Covenant Podcast

John Divito currently serves as Pastor of Cornerstone Fellowship Church in Newburgh, IN. He is also a Board Member of Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary. He received his MDiv from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Jim Savastio has been with RBC since 1990. He was set aside by the church for full-time ministry in November of 1991. Jim was brought to faith as a teenager and soon began to experience a desire to preach God’s Word. He trained for the ministry at Columbia Bible College in Columbia, SC (now Columbia International University) and at the Trinity Ministerial Academy in Montville, NJ. 

Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Yours-Till-Heaven-Charles-Spurgeon/dp/0802419526   Enter the remarkable untold love story of Charles and Susie Spurgeon. Charles Spurgeon is esteemed for his writing, preaching, and passion for the Lord. But behind the great man was a great wife—and between the man and wife was a profound marriage. Yours, Till Heaven invites you into the untold love story of Charles and Susie Spurgeon to discover how the bond between this renowned couple helped fuel their lifelong service to the Lord. Discover how Charles and Susie traversed the challenges of loneliness, physical affliction, popularity, controversy, and other trials together with a heavenly vision. Just as the Spurgeons lived their lives as witnesses of Christ, in Yours, Till Heaven their marriage continues to be an example for how all marriages today can remain faithful, loving, and joyful despite the challenges that life may bring. With historical precision and narrative craft, Spurgeon scholar Ray Rhodes Jr. captures the inner-life of this Victorian romance that not only served the Spurgeons in their day, but that can also continue to empower and encourage couples today. For more on the lives of the Spurgeons, find Susie by Ray Rhodes Jr.

Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Yours-Till-Heaven-Charles-Spurgeon/dp/0802419526   Enter the remarkable untold love story of Charles and Susie Spurgeon. Charles Spurgeon is esteemed for his writing, preaching, and passion for the Lord. But behind the great man was a great wife—and between the man and wife was a profound marriage. Yours, Till Heaven invites you into the untold love story of Charles and Susie Spurgeon to discover how the bond between this renowned couple helped fuel their lifelong service to the Lord. Discover how Charles and Susie traversed the challenges of loneliness, physical affliction, popularity, controversy, and other trials together with a heavenly vision. Just as the Spurgeons lived their lives as witnesses of Christ, in Yours, Till Heaven their marriage continues to be an example for how all marriages today can remain faithful, loving, and joyful despite the challenges that life may bring. With historical precision and narrative craft, Spurgeon scholar Ray Rhodes Jr. captures the inner-life of this Victorian romance that not only served the Spurgeons in their day, but that can also continue to empower and encourage couples today. For more on the lives of the Spurgeons, find Susie by Ray Rhodes Jr.

In this episode we discuss 1) The Apostolic Fathers, 2) Herman Bavinck, and 3) Pastoral counseling. "A.B.C."s Pastor Ryan has been serving at Grace Baptist Chapel since August of 2008. Ryan is married to his beautiful wife Christie, and they have four wonderful children: Micah, Lydia, Shaphan, and Magdalene. Ryan holds degrees from Samford University (B.A.), The College of William & Mary (M.Ed.) in Counseling, and Southern Seminary (Th.M.) in Louisville, KY, and is completing a (Ph.D.) from The Free University of Amsterdam, Netherlands in Early Church History/Pastoral Theology. He has also undertaken further graduate studies at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI. Ryan also teaches adjunctly at one local University and in several seminaries around the world. He has published a few resources to aid the body of Christ including Thinking Through Anxiety (Ichthus, 2017) and Green Pastures: A Primer on the Ordinary Means of Grace (Reformed Baptist Academic Press, 2019).    Check out some previous episodes that we have recorded with Him here:  Anxiety and the Christian: https://covenantpodcast.podbean.com/e/anxiety-and-the-christian-with-j-ryan-davidson/ The Ordinary Means of Grace: https://covenantpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-means-of-grace-with-j-ryan-davidson/      

Phil Newton, the co-author of the helpful book Elders in the Life of the Church. Phil has served as pastor at South Woods Baptist Church for over thirty years. He has an M.Div. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, a D.Min. from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from Southeastern Theological Seminary. He has written or co-written several books including the one mentioned earlier. He and his wife Karen have been married for over forty years. They have five children and six grandchildren.

Gospel Smugness: Displaying Christlike Character in Evangelism Buy the Book here: https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Smugness-Displaying-Christlike-Evangelism/dp/0578825511    

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Priscilla Wong (MTS, Toronto Baptist Seminary) is an independent scholar and the author of Anne Steele and Her Spiritual Vision: Seeing God in the Peaks, Valleys, and Plateaus of Life and The Bold Evangelist: The Life and Ministry of Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon. 

Buy the Book! https://hesedandemet.com/product/thoughts-for-young-men/ Thoughts for Young Men By J. C. Ryle | Edited by Bennett Rogers Thoughts for Young Men was originally published in 1888 as a chapter in The Upper Room, and it has become a minor spiritual classic in its own right. It has few equals among the all-too-short list of solid Christian books for young men. Ryle’s insights were derived from more than four decades of pastoral experience, three decades of parenting, and his own experiences as a young man. Ryle always had a heart for young men. He regularly addressed groups like the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) and the Church of England’s Young Men’s Society. By all accounts J.C. Ryle was a “man’s man,” and his Thoughts for Young Men have proven to be both valuable and timeless. This new edition is designed for devotional reading, small group studies, and one-to-one discipleship. The text has been divided into short readings based on Ryle’s own subheadings and lightly edited to make it more accessible to modern readers. It also includes: ·   Scripture quotations and memory verses from the ESV ·   Information boxes and chapter summaries ·   Reflection questions and suggestions for further reading ·   A discussion guide for group leaders We’ve also included Daniel the Prophet, a biographical lecture Ryle delivered to a group of young men at the Liverpool YMCA in 1889, which hasn’t been published since that time. This work summarizes and illustrates many of the main points Ryle makes in Thoughts for Young Men. In partnership with Reformed Youth Ministries (www.rym.org)