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Doxology. | Eric Dodson description: Eric is a graduate of The Master's Seminary (M.Div 2014) and serves as pastor at Grace Community Baptist Church in Elgin, TX. --- [![The Master's Seminary](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/The_Masters_Seminary_July2019/Images/tms-logo-new.png?width=210&name=tms-logo-new.png)](https://www.tms.edu) [Request Info](https://www.tms.edu/request) - [About](https://www.tms.edu/about/) - [Why TMS?](https://www.tms.edu/why-tms/) - [Academics](https://www.tms.edu/academics/) - [Faculty](https://www.tms.edu/academics/faculty/) - [Admissions & Aid](https://www.tms.edu/admissions/) - [Educational Resources](https://www.tms.edu/resources/) - [Español](https://www.tms.edu/es/) - [Give](https://tms.edu/ways-to-give/) - [Apply](https://www.tms.edu/apply/) - [Request Info](https://www.tms.edu/requestinfo/) × [![The Masters Seminary Blog](https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/The%20Masters%20Seminary%20Blog%20Logo-01%20(2)-1.svg "The Masters Seminary Blog")](https://blog.tms.edu/) Search ## Eric Dodson ![Eric Dodson](https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/Eric%20Dodson@2x.png) Eric is a graduate of The Master's Seminary (M.Div 2014) and serves as pastor at Grace Community Baptist Church in Elgin, TX. # Articles by Eric Dodson [![From The Master's Seminary Blog, "Cultivating a Berean Mindset"](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photo_3.18.25.png?width=709&name=blog_photo_3.18.25.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/cultivating-berean-mindset) ## [Cultivating a Berean Mindset](https://blog.tms.edu/cultivating-berean-mindset) Eric Dodson | Mar 18, 2025 [![From The Master's Seminary Blog, "Helping People Reconcile"](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photo_1.28.25.png?width=709&name=blog_photo_1.28.25.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/helping-people-reconcile) ## [Helping People Reconcile](https://blog.tms.edu/helping-people-reconcile) Eric Dodson | Jan 29, 2025 [![From The Master's Seminary Blog, "Praying for Your People"](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photo_8.26.24.png?width=709&name=blog_photo_8.26.24.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/praying-for-your-people) ## [Praying for Your People](https://blog.tms.edu/praying-for-your-people) Eric Dodson | Aug 27, 2024 [![From The Master's Seminary, "A Portrait of Faithful Ministry"](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photo_6-19-24.png?width=709&name=blog_photo_6-19-24.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/portrait-faithful-ministry) ## [A Portrait of Faithful Ministry](https://blog.tms.edu/portrait-faithful-ministry) Eric Dodson | Jun 19, 2024 [![](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/020724_blog-photo.png?width=709&name=020724_blog-photo.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/preach-doxologically) ## [Preaching as an Act of Worship](https://blog.tms.edu/preach-doxologically) Eric Dodson | Feb 08, 2024 [![](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Blue%20Book.jpg?width=709&name=Blue%20Book.jpg)](https://blog.tms.edu/the-books-i-lean-on) ## [The Books I Lean On](https://blog.tms.edu/the-books-i-lean-on) Eric Dodson | Aug 28, 2020 [![](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Pandemic.jpg?width=709&name=Pandemic.jpg)](https://blog.tms.edu/how-seminary-prepared-me-to-pastor-during-covid) ## [How Seminary Prepared Me to Pastor During COVID](https://blog.tms.edu/how-seminary-prepared-me-to-pastor-during-covid) Eric Dodson | Aug 11, 2020 [![The Price Christ Paid for Your Church@2x](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Price%20Christ%20Paid%20for%20Your%20Church@2x.png?width=709&name=The%20Price%20Christ%20Paid%20for%20Your%20Church@2x.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/price-christ-paid-church) ## [The Price Christ Paid for Your Church](https://blog.tms.edu/price-christ-paid-church) Eric Dodson | Sep 05, 2016 ## Popular Articles [![Did the Early Church Teach Transubstantiation?](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Did%20the%20Early%20Church%20Teach%20Transubstantiation@2x.png?width=709&name=Did%20the%20Early%20Church%20Teach%20Transubstantiation@2x.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/did-the-early-church-teach-transubstantiation) ## [Did the Early Church Teach Transubstantiation?](https://blog.tms.edu/did-the-early-church-teach-transubstantiation) Nathan Busenitz | April 21, 2016 [![How Do I Know if I Have Godly Sorrow or Worldly Sorrow?](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Worldly%20Sorrow.jpg?width=709&name=Worldly%20Sorrow.jpg)](https://blog.tms.edu/sorrow) ## [How Do I Know if I Have Godly Sorrow or Worldly Sorrow?](https://blog.tms.edu/sorrow) Mike Riccardi | January 28, 2020 [![On Finishing Well](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photo_8.22.25.png?width=709&name=blog_photo_8.22.25.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/on-finishing-well) ## [On Finishing Well](https://blog.tms.edu/on-finishing-well) John MacArthur | August 22, 2025 - 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