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On the latest episode of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast, Dave Jenkins and Jeff Robinson discuss the importance of relational maturity in ministry, growing in grace, along with the book he edited with Colin Hansen, 15 Things Seminary Didn’t Teach Me (Crossway, 2018)
What you’ll hear in this episode
- The importance of relational maturity and why it’s so essential to pastoral ministry.
- The most significant issues facing young men preparing for pastoral ministry.
- Learning to listen skillfully.
- The importance of mentoring and the local church.
- The importance of humility and being teachable.
- Handling the transition of being called to a church to pastoring people and caring for them in the first few years of pastoral ministry.
- The importance of friendship in ministry with our wives.
- Learning to cultivate friendship with our wives.
- Navigating the challenges of difficult people and situations in ministry.
- Continuing to pursuing humility, holiness, and faithfulness in the Christian life and ministry.
About the Guest
Jeff Robinson Sr. (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a senior editor for the Gospel Coalition and serves as the lead pastor for Christ Community Church of Louisville. He also serves as adjunct professor of church history at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the coauthor of To the Ends of the Earth: Calvin’s Mission, Vision, and Legacy.
Additional Resources:
Marriage and Friendship: Becoming Best Friends With Your Spouse by Dave Jenkins https://servantsofgrace.org/marriage-and-friendship-becoming-best-friends-with-your-spouse/
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Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!
Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).
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When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
