R. Kent Hughes (born March 1, 1942) is the former senior pastor of

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, United States. Hughes is the author of numerous books, including the best-selling ''Disciplines of a Godly Man''. 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. 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

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, an M.Div. from

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, a D.Min. from

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and a DD from

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. He lives in Pennsylvania state with his wife, Barbara, and he is the father of 4, grandfather of 26 and great grandfather of 14. In 2008, a ''

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'' was published in his honor. ''Preach The Word: Essays on Expository Preaching In Honor of R. Kent Hughes'' () included contributions by David Jackman,

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, Bruce Winter,

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, Philip Graham Ryken, and Peter Jensen. In the spring of 2019, he retired from teaching at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Teaching and professional history

* Westminster Theological Seminary, 2015–2019 * Senior pastor of College Church in Wheaton, IL, 1979–2006 * Church planter in Southern California, 1974–1979 * Adjunct professor at Talbot School of Theology, 1974–1979 * Served variously as high school pastor, college pastor and associate pastor, 1963–1974 * Youth for Christ Club director, 1960–1961

Books

*''Disciplines of a Godly Family'' (with Barbara Hughes) () *''Disciplines of a Godly Man'' () *''Disciplines of Grace'' () *''Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome'' () *''Set Apart: Calling a Worldly Church to a Godly Life'' () *''The Christian Wedding Planner'' (with Ruth Muzzy) () *''The Coming Evangelical Crisis: Current Challenges to the Authority of Scripture and the Gospel'' () *''Worship by the Book'' (with Rev. Mark Ashton,

Timothy J. Keller Timothy J. Keller (born September 23, 1950) is an American pastor, theologian, and Christian apologist. He is the chairman and co-founder of Redeemer City to City, which trains pastors for service around the world. He is also the founding pastor ...

and

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) () *''Mastering the Pastoral Role'' ()

Preaching the Word Series.

*''Genesis: Beginning and Blessing'' () *''Exodus: Saved for God’s Glory'' (with Philip Graham Ryken) () *''Numbers: God’s Presence in the Wilderness'' (with Iain M. Duguid) () *''Isaiah: God Saves Sinners'' () *''Jeremiah and Lamentations: From Sorrow to Hope'' (with Philip Graham Ryken) () *''Daniel: The Triumph of God’s Kingdom'' (with Rodney Stortz) () *''The Sermon on the Mount: The Message of the Kingdom'' () *''Abba Father: The Lord's Pattern for Prayer'' () *''Mark: Jesus, Servant and Savior'' () *''Luke: That you May Know the Truth'' () *''John: That You May Believe'' () *''Acts: The Church Afire'' () *''Romans: Righteousness from Heaven'' () *''2 Corinthians: Power in Weakness'' () *''Ephesians: The Mystery of the Body of Christ'' () *''Philippians: The Fellowship of the Gospel'' () *''Colossians and Philemon: The Supremacy of Christ'' () *''1 and 2 Timothy and Titus: To Guard the Deposit'' () *''Hebrews: An Anchor for the Soul'' () *''James: Faith That Works'' ()

References

External links

College Church in Wheaton
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