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After redeeming him from his sin as a college student the Lord blessed Barry by putting excellent mentors in his life who built into his heart through God’s Word a love for the Church, disciple making, and spiritual mul tiplication. He was sent as a church planter to Kokomo, Indiana, in 1991. The Sycamore Reformed Presbyterian Church was organized in 1994, where Barry served as pastor until he came to RPTS in 2013. Other experiences that the Lord has given Barry to prepare him for his teaching in pastoral theology and leadership of RPTS include the following: administrator and teacher for Sycamore Covenant Academy for 11 years; member of the RPTS Board for nine years; consultant for several church plants; and speaker at numerous youth and family church conferences. He writes regularly for the blog Gentle Reformation, is the General Editor of the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Journal, and podcasts regularly on 3GT (Three Guys Theologizing), and is a contributor to Tabletalk magazine. He is author of Hitting the Marks: Restoring the Essential Identity of the Church.

Publications

Books

  • Foreword for the Spanish edition of The Art of Prophesying, William Perkins (Credo Press: Oklahoma City, 2023)
  • “Calvin’s Development of the Marks of the Church in The Institutes and His Legacy of Confessional Influence,” in Advancing the Vision: Essays in Honor of John H. White (Falls City Press: Beaver Falls, PA, 2019)
  • Hitting the Marks: Restoring the Essential Identity of the Church (Crown & Covenant: Pittsburgh, 2018)

Journal and Article

Banner of Truth Articles

  • Urgency in Preaching and Its Instruction (Part 1), January 23, 2015
  • Urgency in Preaching and Its Instruction (Part 2), February 2, 2015

Ligonier Ministry Articles

  • Why is Prayer a Means of Grace?, December 8, 2023
  • Leading with Bold Humility, September 21, 2021

Reformed Presbyterian Theological Journal

  • The Importance of Public Praying: Restoring Prayer in God’s House, Fall 2023
  • The Sacraments as a Mark of the Church, Fall 2022
  • The First Degree of Necessity: Turretin on the Spirit’s Work in Preaching, Fall 2021
  • Keeping Nothing Back Which May Promote Holy Ends: Westminster on Preaching and Sanctification, Fall 2020
  • Calvin’s Development of the Marks of the Church in “The Institutes” and His Legacy of Confessional Influence (reprint), Spring 2020
  • The Fifth Heading (Canons of Dort): The Perseverance of the Saints, Fall 2019
  • Zealous Preaching: Exercising Fervent Love for God and His People, Fall 2018
  • The Shepherd’s Seminary, Fall 2018
  • The Word Did It All: The Bible and the Priesthood of All Believers, Fall 2017
  • What can the Church Expect? The Protection of Providence, Fall 2016
  • Preparing for Our Heavenly Union with God, Fall 2015
  • Trinitarianism in the Pastoral Theology of Gregory Nazianzen, Spring 2015
  • The Law Leads Us to Christ: The Law and Its First Use, Fall 2014

Reformed Presbyterian Witness

  • Sacrifices by Fire, September/October 2023
  • Rivers of Living Water, January/February 2023
  • The Psalm Most Royal, May/June 2022
  • We Need Preachers, November/December 2021
  • The Psalms in Jesus’ Heart, May/June 2021
  • Shepherd School, May/June 2021
  • Preach It!, May/June 2021
  • Wisdom from Above, September/October 2019
  • The Cost of Discipleship, September/October 2018
  • What Are the Keys of the Kingdom?, September/October 2018
  • Great Reformers: Martin Bucer, March/April 2017
  • The Church as the New Israel, September 2015
  • Your Mother the Church, July 2015
  • J.G. Vos’ Work of Theological Renewal in the RPCNA, March 2015
  • Improving Congregational Singing, July 2013
  • God’s Call to Care for the Needy, March 2013
  • For the Glory of God Alone, May 2006

Tabletalk Magazine Articles

  • 9.5 Theses: Suggested Reading on the Reformation, October 2023
  • Shepherding with Loving Discipline, December 2022
  • Shepherding with Administration, November 2022
  • The Horizontal in Worship, November 2022
  • Shepherding through Catechesis, October 2022
  • Shepherding the Lambs, September 2022
  • Shepherding through Prayer, August 2022
  • The Sacrificing Church, July 2022
  • Shepherding with Hospitality, July 2022
  • Shepherding Friends, June 2022
  • Shepherding’s Varied Nature, May 2022
  • Shepherding’s Singular Focus, April 2022
  • Shepherding in the Spirit, March 2022
  • Shepherding is a Trinitarian Work, February 2022
  • Shepherding is Never Outdated, January 2022
  • Songs in the Night, January 2022
  • Contending Discourse, August 2020
  • What Is Prayer?, March 2019
  • Heavenly Stepping-Stones, February 2018

Pastoral & Teaching Experience

Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh PA
Professor of Pastoral Theology and Homiletics 		2013 -present
Sycamore Reformed Presbyterian Church, Kokomo, IN
Pastor 		1994 - 2013
Sycamore Reformed Presbyterian Fellowship, Kokomo, IN
Church Planter 		1991 - 1994
Reformed Presbyterian Church, West Lafayette, IN
Associate Pastor 		1991 - 1992

Education

  • DMin, Reformed Theological Seminary
  • MDiv, Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary
  • MAT (Mathematics), Purdue University
  • BS (Mathematics), University of Michigan

Resources

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Gentle Reformation

Gentle Reformation is a cooperative effort by friends in the R&P faith (Reformed and Presbyterian) to speak the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ in its many applications through the media of the internet.

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Three Guys Theologizing Podcast

The podcast where a pastor, a parishioner, and a professor have lively discussions on practical Christian living from a Reformed perspective. Features Kyle Borg, Scott Hunt, and Barry York.

RPTS Catalog

On behalf of the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary (RPTS), welcome to our Academic Catalog. As the fourth oldest seminary in North America, RPTS of fers a rich theological education true to the doctrines and spirit of the Reformation