(born
21 February 1948) is a Scottish theologian known in
Reformed Christian circles for his teaching,
writing, and editorial work. He has been
Chancellor's Professor of Systematic Theology at
Reformed Theological Seminary since 2017, commuting
from Scotland, where he was an assistant minister at
St. Peter's Free Church of Scotland, Dundee. He is
currently a preaching associate at Trinity Church,
Aberdeen.
Career
Ferguson studied at the University of Aberdeen for
all of his university education, earning first a
master of arts, then a bachelor of divinity, before
gaining his Ph.D. During his days as a student, he
worshiped at Gilcomston South Church, under the
ministry of William Still.
Ferguson was ordained as a minister in the Church of
Scotland in 1971, becoming the minister of St.
John's, Baltasound, the most northerly parish in
Scotland, on the island of Unst, Shetland. He was
the pastor there for 10 years. After his service on
Unst, he was offered a teaching position as a
part-time Professor of Systematic Theology at
Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia.
He then moved back to his native Scotland in 1997,
filling the pulpit at St George's-Tron Church,
Glasgow, where he had served as Assistant Minister
to George B. Duncan ,succeeding the 20-year ministry
of Eric Alexander.
In the mid-2000s, he then transferred back to the US
to the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church,
serving as the senior pastor of historic First
Presbyterian Church of Columbia, South Carolina.
From 25 August 2013, he served as a preacher and
elder at St. Peter's Free Church of Scotland in
Dundee. In recent years, Sinclair has become the
preaching associate at Trinity Church in Aberdeen.
In 2022, a Festschrift was published in his honor.
Theology for Ministry: How Doctrine Affects Pastoral
Life and Practice includes contributions from Joel
Beeke, Ligon Duncan, W. Robert Godfrey, Michael
Horton, Douglas Kelly, Robert Letham, Philip Ryken,
and Chad Van Dixhoorn.
Other Roles
Ferguson has served as an editor with the Banner of
Truth Trust.
He was also a professor of systematic theology at
Redeemer Seminary in Dallas.
He has held the Charles Krahe Chair for Systematic
Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary.
He also previously served as a council member of the
Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.
He serves as a Teaching Fellow for Ligonier
Ministries.
Personal Life
Sinclair was born and raised in the East End of
Glasgow, although his family originate from the
north of Scotland.[6] It wasn't until going to
Aberdeen University that he left Glasgow. He was
converted to Christianity before he turned 15.
He is married to Dorothy. Together they have three
sons and a daughter, and 12 grandchildren.
Taken
from the Wiki page at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Ferguson
Sinclair Ferguson: The Holy Spirit
With the rise of Pentecostalism and the charismatic
movement in the twentieth century, the Holy Spirit
is no longer the forgotten person of the Trinity.
There is, however, great confusion among many church
members about His person and work and gifts.
Sinclair Ferguson explains that it is the
responsibility of those called to lead the church to
teach those who are entrusted to them about the Holy
Spirit—the third Person of the Trinity.
Sinclair Ferguson - The Holy Spirit Today
The Holy Spirit in Reformed Theology & Ecclesiology
The 2018 IPC Catalyst Conference in Ealing, West
London, looked at the doctrine of the Holy Spirit
and applied it to the challenges and opportunities
of contemporary church ministry. We considered the
person and work of the Spirit in relation to
pastoral ministry, the viability of cessationism and
the implications of Pentecost for the life of the
church, and what it means to worship the living God
in spirit and truth. In this talk, Dr Sinclair
Ferguson gives the first of three lectures, this one
entitled 'The Spirit of Christ'. For audio files of
the other two talks, as well as all the talks from
the conference, please visit:
http://ipc.church/catalyst/
Interview: Sinclair Ferguson on Five Decades of
Ministry
How
Jesus Thinks About Us - Dr. Sinclair Ferguson
(1/8/23)
Have you wondered how Jesus thinks about you?
Visiting pastor Dr. Sinclair Ferguson looks at part
of “Jesus’ high priestly prayer” from John 17:20-26
(ESV) as he brings us the sermon “How Jesus Thinks
About Us.