There are many examples of matters once considered essential by evangelicals, which are now neglected or discarded, such as the right use of the Lord’s Day, standards of discipleship and service for the Lord, the honouring of church order, and the contentious issue of departure from worldliness. Obedience to the Lord is fundamental to true spiritual usefulness, and Dr Masters and other speakers advocated a return to scriptural faithfulness to these fading principles.
School of Theology and Days of Special Study have been held annually at the Tabernacle since 1976, with large numbers of pastors, Christian workers and church officers attending, together with many younger people seeking a more biblical and committed style of Christian life and service.
Over the years both the School of Theology and Days of Special Study – in contrast to many other Reformed conferences – have focussed on topics of great relevance and concern to the contemporary church. These include the necessity of Gospel persuasion and regular evangelism, the importance of traditional biblical worship, the principle of the ‘working’ church, principal arguments in favour of Creation, the error of New Calvinism, the Baptist doctrine of the covenants, and the traditional system of Bible interpretation.
In addition to Dr Peter Masters, the Pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle, we have been pleased to welcome many international speakers over the years, including Henry Morris, John Whitcomb, Jay Adams, Jeff Riddle, Kurt Wise and Vishal Mangalwadi.
Recordings from recent Schools and Days of Special Study may be found via the link below, together with some rare lectures by the highly-regarded Bible commentator Dr William Hendriksen from 1979. [Please note that there was no School in 2020 owing to the coronavirus pandemic.]