Videos

Dr. Jannes Smith, professor of Old Testament at CRTS, explores how to preach the Gospel from the Old Testament Law. Recorded during the 2012 CRTS Interim Semester.

Mr. R. Ludwig, owner of Kitching, Steepe, and Ludwig Funeral Homes, discusses the Christian funeral as a witness to the death and resurrection of Jesus. He also deals with the topic of cremation. Recorded during the 2014 CRTS Interim Semester.

Rev. J. deGelder, minister emeritus of the Flamborough Canadian Reformed Church, discusses the issue of members in the church with homosexual inclinations. Recorded during the 2014 CRTS Interim Semester.

Recorded during the 2015 CRTS Interim Semester. Rick Postma, Director of Public Relations for Word & Deed, describes a Biblical view of poverty.

Recorded during the 2015 CRTS Interim Semester. Rev. Jim Witteveen speaks of Mission work among the First Nations of Canada, and its potentials & pitfalls. Rev. Witteveen is a missionary of the Canadian Reformed Church in Smithers, serving in Prince George, B.C., Canada.

Recorded during the 2015 CRTS Interim Semester. Rev. William Boekestein, minister at Covenant Reformed Church in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, speaks about developing a plan for congregational outreach.

Recorded during the 2015 CRTS Interim Semester. Dr. Alan Strange, Professor of Church History at Mid-America Reformed Seminary, discusses the state of confessional presbyterianism and where it seems to be heading.

Recorded during the 2015 CRTS Interim Semester. Rev. Jim Witteveen describes the task of planting a Reformed church in the “Northern Capital of British Columbia.” Rev. Witteveen is a missionary of the Canadian Reformed Church in Smithers, serving in Prince George, B.C., Canada.

Recorded during the 2015 CRTS Interim Semester. Rev. Richard Bout, former missionary of the United Reformed Churches having served in Tepic, Mexico, speaks of mission work in Mexico.

Dr. J. Visscher, associate pastor of the Langley Canadian Reformed Church, discusses how catechism preaching is different from preaching on a Scripture passage.

Recorded during Conference 2014: “Correctly Handling the Word of Truth: Reformed Hermeneutics Today.” It is common to speak of the two books of God’s revelation: the book of Scripture (special revelation) and the book of creation (general revelation). Support for this approach has been found in Article 2 of the Belgic Confession. However, should the book of creation, and scientific discoveries from it, impact how we interpret the book of Scripture? Or should it be the other way around? Dr. B. Kamphuis responds to this speech.

Recorded during Conference 2014: “Correctly Handling the Word of Truth: Reformed Hermeneutics Today.” This address revisits the issue of the authority and function of the church’s creeds and confessions in the interpretation of Scripture. After reviewing the decline of, and challenges to a confessional hermeneutic, in the centuries after the Enlightenment, the more recent emergence of the “theological interpretation” of Scripture is explored. This speech offers a defense of a confessional hermeneutic in the face of contemporary challenges. Dr. Dean Anderson responds to this speech.