Dr. Chad B. Van Dixhoorn
Education
University of Western Ontario, B.A.Westminster Theological Seminary, MDiv, ThM
Cambridge University, Ph.D.
Westminster Theological Seminary, MDiv, ThM
Cambridge University, Ph.D.
Featured Publications
When a rich theological perspective is lost, so is the larger story for pastoral ministry. When pastors see how God’s whole counsel shapes and impacts their entire ministry, both pastors and churches will thrive. Deeply connecting theology with practice, this volume seeks to recover the rich scriptural framework for ministry that is grounded in key Christian doctrines such as the Triune God and his decrees, the person and work of Christ, and the application of all the benefits and blessings that come to us through the Spirit in our union with Christ. Contributors such as Joel Beeke, Ligon Duncan, Michael Horton, and Robert Letham write out of their experience both as pastors and theologians, providing a pattern of rich biblical-theological...
A Gracious, Biblical Model for Marriage Married Christians, and those preparing for marriage, know that they’re sinners―and that their sin threatens God’s great purposes for their union, including mutual support, companionship, and intimacy. But how often do believers recognize that they are also saints, equipped through God’s power to create a healthy, loving marriage?
In Gospel-Shaped Marriage, Chad and Emily Van Dixhoorn encourage couples with how Christ calls and enables them to love their spouse. They give a brief assessment of the biblical design for marriage while offering practical, proven advice for husbands and wives. Drawing from Scripture and the writings of Puritan minister William Gouge, their advice also prepares churches,...
Understand Foundations of the Christian Church through These Historic Statements of Faith
For centuries, followers of Jesus have used creeds and confessions to express their Christian beliefs. Summarizing key truths from Scripture into succinct statements, these words have shaped the church for generations and continue to teach and inspire believers today.
Creeds, Confessions, and Catechisms gathers 13 of Christian history's most important documents―including the Apostles’ Creed, the Belgic Confession, and the Heidelberg Catechism―into one beautiful collection. Each text includes an introduction from editor Chad Van Dixhoorn that explains its origins and significance to the early church. By learning and revisiting these timeless...
The Westminster Assembly is celebrated for its doctrinal standards and debates on church polity. But how often is the assembly noted for its extraordinary intervention in the pulpit ministry of the Church of England? In God’s Ambassadors, Chad Van Dixhoorn recounts the Puritan quest for a reformation in preachers and preaching and how the Westminster Assembly fit into that movement. He examines the assembly’s reform efforts, tracing debates and exploring key documents about preaching in a way that both highlights disagreements within the assembly’s ranks and showcases their collective plan for the church going forward. Moreover, Van Dixhoorn reveals the rationale behind the assembly’s writings and reforms, both in terms of biblical...
This accessible, biblical, and thoughtful work digests years of study and teaching into bite-sized sections. Van Dixhoorn's work is historical and practical in its focus. It deliberately presents readers with more than another survey of Reformed theology; it offers a guide to a particular text, considers its original proof-texts, and seeks to deepen our understanding of each paragraph of the Confession.
An invaluable resource for documenting the state of research about the text of the NT before the major fourth-century codices... The volume should be mandatory reading for anyone doing postgraduate study on the Greek NT.
A great addition to the Christian apologist s library and will be monumental to anyone who is seeking to understand...
About Dr. Van Dixhoorn
Dr. Chad Van Dixhoorn is Professor of Church History and Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte. A leading expert on the work of the Westminster Assembly, he completed a five-volume work of The Minutes and Papers of the Westminster Assembly, 1643-1652 (Oxford University Press). He is currently working on a major monograph on the Westminster Assembly, having recently completed an edition of John Lightfoot’s journals, also published with OUP. He is the editor most recently of John Arrowsmith’s Plans for Holy War, and serves as general editor of Works of Samuel Rutherford, which is to be published by Reformation Heritage Books in 21 volumes.
Dr. Van Dixhoorn studied at Huron College, The University of Western Ontario (B.A.) and received his ministerial training at Westminster Theological Seminary (MDiv, ThM). After receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, Dr. Van Dixhoorn was awarded two post-doctoral fellowships, the second granted by the British Academy. He was a member of the Faculty of History of the University of Cambridge and has held two fellowships at Wolfson College, Cambridge. Since 2014, Dr. Van Dixhoorn has also served as an honorary research fellow at the University of East Anglia in the U.K., and since 2023 as an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto.
At RTS Dr. Van Dixhoorn teaches three courses on church history, as well as regular courses on ecclesiology and sacraments, church polity, worship, personal sanctification, pastoral theology, expositional preaching, and the Westminster Standards.
Ordained in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Dr. Van Dixhoorn has served as a pastor at Cambridge Presbyterian Church in the U.K. and at Grace Presbyterian Church in Vienna, Va. He and his wife Emily have been blessed with five children and a son-in-law.