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Haddon Robinson
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<h2 id="biography">Biography</h2> <p>A native of <a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York City</a>, Robinson received a bachelor's degree from <a href="/facts/Bob_Jones_University/JKl4klEl">Bob Jones University</a>, a <a href="/facts/Th.M./CbQ4HE2k">Th.M.</a> from <a href="/facts/Dallas_Theological_Seminary/PFQK4vFX">Dallas Theological Seminary</a>, a M.A. from <a href="/facts/Southern_Methodist_University/GTbqUtBP">Southern Methodist University</a>, and a <a href="/facts/Ph.D./paJumdN8">Ph.D.</a> from the <a href="/facts/University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana-Champaign/gusw7HoS">University of Illinois</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> Robinson served as president of Denver Conservative Baptist Seminary (now known as <a href="/facts/Denver_Seminary/Wc7rPwSa">Denver Seminary</a>) for 12 years (1979–1991), and taught <a href="/facts/Homiletics/1JRvSNNP">homiletics</a> on the faculty of Dallas Theological Seminary for 19 years. He has authored seven books, including <i>Biblical Preaching</i>. "Biblical Preaching" is a primary source for the study of <a href="/facts/Expository_preaching/8mX4zH5d">expository preaching</a>. He wrote and edited for several magazines. </p><p>Robinson was heard as the 'lead teacher' on the 15-minute <i>Discover The Word</i> radio program (formerly <i>Radio Bible Class</i>) produced by Grand Rapids, Michigan-based <a href="/facts/RBC_Ministries/stjn2DVF">RBC Ministries</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p><p>Robinson co-founded the Theology of Work Project<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> and served as the Project's president from its inception in 2007 until his death in 2017.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p><p>Robinson lived with his wife, Bonnie, in <a href="/facts/South_Hamilton/ouqDru5l">South Hamilton</a>, <a href="/facts/Massachusetts/9uumCbFI">Massachusetts</a>, and <a href="/facts/Willow_Street/hhXgzFtu">Willow Street</a>, <a href="/facts/Pennsylvania/HGqC5bBm">Pennsylvania</a>. They had two children. Robinson died from Parkinson's Disease. </p><p>One of his major contributions to homiletics was the "Big Idea of Biblical Preaching" (the title of a book which is in his honor), whereby sermons should have one major idea (has one subject and one complement), even if the big idea breaks down into several subpoints. Robinson also argues that a sermon should be primarily expository, since that places the authority in the biblical text, not in the preachers themselves.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> He was instrumental in changing the name of Denver Conservative Baptist Seminary to <a href="/facts/Denver_Seminary/Wc7rPwSa">Denver Seminary</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="works">Works</h2> <h3>Books</h3> <ul><li>Robinson, Haddon W. (1980). <a href="https://archive.org/details/biblicalpreachin00robi"><i>Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages</i></a> (1st ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academics. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-801-07700-5. <a href="/facts/OCLC_(identifier)/Yqad8waq">OCLC</a> <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/6982350">6982350</a>.</li> <li>——— (1987). <i>The Good Shepherd: Reflections on Psalm 23</i>. Chicago, IL: Moody Press. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-802-46688-4.</li> <li>——— (1988). <i>Christian Salt and Light Company: A Contemporary Study of the Sermon on the Mount</i>. Grand Rapids, MI: Discovery House. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-929-23902-6. <a href="/facts/OCLC_(identifier)/Yqad8waq">OCLC</a> <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/19044714">19044714</a>.</li> <li>———, ed. (1989). <a href="https://archive.org/details/biblicalsermons00hadd"><i>Biblical Sermons: How Twelve Preachers Apply the Principles of Biblical Preaching</i></a>. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-801-07751-7. <a href="/facts/OCLC_(identifier)/Yqad8waq">OCLC</a> <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/19389127">19389127</a>.</li> <li>——— (1989). <i>Solid Rock Construction Company: How to Build Your Life on the Right Foundation</i>. Grand Rapids, MI: Discovery House. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-929-23908-8.</li> <li>———; <a href="/facts/Bill_Hybels/vWzqFHyn">Hybels, Bill</a>; <a href="/facts/Stuart_Briscoe/x7g8Usec">Briscoe, Stuart</a> (1990). <a href="https://archive.org/details/masteringcontemp00hybe"><i>Mastering Contemporary Preaching</i></a>. Portland, OR: Multnomah. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-880-70335-2. <a href="/facts/OCLC_(identifier)/Yqad8waq">OCLC</a> <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/20560630">20560630</a>.</li> <li>——— (1991). <a href="https://archive.org/details/whatjesussaidabo00hadd"><i>What Jesus Said About Successful Living: Principles From the Sermon on the Mount for Today (Barbour Publishing, 1991</i></a>. Discovery House Publishers. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-929-23943-9. <a href="/facts/OCLC_(identifier)/Yqad8waq">OCLC</a> <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/23768838">23768838</a>. - combined edition of <i>Christian Salt and Light Company</i> & <i>Solid Rock Construction Company</i></li> <li>———; Brown, Stephen W.; <a href="/facts/William_H._Willimon/M6PsaqFE">Willimon, William H.</a> (1993). <i>Voice in the Wilderness: Clear Preaching in a Complicated World</i>. Mastering Ministry's Pressure Points. Sisters, OR: Multnomah. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-880-70589-9. <a href="/facts/OCLC_(identifier)/Yqad8waq">OCLC</a> <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/29506380">29506380</a>.