Chad Van Dixhoorn https://reformedforum.org Reformed Theological Resources Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:02:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://reformedforum.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2025/12/cropped-rf_logo_red2-32x32.jpg Chad Van Dixhoorn – Reformed Forum https://reformedforum.org 32 32 false Samuel Rutherford’s Systematic Response to Arminianism https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/ctc969/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000 https://reformedforum.org/?post_type=podcast&p=50968 The Works of Samuel Rutherford, Volume 1: Arminianism: A Systematic […]]]> We welcome David Noe and Chad Van Dixhoorn to discuss the first volume in Reformation Heritage Books’ new edition of The Works of Samuel Rutherford, Volume 1: Arminianism: A Systematic and Theological Response. Noe translated the work from Latin, while Van Dixhoorn serves as general editor of the series and edited and introduced this volume.

The conversation explores Rutherford’s significance as a leading theologian of seventeenth-century Scotland and a commissioner to the Westminster Assembly. Rather than treating Arminianism as merely five disputed points of salvation, Rutherford examines it as a theological system reaching into the doctrine of God, divine simplicity, providence, human freedom, ecclesiology, and the sacraments.

The guests also discuss the challenges of translating scholastic Latin, recovering manuscripts, correcting citations, and preparing a projected twenty-volume edition that will make much of Rutherford’s work available to new readers.

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]]> We welcome David Noe and Chad Van Dixhoorn to discuss the first volume in Reformation Heritage Books new edition of The Works of Samuel Rutherford Volume 1 Arminianism A Systematic ...ChurchHistory,Post-Reformation&Puritanism,Soteriology,SynodofDort,SystematicTheology,Theology(Proper),WestminsterAssemblyReformed Forumfalseno Collaboration, Consensus, and Compromise: Lessons from the Westminster Assembly https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/ctc934/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://reformedforum.org/?post_type=podcast&p=49392 Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte—to explore the remarkable work and enduring wisdom of […]]]> In this rich conversation, Camden Bucey sits down with Dr. Chad Van Dixhoorn—historian, pastor, and professor at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte—to explore the remarkable work and enduring wisdom of the Westminster Assembly. Together, they discuss how the divines pursued theological clarity through collaboration, not compromise, and how their humility and respect shaped confessional standards that have guided the Reformed church for centuries.

Van Dixhoorn explains why the Westminster Confession should be seen as “a document with compromises, not a compromise document,” how its chapters differ in tone and theological armor, and what this teaches us about confessional fidelity today. The conversation also explores doctrinal preaching—how to preach theology without losing the text—and why confessions must unite rather than constantly be rewritten.

With warmth and clarity, Dr. Van Dixhoorn reminds us that Reformed unity is not built on uniformity, but on the shared pursuit of truth before the face of God.

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Chapters

  • 00:00 Introduction and Word & Deed Ministry
  • 01:18 At the Reformation and Worship Conference
  • 04:10 Introducing Dr. Chad Van Dixhoorn and the Westminster Assembly
  • 06:00 Consensus, Collaboration, and Compromise in the Assembly
  • 09:30 The Process of Drafting the Westminster Standards
  • 12:00 Respectful Debate and the Spirit of the Divines
  • 19:30 Comparing the Westminster and Heidelberg Traditions
  • 25:30 Confessional Revision, Study Committees, and Doctrinal Reports
  • 33:00 Doctrinal Preaching: From Text to Theology
  • 40:50 The Joy of Teaching and Ongoing Research on the Divines

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]]> In this rich conversation Camden Bucey sits down with Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn historian pastor and professor at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte to explore the remarkable work and enduring ...Preaching,WestminsterAssemblyReformed Forumfalseno Arrowsmith’s Plans for Holy War https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/ctc867/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://reformedforum.org/?post_type=podcast&p=44718 Plans […]]]> In this episode, we speak with Dr. David Noe, the translator, and Dr. Chad Van Dixhoorn, the editor, behind the newly released English edition of John Arrowsmith’s remarkable work, Plans for Holy War: How the Spiritual Soldier Fights, Conquers, and Triumphs. Originally published in 1657 as Tactica Sacra, this treatise considers the intricacies of spiritual warfare, offering timeless insights and practical guidance for Christians engaged in the spiritual battle.

