R. Kent Hughes

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R. Kent Hughes (born March 1, 1942) [1] is the former senior pastor of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, United States. Hughes is the author of numerous books, including the best-selling Disciplines of a Godly Man. [2] He is also editor and contributor for the projected 50-volume Preaching the Word series, including Mark: Jesus, Servant and Savior, which received the ECPA Gold Medallion Book Award for best commentary in 1990. [3] Hughes served as senior pastor of College Church for 27 years and retired at the end of 2006. He moved to Wheaton from California, where he pastored two churches. He holds a BA from Whittier College, an M.Div. from Talbot School of Theology, a D.Min. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and a DD from Biola University. He lives in Pennsylvania state [4] with his wife, Barbara, and he is the father of 4, grandfather of 26 and great grandfather of 14. [5]

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In 2008, a Festschrift was published in his honor. Preach The Word: Essays on Expository Preaching In Honor of R. Kent Hughes ( ISBN   1-58134-926-2) included contributions by David Jackman, D. A. Carson, Wayne Grudem, John F. MacArthur, Bruce Winter, J. I. Packer, Phillip Jensen, Philip Graham Ryken, and Peter Jensen. In the spring of 2019, he retired from teaching at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [6] [4]

Teaching and professional history [4]

Books

Preaching the Word Series [7]

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References

  1. Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities  linked authority file (LAF) . Retrieved on 9 July 2014.
  2. Hughes, R. Kent, Disciplines of a Godly Man, GNPCB.
  3. Christian book awards, ECPA, 1990.
  4. 1 2 3 "Kent Hughes - Westminster Theological SeminaryWestminster Theological Seminary". 2018-03-23. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  5. K Hughes bio, College Church, archived from the original on 2007-06-02, retrieved 2007-09-17.
  6. Gibson, Jonathan (March 1, 2019). "Priorities and Pitfalls of Christian Ministry: An Interview with Dr. R. Kent Hughes". Westminster Theological Seminary.
  7. "Browse By Series: Preaching the Word", Catalogue, GNPCB.