at our 2015 Theology Conference at Hope OPC in Grayslake, Illinois. Participants: Lane G. Tipton
Dr. Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. delivers the first plenary address at the 2015 Theology Conference held at Hope OPC in Grayslake, Illinois. Participants: Richard B. Gaffin Jr.
Over the years we have received many questions pertaining to different aspects of recording and publishing digital audio. In this episode, Camden Bucey shares practical lessons and many of the tips and tricks he’s picked up after eight years of podcasting. Participants: Camden Bucey
Dr. Lane G. Tipton teaches on the eternal Son of God revealed climactically as described in Hebrews 1:1–4. Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through […]
Camden M. Bucey preaches from Romans 8:29 during the Sunday morning worship service over the 2014 Reformed Forum Theology Conference. Participants: Camden Bucey
Dr. Lane G. Tipton builds upon his first plenary address by developing a biblical-theological and systematic approach to considering whether there is a republication of the Covenant of Works in the Mosaic economy. Unedited and Unprocessed Recording of the Livestream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTB7r10Ap-4 Participants: Camden Bucey, Lane G. Tipton
Dr. K. Scott Oliphint explains three key theological principles from Van Til’s Common Grace and the Gospel. Unedited and Unprocessed Recording of the Livestream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJF0CkuHbrY Participants: K. Scott Oliphint
Lane Tipton delivers his second plenary address at the 2014 Reformed Forum Theology Conference. In this address, Dr. Tipton offers a way forward in the debates regarding a republication of the Covenant of Works in the Mosaic economy. Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy, Lane G. Tipton
Dr. Lane G. Tipton lays a foundation of covenant history through the story of three sons: Adam the protological son of God, Israel the typological, and Jesus the eschatological. Dr. Tipton opens Luke 4 to demonstrate the pattern of covenant law and obedience woven throughout the experience of each son. Unedited and Unprocessed Recording of […]
Dr. K. Scott Oliphint examines the Reformed tradition’s understanding of the Son as a se. In his assessment, much of the tradition relies upon unsatisfactory formulations offered by Thomas Aquinas. Oliphint encourages Reformed theologians to “tear away the tares of Thomism” in this first plenary address at Reformed Forum’s 2014 Theology Conference. Unedited and Unprocessed Recording of […]
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Camden Bucey and Jared Oliphint discuss the possibility of a Reformed Forum conference, October 10–11, 2014 in Grayslake, IL. As it stands, the conference would be titled The Sons of God and would feature K. Scott Oliphint, Lane G. Tipton, and several Reformed Forum regulars. To make this idea a reality, we need your help. Please offer […]