CT's Top 25 Preachers of the Last Fifty Years
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RamistThomist
Puritanboard Assessor
Coming from CT, I expected it to be a trainwreck. It could have been worse. I am actually glad for this article. I found some good Criswell clips.
Ivan
Pastor
Oh, Criswell was something else, that's for sure! First Baptist, Dallas has been having it's problems since his departure. I can imagine what he will say one day to one of his successor!
Suffice it to say that I was glad to see Lloyd-Jones in the honorably mentioned. There were a few good ones in there.
Formerly At Enmity
Puritan Board Freshman
Boice and Martin-lloyd Jones get "honorable mentions"???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Get Outta Here......................
Romans922
Puritan Board Professor
I think the list should be switched if anything. Honorable Mention are the top one's and the top one's are the honorable mention. But even that isn't good enough. CT can't even tell the difference between my foot and well...I digress.
And if a church isn't doing so well after a great pastor has left it, then the pastor has not done a very good job of equipping leaders/elders of the church.
And if a church isn't doing so well after a great pastor has left it, then the pastor has not done a very good job of equipping leaders/elders of the church.
MrMerlin777
Puritan Board Post-Graduate
Boice and Martin Lloyd Jones, honorable mentions eh....
AAAARRRGGGG!!!!!
Still at least they were mentioned. Could've been alot worse they could've mentioned Schuller.
Also, nice to see Piper mentioned.
AAAARRRGGGG!!!!!
Still at least they were mentioned. Could've been alot worse they could've mentioned Schuller.
Also, nice to see Piper mentioned.
Formerly At Enmity
Puritan Board Freshman
Eric Alexander is suspiciously missing as well....Love him
The most education award goes to ...
Bill Hybels is the founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois. He received a bachelor's degree in biblical studies and an honorary doctorate of divinity from Trinity College in Deerfield, Illinois.
Bill Hybels is the founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois. He received a bachelor's degree in biblical studies and an honorary doctorate of divinity from Trinity College in Deerfield, Illinois.
jaybird0827
Puritan Board Post-Graduate
The list is a barometer - it's just one more indicator of typical modern church thinking.
KenPierce
Puritan Board Freshman
Remember their criteria: they aren't Reformed.
So, who would we put on the list? The greatest Reformational preachers of the last 50 years?
Ferguson, Alexander, Sproul, Boice, Lloyd-Jones, Piper
Who else? The list always gets weighted towards those who are still practicing, I think.
So, who would we put on the list? The greatest Reformational preachers of the last 50 years?
Ferguson, Alexander, Sproul, Boice, Lloyd-Jones, Piper
Who else? The list always gets weighted towards those who are still practicing, I think.
ChristianTrader
Puritan Board Graduate
We should remember that their criteria was not "The Best", it was simply the most influential.
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RamistThomist
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Dr Criswell has 2 earned doctorates and 5 honorary ones.
BobVigneault
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Good point Hermonta although I would have to say some on that list are better described as the most 'effluential'. 
BobVigneault
Bawberator
Hybels was in at least one of my bible classes at Trinity back in the 70s. We received the same education. He went on to become a world famous entertainer and marketing specialist. I am a moderator on The Puritan Board.
TAKE THAT HYBELS!!!!
TAKE THAT HYBELS!!!!
bookslover
Puritan Board Doctor
Good point Hermonta although I would have to say some on that list are better described as the most 'effluential'.
Nice to see MacArthur on the list. He's one of the best preachers in the country. And he's at least semi-Reformed (soteriologically speaking)...
Hybels was in at least one of my bible classes at Trinity back in the 70s. We received the same education. He went on to become a world famous entertainer and marketing specialist. I am a moderator on The Puritan Board.
TAKE THAT HYBELS!!!!
That's funny!
My wife and I went to Willow Creek for some "training" before we became members at the opc.
Great Concert.
Scott Bushey
Puritanboard Commissioner
My thoughts exactly!
Ivan
Pastor
Lloyd-Jones is simply the best preacher of the 20th century, as Spurgeon was the greatest preacher of the 19th century.
Ivan
Pastor
Lloyd-Jones was simply the greatest preacher of the 20th century, as Spurgeon was the greatest preacher of the 19th century.
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