Kent Hughes

Dr. R. Kent Hughes is visiting professor of practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and senior pastor emeritus of College Church in Wheaton, Ill. He is author of Disciplines of a Godly Man.

  • Maturity in Ministry Article by Kent Hughes

    FROM TABLETALK | November 2016

    When the New Testament addresses spiritual maturity, it uses the common Greek word teleios, which means “perfect” or “complete.” When it is applied to Christian growth, it indicates spiritual maturity in contrast to childlike immaturity as, for example, in this command from Paul: “Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature (teleioi).” (1 Cor. 14:20; see also Heb.5:13–6:1). Sometimes it indicates perfection, as in Jesus’ summary command in the Sermon on the Mount: “You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly father is perfect” (Matt.5:48). Spiritually, it always … View Resource