Micah Caswell-- Thomas Patient: The Father of the Irish Baptist Church

Micah Caswell– Thomas Patient: The Father of the Irish Baptist Church

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On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Micah Caswell talk about the importance of loving God and people, believer’s baptism, handling theological controversy, Baptist ecclesiology, along with his book, Thomas Patient: The Father of the Irish Baptist Church (H&E, 2019).

What you’ll hear in this episode

What contributions Thomas Patient made to Christian theology.
The history of the Irish Baptist church.
What it meant for Thomas Patient to be a Puritan in the Calvinistic Baptist tradition.
The importance of loving Christ, the Church, and the people of God.
How Christians should respond to theological controversy today.
The importance of Christians having a good understanding of a believer’s baptism.
Thomas Patient’s four theological points about a Baptist ecclesiology.
Recommended resources on a believer’s baptism.
Why we need more men like Thomas Patient and what such men look like in their Christian life and ministry.

About the Guest

Micah is married to Kristen and they have two children. He grew up in Denton, Texas and graduated from the University of North Texas. He also holds degrees from Dallas Seminary, Southwestern Baptist Seminary, Toronto Baptist Seminary. Micah’s doctorate from Southern Baptist Seminary. He has pastored at churches in Austin and Houston. Micah is the pastor of Redeemer Church in Denton, Texas which he planted in 2013.

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Dave Jenkins( Executive Director )

Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.