Website of Dr. John K. LaShell
I’d like to preach at your church.
No! I don’t
want your pastor’s job. I retired at the end of 2017 after forty-seven years in
the pastorate. For the last twenty-three of those years I happily served a
Baptist church in Allentown, PA. I love proclaiming God’s word, and I am
looking for opportunites to serve in other churches.
Possible
Ways to Use Me
I am available for Sunday pulpit
supply or for a brief series of messages during a conference or retreat. I can
preach messages related to my books, The Beauty of God and Limping
Christians. Other topics of special
interest to me are the Holy Trinity and the essential doctrines of the
Reformation. I would also enjoy developing a series of messages to fit the
needs of your group—perhaps a series on difficult passages or doctrines
of the Bible, a series on how to enjoy God, or a series on the mortification of
sin.
I would characterize my preaching
as—
• Exegetical. A
message must be true to the text.
• Theological. I
tend to look for the broader theological implications of a passage.
• Christological.
If He isn’t central in a message, it is not worth preaching.
• Applicational.
People need to see how the truths of God’s word make a difference in
their lives.
My Background
1970 BA from Moody Bible
Institute (Pastor/Greek Emphasis)
1976 MA in Old Testament
from Talbot Seminary
1985 PhD in Reformation
and Post-Reformation Studies from Westminster Seminary
1994-Present, Pastor of Grace Community Church
• Founding board member for the
now defunct Conservative Baptist Seminary of the East.
• Religion column
several times a year for the Allentown Morning Call newspaper
• Contributor to
the Blackwell Dictionary of Evangelical
Biography 1720-1860 (1996)
• Author of
several books. For descriptions of the books, see www.Godisbeautiful.com.
Contact Information
861 Winterberry Trail
Boone, NC 28607
828-963-2490
References available on
request