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The Church Should Train Pastors

January 28, 2019 By Greyfriars Hall

––by Douglas Wilson

Greyfriars Hall began with the conviction that ministerial training needs to occur within the confines of the institutional church. This conviction does not spring from an ungrateful disregard all the good that parachurch seminaries have done over the years, but rather with the view that it should always be possible to learn as we go, and also possible to inquire how we can raise the standard. As the church grows and matures, and as God has brought our generation the gift of massively decentralized resources, we believe that it is increasingly possible for church leaders train up their own successors.

Near the end of his life, the apostle Paul wrote to Timothy, and one of the things that was on his mind was the critical task of ministerial training. It is striking that Paul expected Timothy to do this.

“And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also” (2 Tim. 2:2).

Notice that there are four generations of ministerial training represented in this short verse. Paul taught Timothy, and Timothy was to teach “faithful men.” One of the tasks of these faithful men, the men taught by Timothy, was to turn around and teach “others also.” These others would be the “great-grandsons” of the great apostle.

There are a few distinctive features of Greyfriars Hall that should be mentioned. The first is that if a prospective minister is accepted, his tuition costs are covered by the church. We do not believe that going into debt is good preparation for ministry. The program is designed to run for three years. There is extensive reading associated with it, as well as regular meetings with ministers of Christ Church. One of those weekly meetings is set aside to go over the sermon outline that will be preached the following Sunday. After completing the first year of Greyfriars, the prospective minister begins sitting in on the weekly meeting of the Christ Church elders. In some ways this is inspiring and in others it is the equivalent of viewing the ecclesiastical sausage get made.

If you believe that God is calling you to the ministry, and if you and your mom are not the only ones who believe this, we would encourage you to look around the rest of the Greyfriars Hall website, starting here.  

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Spring 2018 Preaching Retreat

May 21, 2018 By Greyfriars Hall

Twice a year our Greyfriars Hall students––along with some tag-alongs––have a preaching retreat. Everyone is given the same text (this Spring it was Acts 20:17-38), and 15 minutes to preach. Starting with the youngest, and going to the “elder statesmen,” each preacher delivers a short message on the text.

What is wonderful about it is that though there is obviously overlap, each sermon is unique and packs a different punch. It really is a profound exhibition in how the living and active Word works mightily as it is proclaimed by different messengers. Take some time to listen through each of these short sermons, and be encouraged.


Shawn Paterson


Aaron Ventura


Ty Knight


Ben Zornes


Toby Sumpter

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Our Spring 2017 Preaching Retreat

May 10, 2017 By Greyfriars Hall

Every Fall & Spring we have a preaching retreat where the Greyfriars (plus some other special guests) preach a sermon on the same text. This year they were given a few texts to choose from, but all in regards to the Ascension. They then go from youngest to oldest and preach a 15-20 minute sermon. It makes for a great night of exhortation for those listening, and learning for our Greyfriars. Enjoy these sermons from our Greyfriars!

Ty Hatcher

Greyfriars Hall Spring 2017 Preaching Retreat – Tyler Hatcher from Christ Kirk on Vimeo.

Aaron Ventura

Greyfriars Hall Spring 2017 Preaching Retreat – Aaron Ventura from Christ Kirk on Vimeo.

Ben Zornes

Greyfriars Hall Spring 2017 Preaching Retreat – Ben Zornes from Christ Kirk on Vimeo.

Gabe Rench

Greyfriars Hall Spring 2017 Preaching Retreat – Gabe Rench from Christ Kirk on Vimeo.

Toby Sumpter

Greyfriars Hall Spring 2017 Preaching Retreat – Toby Sumpter from Christ Kirk on Vimeo.

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