Resources by or about B. B. Warfield

Readings include Augustine's On Christian Teaching, Calvin's Institutes IV.3 on church officers, Chapter 18 of the Second Helvetic Confession, and Richard Baxter's The Reformed Pastor. The bibliography traces the Reformed tradition's theology of ordained ministry from patristic foundations through the Reformation and into the Puritan period, with attention to the character, calling, and responsibilities of the pastor as teacher and shepherd.

The concluding Warfield Lecture broadens the horizon to the world mission of the church, addressing the Reformed understanding of evangelism and the proclamation of the gospel to all peoples.

In the fifth Warfield Lecture, Dr. Leith examines pastoral care as a theological discipline, rooted in the gospel and exercised through the particular relationships of congregational life.

The fourth Warfield Lecture turns to the teaching ministry of the church, exploring how theological education forms the people of God for faithful witness and life in the world.

Dr. Leith's third Warfield Lecture addresses the theology and practice of preaching in the Reformed tradition: the primacy of the proclaimed Word and the preacher's faithful stewardship of the gospel.

The second Warfield Lecture examines the nature of the church and its ordained ministry within the Reformed theological framework, drawing on Scripture and the classic Reformed confessional tradition.

The opening Warfield Lecture at Princeton Theological Seminary explores the nature of theological tradition: how the church receives its heritage and the obligations of trust that heritage places upon every generation.