DON'T LET A "ME-CENTERED" MENTALITY SHORT-CIRCUIT YOUR LIFE'S QUEST.A CHRISTIAN LIFE IS MORE THAN TRYING TO OVERCOME ANXIETY-BOUND NEEDS. Paul David Tripp expertly traverses the deepest recesses of the human heart and compassionately invites fellow Christian travelers to journey with him into God's bigger kingdom in this comprehensive personal and group study guide. Readers will appreciate and be challenged by the extensive and intuitive questions and comments that skillfully lead individuals through the text of A Quest for More while allowing for more in-depth interaction and introspection in both a personal and group setting. Whether used at home for personal study or offered as a church-wide series, this flexible guide will effectively meet the end goals of deeper biblical understanding and powerful life changes. Tripp recaps the highlights from A Quest for More and sums up each chapter theme with his characteristic to-the-point practical and highly relatable methodology. Highlighting the core principles and chapter goals makes using the guide simple, yet dynamic. As discussed in A Quest for More, Tripp unpacks biblical truth about man's basic life quest as viewed through the lens of four transient glories: God's glory, stewardship glory, community glory, and truth glory. Throughout, Christ-followers will discover that the pleasure of our little kingdoms promise life but bring death, while the big kingdom requires our death in order to bring life.
At Columbia Bible College from 1968-1972, (now Columbia International University) Paul majored in Bible and Christian Education. Although he had planned to be there for only two years and then to study journalism, Paul more and more felt like there was so much of the theology of Scripture that he did not understand, so he decided to go to seminary. Paul met Luella Jackson at College and they married in 1971. In 1971, Paul took his first pastoral position and has had a heart for the local church ever since. After college, Paul completed his Master of Divinity degree at the Reformed Episcopal Seminary (now known as Philadelphia Theological Seminary) in Philadelphia (1972-1975). It was during these days that Paul’s commitment to ministry solidified. After seminary, Paul was involved in planting a church in Scranton, Pennsylvania (1977-1987) where he also founded a Christian School. During the years in Scranton, Paul became involved in music, traveling with a band and writing worship songs. In Scranton, Paul became interested in biblical counseling and decided to enroll in the D.Min program in Biblical Counseling at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. Paul then became a faculty member of the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation (CCEF) and a lecturer in biblical counseling at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. Paul has also served as Visiting Professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
In 2009, Paul joined the faculty of Redeemer Seminary (daughter school of Westminster) in Dallas, Texas as Professor of Pastoral Life and Care.[1]
Beginning in June, 2006, Paul became the President of Paul Tripp Ministries, a non-profit organization, whose mission statement is "Connecting the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life." In addition to his current role as President of Paul Tripp Ministries, on January 1, 2007, Paul also became part of the pastoral staff at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, PA where he preached every Sunday evening and lead the Ministry to Center City through March, 2011 when he resigned due to the expanding time commitments needed at Paul Tripp Ministries.
Paul, Luella, and their four children moved to Philadelphia in 1987 and have lived there ever since. Paul is a prolific author and has written twelve books on Christian living which are sold internationally. Luella manages a large commercial art gallery in the city and Paul is very dedicated to painting as an avocation.[2] Paul’s driving passion is to help people understand how the gospel of the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ really does speak with practical hope into all the things they will face in this broken world. Paul is a pastor with a pastor’s heart, a gifted speaker, his journey taking him all over the world, an author of numerous books on practical Christian living, and a man who is hopelessly in love with Luella.... Show more