John Arrowsmith was a notable seventeenth-century theologian and member of the Westminster Assembly. Born in 1602 in Gateshead, Durham county, Arrowsmith was a dedicated scholar who served as a fellow at St. Catherine’s College and later as master of St. John’s College, Cambridge. His significant involvement in the Westminster Assembly and his writings have left a lasting impact on Reformed theology.

Join us as Drs. Noe and Van Dixhoorn share their journey in bringing this classic work to modern readers, revealing the challenges and triumphs they encountered along the way. With a deep appreciation for Arrowsmith’s theological and scholarly contributions, they offer listeners a unique perspective on why Plans for Holy War remains a vital resource today.

Dr. David Noe serves as Pastor of Reformation Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is a distinguished translator and scholar with a deep expertise in classical languages and Reformed theology. Dr. Noe is also the Latin editor for The Confessional Presbyterian Journal, and his online pedagogy for Latin, Greek, and Classics generally can be found at LatinPerDiem.com, MossMethod.com, and AdNavseam.com.

Dr. Chad Van Dixhoorn (PhD, Cambridge) is Professor of Church History and Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC and an OPC minister. He is the author of Confessing the Faith and God’s Ambassadors:The Westminster Assembly and the Reformation of the English Pulpit, 1643–1652 and editor of The Minutes and Papers of the Westminster Assembly (1643–1652).

Chapters

  • 00:07 Introduction
  • 05:36 Biography of John Arrowsmith
  • 11:02 Dr. Noe’s Introduction to Arrowsmith
  • 14:47 Arrowsmith’s Health
  • 17:41 Arrowsmith’s Latin
  • 21:57 Arrowsmith’s Involvement at the Westminster Assembly
  • 26:51 The Portions of This Volume
  • 29:25 Speeches against Weigelianism
  • 33:44 Arrowsmith’s Work on Spiritual Warfare
  • 40:28 The Pastoral-Scholastic Style
  • 44:03 The Present Value of Reading This Book
  • 55:08 Future Projects
  • 57:38 Conclusion

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Chad Van Dixhoorn (PhD, Cambridge) is professor of church history at Westminster Theological Seminary and an OPC minister. He is the author of Confessing the Faith and God’s Ambassadors and editor of The Minutes and Papers of the Westminster Assembly (1643–1652).

Emily Van Dixhoorn (MAR, Westminster Theological Seminary) is a stay-at-home mom who leads and loves Bible studies and women’s retreats. Her first publication was a study guide to the book Confessing the Faith, a commentary on the Westminster Confession of Faith. Chad and Emily have five children.

Chapters

  • 00:07 Introduction
  • 01:38 Introducing Gospel-Shaped Marriage
  • 09:08 What to Look for in a Spouse
  • 15:53 Growing with Your Spouse
  • 19:36 Marriage and the Fourfold State
  • 28:28 The Early Morning Orange Juice Incident
  • 32:07 Gouge and Biblical Submission
  • 42:33 Serving Others Together
  • 52:37 Hopes for the Books
  • 55:01 Conclusion

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]]> Chad and Emily Van Dixhoorn speak about Gospel Shaped Marriage Grace for Sinners to Love Like Saints Crossway 2022 While many books on marriage cover the same well trod ground ...Marriage&GenderReformed Forumfalseno Highlights from 2017 https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/ctc522/ https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/ctc522/#comments Fri, 29 Dec 2017 05:00:12 +0000 http://reformedforum.org/?p=7382 For those of you who’ve been with us for some time know we like to take an hour or so at the end of the year to look back on everything we did. Today, we’ve selected ten clips from the episodes we released in 2017. We spoke with many people and had many fascinating conversations. I hope we’ll pique your interest, and you’ll go back to listen to many of the full conversations represented by these highlights.

