2.21 David Schrock, Trent Hunter, Stephen Wellum • Interview • “Neither Covenant Children, Nor Evangelism by Proxy: Recovering a Baptist Approach to Raising Children in the Lord”

Episode 038
40 Min
May 8, 2023
ABOUT THE EPISODE
How do Baptist beliefs inform our parenting? We neither treat our children as automatic members of the covenant, nor do we neglect our holy responsibility to instruct them in the Lord.
Timestamps to Know
  • Intro: 00:23
  • Defining Different Types of Baptism – 02:41
  • What is a Covenant? – 04:48
  • How Would Presbyterians Describe Baptism? – 08:33
  • How Would Baptists Describe Baptism? – 10:25
  • What is the ‘Newness’ of the New Covenant? – 11:54
  • What are the Dangers of Including Children in the Covenant? – 18:15
  • Parenting Prior to Baptism – 20:40
  • Pragmatic Evangelism by Proxy – 26:46
  • Raising Children in Relation to the Church – 29:08
  • How Do We Instruct Children Before and After the Lord’s Supper – 32:04
  • Encouragement from Richard Furman – 36:50
  • Outro – 38:52
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Authors

  • David Schrock is the pastor for preaching and theology at Occoquan Bible Church in Woodbridge, Virginia. David is a two-time graduate of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a founding faculty member and professor of theology at Indianapolis Theology Seminary. And he is the author of Royal Priesthood and Glory of God along with many journal articles and online essays.

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  • Trent Hunter is the pastor for preaching and teaching at Heritage Bible Church in Greer, South Carolina. Trent is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of Graphical Greek, an electronic reference guide for biblical Greek, Joshua in Crossway's Knowing the Bible series, and is co-author of Christ from Beginning to End: How the Full Story of Scripture Reveals the Full Glory of Christ. Trent is an Instructor for the Charles Simeon Trust Workshops on Biblical Exposition.

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  • Stephen Wellum is professor of Christian theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He received his MDiv and PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is the author of numerous essays, articles, and books. He is also the co-author with Peter Gentry of Kingdom through Covenant, 2nd edition (Crossway, 2012, 2018) and the author of God the Son Incarnate: The Doctrine of the Person of Christ (Crossway, 2016) and Systematic Theology, Volume 1: From Canon to Concept (B&H Academic, 2024).

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