Charles H. Spurgeon

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

Theological Foundation of the Pastoral Ministry of Charles H. Spurgeon

Submitted to Dr. Alan Outhouse, in partial fulfillment

of the requirements for the completion of

Semi 500 – C04

Introduction to Seminary Studies

by

Jason L. Kingston

October 26, 2014

Contents

Introduction……………………………………………………………….….……………………1

Theological Foundation……………………………………….…………………………………3

History…………………….…………………………………….…………………………4

Charles H. Spurgeon……………………………………….……….……………………………6

Pastoral Ministry……………….…………………………….……………………………7

Pastoral Foundation of C. H. Spurgeon……………………….………………………………..8

Personal Application………………………………………………………………………9

Conclusion…………………………………………………….…………………………………..9

Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………………9

Introduction

Theology is defined as the systematic study of the nature of God and the nature of religious belief and truth. Given the broad history of Christianity, one can imagine the difficulty in summarizing the basics of Christian theology. Though the scope of this paper is not to inform the reader of historical data and information regarding theological foundations, a foundation must be laid down in order to fully understand the content within. An in depth definition and brief history of pastoral theology will be presented in order to provide clarification for the topic of this paper.

Among Christians, mainly from the realm of seminary and other educational settings, Charles H. Spurgeon is commonly known as the “Prince of Preachers.” The impact that C.H. Spurgeon has had on modern day Christianity is legendary and all aspects of his pastoral ministry should be studied and fully understood. It is the intent of this research paper to educate, investigate and solidify the question that still remains, what was the specific theological foundation for Charles H. Spurgeon’s pastoral ministry? Was the basis for his pastoral ministry missions and fulfilling the...