2017 was another blessed year at Reformed Forum. We’ve had close to half a million downloads so far this year from 115 different countries. We published our first book, No Uncertain Sound and sent out more than 1,000 copies. We hosted our fourth annual theology conference, this year on the subject of The Reformation of Apologetics. We opened an online store at reformedforum.org/store with merchandise and hard-to-find editions of significant Reformed books—many of them first editions and some even signed by the author.

We’re so thankful for all of you and will continue to try to serve you by providing Reformed theological resources however we can. At the end of this year, please help us out by visiting reformedforum.org/donate. Many of you have already responded generously to our previous appeals, but we can still use your help. Our board has scheduled a strategy summit for this coming year, and we are thinking and praying about our next steps. We would love to move Reformed Forum to the next level, a new chapter in its life of service to the Church. Please help us begin to realize this as we enter 2018.

We’re looking forward to another full year of Christ the Center. January 25 will mark our 10th anniversary. Jeff, Jim, and I recorded that first episode during my first year in seminary—three homes and three children ago. Things have changed over the years, but our mission has stayed the same—to advance Christian education by helping you learn more about Christ and the Reformed tradition that we believe faithfully upholds his gospel.

—Camden Bucey

Episodes

  • 474 — Ryan McGraw, John Owen and Reformed Orthodox Trinitarian Theology
  • 476 — Peter Gurry, The Coherence-Based Genealogical Method
  • 478 — William Edgar, A Biblical Theology of Culture
  • 482 — Scott Oliphint, The Majesty of Mystery
  • 483 — Kevin Chiarot, T. F. Torrance and Apostolic Succession
  • 489 — Charles Williams, The Life and Theology of Augustine
  • 493 — Darryl Hart, Machen and the Media
  • 496 — Brandon Crowe, Fulfillment in Matthew
  • 503 — Bob Cara, Cracking the Foundation of the New Perspective on Paul
  • 510 — Chad Van Dixhoorn, The Westminster Assembly and the Reformation of the English Pulpit

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]]> https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/ctc522/feed/ 2 For those of you who ve been with us for some time know we like to take an hour or so at the end of the year to look back ...ChurchHistoryReformed Forumfalseno The Westminster Assembly and the Reformation of the English Pulpit, 1643–1653 https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/ctc510/ https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/ctc510/#comments Fri, 06 Oct 2017 04:00:33 +0000 http://reformedforum.org/?p=6548 God’s Ambassadors: The Westminster Assembly and the Reformation of the English Pulpit, 1643–1653 in which he describes how the […]]]> Today we welcome Chad Van Dixhoorn to speak about his book, God’s Ambassadors: The Westminster Assembly and the Reformation of the English Pulpit, 1643–1653 in which he describes how the assembly brought much-needed reform to the theology and practice of pulpit ministry. Dr. Van Dixhoorn is Associate Professor of Church History at Reformed Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of Westminster Theological Seminary (MDiv, ThM) and the University of Cambridge (PhD). He was featured on Christ the Center episode 134 and episode 342 and in episode 507 with his wife, Emily.

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]]> https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/ctc510/feed/ 2 Today we welcome Chad Van Dixhoorn to speak about his book God s Ambassadors The Westminster Assembly and the Reformation of the English Pulpit 1643 1653 in which he describes ...ChurchHistory,MinistryoftheWord,Preaching,ReformedChurch,WestminsterAssemblyReformed Forumfalseno Studying the Confession of Faith https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/ctc507/ https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/ctc507/#comments Fri, 15 Sep 2017 04:01:52 +0000 http://reformedforum.org/?p=6099 Christ the Center to speak about Confessing the Faith: Study Guide. This is a helpful guide to Confessing the Faith: A […]]]> Chad and Emily Van Dixhoorn visit Christ the Center to speak about Confessing the Faith: Study Guide. This is a helpful guide to Confessing the Faith: A Reader’s Guide to the Westminster Confession (Banner of Truth Trust, 2014), which is itself a thorough help for understanding the Westminster Confession of Faith. Emily Van Dixhoorn graduated from Brown University as a math major and from Westminster Theological Seminary with an MAR. Dr. Chad Van Dixhoorn is Associate Professor of Church History at Reformed Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of Westminster Theological Seminary (MDiv, ThM) and the University of Cambridge (PhD). He is the editor of The Minutes and Papers of the Westminster Assembly, 1643-1653 and he was featured on Christ the Center episode 134 and episode 342. Chad and Emily have five children.

