--- title: The Master's Seminary Blog | Doctrine. Discourse. Doxology. | Tim Counts description: Tim Counts is a 2011 graduate of TMS (M.Div.). He is the pastor of Northshire Baptist Church in Manchester Center, Vermont and serves on the Leadership Team for Small Town Summits. He writes regularly on his blog, He Must Become Greater. You can follow him on Twitter @timothycounts. --- [![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 ## Tim Counts ![Tim Counts](https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/Tim-Counts-Headshot-1-1-300x300.jpg) Tim Counts is a 2011 graduate of TMS (M.Div.). He is the pastor of Northshire Baptist Church in Manchester Center, Vermont and serves on the Leadership Team for Small Town Summits. He writes regularly on his blog, He Must Become Greater. You can follow him on Twitter @timothycounts. # Articles by Tim Counts [![A Big Gospel](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/A%20Big%20Gospel.jpg?width=709&name=A%20Big%20Gospel.jpg)](https://blog.tms.edu/why-small-town-ministry-matters) ## [Why Small-Town Ministry Matters: A Review of "A Big Gospel in Small Places"](https://blog.tms.edu/why-small-town-ministry-matters) Tim Counts | Nov 26, 2019 [![Is My Baby in Heaven](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Is%20My%20Baby%20in%20Heaven.jpg?width=709&name=Is%20My%20Baby%20in%20Heaven.jpg)](https://blog.tms.edu/is-my-baby-in-heaven) ## [“Is My Baby In Heaven?" Why I Believe God’s Word Assures Us We Can Say, "Yes.”](https://blog.tms.edu/is-my-baby-in-heaven) Tim Counts | Jun 12, 2018 ## 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