</li> <li>——— (1996). <i>Grief: Comfort for Those Who Grieve and Those Who Want to Help</i>. Grand Rapids, MI: Discovery House. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-1572933132. <a href="/facts/OCLC_(identifier)/Yqad8waq">OCLC</a> <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/4356948">4356948</a>.</li> <li>——— (1998). <a href="https://archive.org/details/decisionmakingby00robi"><i>Decision-Making by the Book: How to Choose Wisely in an Age of Options</i></a>. Grand Rapids, MI: Discovery House. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-896-93913-4. <a href="/facts/OCLC_(identifier)/Yqad8waq">OCLC</a> <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/23689908">23689908</a>.</li> <li>——— (2001). <i>Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages</i> (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academics. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-801-02262-3. <a href="/facts/OCLC_(identifier)/Yqad8waq">OCLC</a> <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/925010235">925010235</a>.</li> <li>——— (2002). Gibson, Scott M. (ed.). <i>Making a Difference in Preaching</i>. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-801-09092-9. <a href="/facts/OCLC_(identifier)/Yqad8waq">OCLC</a> <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/41649710">41649710</a>.</li> <li>——— (2002). <a href="https://archive.org/details/trustingshepherd0000robi"><i>Trusting the Shepherd: Insights from Psalm 23</i></a>. Grand Rapids, MI: Discovery House. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-1572930704.</li> <li>———; Robinson, Torrey W. (2003). <a href="https://archive.org/details/trustingshepherd0000robi"><i>It's All How You Tell It: Preaching First-Person Expository Messages</i></a>. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-1572930704.</li> <li>——— (2005). <i>The Art and Craft of Biblical Preaching: A Comprehensive Resource for Today's Communicators</i>. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-310-25248-1. <a href="/facts/OCLC_(identifier)/Yqad8waq">OCLC</a> <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/55877836">55877836</a>.</li> <li>——— (2014). <i>Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages</i> (3rd ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academics. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 9780801049125. <a href="/facts/OCLC_(identifier)/Yqad8waq">OCLC</a> <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/865452254">865452254</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Haddon W. Robinson Named Interim President of Gordon-Conwell, archived from the original on 24 May 2007, retrieved 16 May 2007 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070524045918/http://www.gordonconwell.edu/communications/2006/Robinsonpres.php" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20070524045918/http://www.gordonconwell.edu/communications/2006/Robinsonpres.php</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Team". Theology of Work Project. Theology of Work Project, Inc. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211208173016/https://www.theologyofwork.org/about/meet-our-team" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20211208173016/https://www.theologyofwork.org/about/meet-our-team</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Dr. Haddon Robinson, archived from the original on 14 December 2012, retrieved 3 December 2012; NRB obituary Archived 2017-08-09 at the Wayback Machine. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121214004817/http://www.gordonconwell.edu/academics/view-faculty-member.cfm?faculty_id=15929&grp_id=8948" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20121214004817/http://www.gordonconwell.edu/academics/view-faculty-member.cfm?faculty_id=15929&grp_id=8948</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Haddon robinson, archived from the original on 29 July 2017, retrieved 3 December 2012 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170729221011/https://discovertheword.org/hosts/haddon-w-robinson/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20170729221011/https://discovertheword.org/hosts/haddon-w-robinson/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Duduit, Michael (2 September 2014). "Here's to You, Dr. Robinson". Preaching.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022. <a href="https://www.preaching.com/articles/heres-to-you-dr-robinson/" target="_blank">https://www.preaching.com/articles/heres-to-you-dr-robinson/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Team". Theology of Work Project. Theology of Work Project, Inc. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211208173016/https://www.theologyofwork.org/about/meet-our-team" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20211208173016/https://www.theologyofwork.org/about/meet-our-team</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>His book "Biblical Preaching" was published in 1981 and had three editions. It has had a wide influence on preaching and preachers. He started a Doctor on Ministry program focussed on preaching at Gordon Conwell Seminary in South Hamilton, MA.Duduit, Michael (3 December 2009), "Expository Preaching in a Narrative World: An Interview with Haddon Robinson", Preaching.Com, retrieved 3 December 2012 <a href="http://www.preaching.com/resources/articles/11565763/" target="_blank">http://www.preaching.com/resources/articles/11565763/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Baptist Seminaries Abandon Ship". Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2016. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160816231756/http://www.fundamentalbaptistministries.com/archives2/ABANDON_SHIP.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20160816231756/http://www.fundamentalbaptistministries.com/archives2/ABANDON_SHIP.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>