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]]> https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/ctc507/feed/ 2 Chad and Emily Van Dixhoorn visit Christ the Center to speak about Confessing the Faith Study Guide This is a helpful guide to Confessing the Faith A Reader s Guide ...Catechesis,ChurchHistory,ReformedChurch,SystematicTheology,WestminsterAssemblyReformed Forumfalseno Confessing the Faith https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/ctc342/ https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/ctc342/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2014 04:00:27 +0000 http://reformedforum.wpengine.com/?post_type=podcast&p=3702 Confessing the Faith: A Reader’s Guide to the Westminster Confession (Banner […]]]> Dr. Chad B. Van Dixhoorn visits Christ the Center to speak about his forthcoming book, Confessing the Faith: A Reader’s Guide to the Westminster Confession (Banner of Truth Trust, 2014). The book is a thorough help for understanding the Westminster Confession, useful for pastors and for Christians seeking to deepen their knowledge of Reformed doctrine. Today, Dr. Van Dixhoorn discusses questions concerning the Confession’s treatment of the doctrine of Scripture, of Salvation, of the Church, and more. Dr. Van Dixhoorn is a graduate of Westminster Theological Seminary (MDiv, ThM) and the University of Cambridge (PhD). He has taught theology at the University of Nottingham, and has held three fellowships at the University of Cambridge, where he has researched the history and theology of the Westminster assembly and taught on the subject of Puritanism. A former British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, in 2013 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Van Dixhoorn has lectured at RTS DC since 2008 where he teaches church history and practical theology. Van Dixhoorn has served as associate minister of Cambridge Presbyterian Church and Grace Presbyterian Church in Vienna, VA, where he preaches weekly. He and his wife Emily have five children. He is also the editor of The Minutes and Papers of the Westminster Assembly, 1643-1653 and he was featured on Christ the Center episode 134.

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]]> https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/ctc342/feed/ 4 Dr Chad B Van Dixhoorn visits Christ the Center to speak about his forthcoming book Confessing the Faith A Reader s Guide to the Westminster Confession Banner of Truth Trust ...Catechesis,ChurchHistory,ReformedChurch,SystematicTheology,WestminsterAssemblyReformed Forumfalseno Highlights from 2010 https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/ctc155/ https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/ctc155/#respond Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:00:54 +0000 http://reformedforum.wpengine.com/?p=1488 Christ the Center episodes. And to date we’ve been able to bring you a new episode every Friday since we began three […]]]>
Today we finish our third full year of Christ the Center episodes. And to date we’ve been able to bring you a new episode every Friday since we began three years ago. It has become our tradition to close each year with a brief selection of highlights from the year’s episodes. And so today we’re bringing you clips from eight different episodes that we think provide a decent representation of the types of discussions we have on Christ the Center.

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]]> https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/ctc155/feed/ 0 Today we finish our third full year of Christ the Center episodes And to date we ve been able to bring you a new episode every Friday since we began ...MiscellanyReformed Forumfalseno The Westminster Assembly https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/ctc134/ https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/ctc134/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 05:00:45 +0000 http://reformedforum.wpengine.com/?p=1324 The Christ the Center panel was joined by Dr. Chad Van Dixhoorn, associate pastor of Grace OPC in Vienna, VA and senior research fellow at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, to talk about the historical background and context of the Westminster Assembly and the documents that came from that body as well as learning about the Westminster Assembly Project with which Dr. Van Dixhoorn is associated. The conversation was enjoyable, informative, and edifying. A rare combination indeed.

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