Volume 32 · Issue 1 · Winter 2026
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· Mark R. Patterson
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Mark R. Patterson

Mark R. Patterson is a Presbyterian pastor whose writing for Theology Matters engages church leadership, theology, and the necessary work of doctrinal formation for elders.

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Why Church Leaders Should Study Theology
Why Church Leaders Should Study Theology

Any organization needs leaders who know what it exists to do and how well it's doing it. Patterson argues that theology is exactly that knowledge for the church, and that…

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