--- title: The Master's Seminary Blog | Doctrine. Discourse. Doxology. | Patrick Slyman description: "Patrick Slyman is a graduate of The Master’s Seminary (M.Div. 2005, D.Min. 2012). He currently serves as Director and Associate Professor of Church Ministry at Trinity College of Florida. He is the author of Real-World Theology and Undistracted: Silencing Today's Siren Songs and serves as Section Instructor for The Master's Seminary, overseeing many of the Distance Education pastoral ministry courses." --- [![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 ## Patrick Slyman ![Patrick Slyman](https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/patrick-slyman-headshot-2025.jpg) Patrick Slyman is a graduate of The Master’s Seminary (M.Div. 2005, D.Min. 2012). He currently serves as Director and Associate Professor of Church Ministry at Trinity College of Florida. He is the author of Real-World Theology and Undistracted: Silencing Today's Siren Songs and serves as Section Instructor for The Master's Seminary, overseeing many of the Distance Education pastoral ministry courses. # Articles by Patrick Slyman [![From The Master's Seminary Blog, "Christ's Petition and Our Protection"](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photo_2.19.25.png?width=709&name=blog_photo_2.19.25.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/christs-petition-and-our-protection) ## [Christ's Petition and Our Protection](https://blog.tms.edu/christs-petition-and-our-protection) Patrick Slyman | Feb 20, 2025 [![](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photo_5-30.png?width=709&name=blog_photo_5-30.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/christs-agony-and-our-imputed-sin) ## [Christ's Agony and Our Imputed Sin](https://blog.tms.edu/christs-agony-and-our-imputed-sin) Patrick Slyman | May 30, 2024 [![](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photo_4-10-24.png?width=709&name=blog_photo_4-10-24.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/undistracted-by-moralism) ## [Undistracted by Moralism](https://blog.tms.edu/undistracted-by-moralism) Patrick Slyman | Apr 10, 2024 [![](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photo_feb_6.png?width=709&name=blog_photo_feb_6.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/undistracted-by-sentimentalism) ## [Undistracted by Sentimentalism](https://blog.tms.edu/undistracted-by-sentimentalism) Patrick Slyman | Mar 19, 2024 [![](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photo_718.png?width=709&name=blog_photo_718.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/undistracted-by-chameleonism) ## [Undistracted by Chameleonism](https://blog.tms.edu/undistracted-by-chameleonism) Patrick Slyman | Jul 19, 2023 [![](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photo_5.23.23_720.png?width=709&name=blog_photo_5.23.23_720.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/undistracted-by-spiritual-isolationism) ## [Undistracted by Spiritual Isolationism](https://blog.tms.edu/undistracted-by-spiritual-isolationism) Patrick Slyman | May 23, 2023 [![](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/PS_easy-believism_photo.png?width=709&name=PS_easy-believism_photo.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/undistracted-by-easy-believism) ## [Undistracted by Easy-Believism](https://blog.tms.edu/undistracted-by-easy-believism) Patrick Slyman | Apr 25, 2023 [![](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/undistracted-narcissism-slyman.png?width=709&name=undistracted-narcissism-slyman.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/undistracted-by-narcissism16) ## [Undistracted by Narcissism](https://blog.tms.edu/undistracted-by-narcissism16) Patrick Slyman | Apr 11, 2023 [![](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/christian%20consumerism.png?width=709&name=christian%20consumerism.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/undistracted-by-christian-consumerism-6) ## [Undistracted by Christian-Consumerism](https://blog.tms.edu/undistracted-by-christian-consumerism-6) Patrick Slyman | Mar 28, 2023 - - [1](https://blog.tms.edu) - [2](https://blog.tms.edu/author/patrick-slyman/page/2) - [3](https://blog.tms.edu/author/patrick-slyman/page/3) - ## 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 - Get Started - [Why TMS?](https://tms.edu/why-tms/) - [Request Info](https://tms.edu/requestinfo/) - [Apply](https://tms.edu/apply/) - [Academic Calendar](https://tms.edu/academic-calendar/) - Essentials - [Contact](https://tms.edu/contact/) - [For Current Students](https://tms.edu/current-students/) - [For Alumni](https://tms.edu/alumni/) - [For Ministry Partners](https://tms.edu/ways-to-give/) ![TMS Footer Logo](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/The_Masters_Seminary_July2019/Images/TMS-Secondary-Logo-Horizontal-White-Only.png?width=198&name=TMS-Secondary-Logo-Horizontal-White-Only.png) 13248 Roscoe Blvd Los Angeles, CA 91352 1-800-225-5867 © The Master's Seminary 2026 | Accredited by [![WASC](https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/The_Masters_Seminary_July2019/Images/wasc-logo.png)](https://www.wscuc.org/) Since 1988