Description

Charles Allen Stillman (1819-1895) was a Presbyterian pastor in Alabama who helped to found the Institute for Training Colored Ministers in Tuscaloosa, AL, in 1875 (now called Stillman College). This booklet, originally an address delivered at an anniversary celebration of Columbia Theological Seminary in 1881 and published in 1884, sums up the calling of the minister, particularly his work of preaching God’s word.

Endorsement

“In this excellent address, Charles Stillman sets before us a comprehensive vision of the ministerial office. He reminds us that pastoral theology is no less committed to teaching the great doctrines of the faith than systematic theology. He calls the pastor to renewed commitment to experiential preaching, that flows first from his own communion with Christ. Truth must come to the congregation from the pastor’s heart and not his head alone.”

— Dr. David Strain