Curriculum Vitae of Daniel R. Hyde
Pastor, Oceanside United Reformed Church
Associate Fellow in Practical Theology, Greystone Theological Institute (current)
Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology, Westminster Seminary California (Winter 2026–27)
Updated August 2026
Education
Ph.D., Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam — October 26, 2022
Dissertation: “‘These are the Times’: Public Worship as Manifestation of a New Age of Theo-Politics in the Theology of John Owen.”
Promoter: Prof. Dr. Willem Van Vlastuin (Professor of Theology and Spirituality of Reformed Protestantism; Rector, Hersteld Hervormd Seminarie)
Co-Promoter: Prof. Dr. Henk van den Belt
Promotiecommissie: Prof. Dr. M. G. K. van Veen; Prof. Dr. C. Gribben; Dr. J. M. Burger; Prof. Dr. M. J. Kater; Dr. W. Gamble
Funded by the Davenant Fellowship, 2016–17
Record: research.vu.nl
Th.M., Master of Theology, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary — 2010
Thesis: “Of Great Importance and of High Concernment: The Liturgical Theology of John Owen (1616–1683).”
Advisor: Dr. Joel R. Beeke
Readers: Dr. Joel R. Beeke, Dr. Derek W. H. Thomas, Dr. Mark Jones
M.Div., Master of Divinity, Westminster Seminary California — 2000
B.A., Bachelor of Arts (Religion), Vanguard University of Southern California — 1997
Academic Appointments
Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology, Westminster Seminary California — Winter 2026–27
Associate Fellow in Practical Theology, Greystone Theological Institute — Current
Adjunct Instructor of Ministerial Studies, Mid-America Reformed Seminary
Adjunct Instructor of Systematic Theology and Missions, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
Ministerial Experience
Pastor, Oceanside United Reformed Church, Oceanside, CA — July 2000–present
Church Planting Intern, Escondido United Reformed Church, Escondido, CA — February–June 2000
Church Planting Overseeing Pastor, Kauai Reformation Church, Lihue, Kauai, HI — February 2007–July 2009
Concurrent with pastorate at Oceanside United Reformed Church.
Seminary Students Overseen as Pastoral Interns
United Reformed Churches (12): Jared Beaird (MT), Dan Borvan (CA), Michael Brown (Italy), Brian Cochran (CA), Caleb Janson (MN), Brad Lenzner (OR), Jody Lucero (IA), Gavin Poe (AZ), Michael Spotts (AZ), Kristian Wassam (ID), Collin Welch (IN), Zac Wyse (OH)
Orthodox Presbyterian Church (5): Jeremy Baker (IL), Jefferson de Oliveira (OH), Shane Lems (WI), Jon Moersch (CA), Andrew Smyth (SD)
Presbyterian Church in America (1): Austin Reed (MI)
Anglican Church in North America, Diocese of Fort Worth (1): Timothy Taylor (TX)
United Episcopal Church of North America (1): C. L. Dove (FL)
Reformed Churches of New Zealand (1): David Stares (Masterton)
Selbständige Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche, Germany (1): Simon Schuster
Denominational Service
Member, Church Planting Advisory Committee (Classis Southwest U.S., URCNA) — March 2024–present
Member, Committee for Ecumenical Relations and Church Unity (URCNA) — March 2022–present; January 2005–June 2007
Co-Author, Study Committee on Digital Media and Corporate Worship (Classis Southwest U.S., URCNA) — June 2024
Member, Study Committee on Digital Media and Corporate Worship (URCNA) — June 2022–June 2024
Chairman, Liturgical Forms Committee (URCNA) — August 2010–September 2017
Co-Author, Level of Doctrinal Commitment Report (URCNA) — June 2012
Member, Study Committee on Doctrinal Commitment and Communicant Membership (URCNA) — July 2007–June 2012
Co-Author, Level of Doctrinal Commitment Report: Position 1 (URCNA) — July 2010
Stated Clerk, Classis Southwest U.S., URCNA — April 2004–February 2007
Co-Author, Questions Related to the Second Service (Classis Southwest U.S., URCNA) — June 2006
Member, Committee on Questions Related to the Second Service (Classis Southwest U.S., URCNA) — January–June 2006
Teaching
Westminster Seminary California
Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology (Winter 2026–27)
Catechetical Preaching
Guest lecture, Doctrine of the Church (ST 703): “Liturgics”
URCNA Seminars
Being a Church Planter
Candidating in the Churches
Catechetical Preaching
Developing a Culture of Prayer
Evangelistic Worship
Helping Elders Pray
Hymns Which Faithfully & Fully Reflect the Teaching of Scripture: A Defense of Church Order Article 39
Membership Vows in the URCNA
Ministering After Miscarriages
Not Holy But Helpful: A Case for the ‘Evangelical Feast Days’ in the Reformed Tradition
Preaching the Pentateuch
Preparing Parents for the Baptism of their Children
Teaching Membership Classes
Teaching Parents How to Catechize
The Classic Reformed View of the Three Offices
The Pastor and Hospitality
The Pastor as Writer
The URCNA Family Tree
Using the Liturgical Forms
Greystone Theological Institute
Associate Fellow in Practical Theology (current)
Catechetical Preaching
Reformed Symbolics
Seminario Reformado Latinoamericano, San Diego campus
Current
Systematic Theology II: Man and Christ
Mid-America Reformed Seminary
Adjunct Instructor of Ministerial Studies
Church Planting
Liturgics
Preaching from the Old Testament: Tabernacle Narrative
Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
Adjunct Instructor of Systematic Theology and Missions
Church Planting
The Theology of the Patristic Creeds
Three Forms of Unity
Davenant Hall
Dutch Reformed History
Early Reformed Confessions
Opening Up Hebrews
Reformed Church Polity
The Theology of the Heidelberg Catechism
Instituto João Calvino, Recife, Brazil
Christ’s Descent into Hell
Preaching from the Old Testament: Tabernacle Narrative
Balkan Theological Seminary (Balkanski Teološki Fakultet), Niš, Serbia
Church Planting & Evangelism
Westminster Theological Seminary, Glenside, PA
Practical Theology Candidacy Lecture: “The Ministry of the Word in a Word-less World” (1 Samuel 3:1–4:1a)
Recorded sermons, lectures, and conference addresses are available on the Teachings page.
Publications
Books — Forthcoming
“These are the Times”: Public Worship as Manifestation of a New Age of Theo-Politics in the Theology of John Owen (T&T Clark, forthcoming).
Hebrews, The Hodder Bible Commentary, ed. Lee Gatiss (London: Hodder & Stoughton, forthcoming).
Books
Full descriptions and purchase links for all titles are on the Books page.
A Christian’s Pocket Guide to the Presence of God (Ross-shire, Great Britain: Christian Focus, 2026).
This is the Word of the Lord: Becoming Confident in the Scriptures (Ross-shire, Great Britain: Christian Focus, 2023).
Grace Worth Fighting For: Recapturing the Vision of God’s Grace in the Canons of Dort (The Davenant Press, 2019).
Why We’re Protestant: A Reformation 500 Declaration (Lancaster, PA: Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, 2018).
Caught Up: 1 Thessalonians 4 and the Truth About the Rapture (Lancaster, PA: Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, 2017).
Spanish:Arrebatados: 1 Tesalonicenses 4 y La Verdad Acerca del Rapto (Santiago, Chile: Sabiduría Libros, 2017).
How Can Justification Make Me Joyful? (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2017).
Chinese: Reformation Translation Fellowship, 2017.
Content Yet Contending: Jude (Welwyn Garden City, UK: EP Books, 2017).
From the Pen of Pastor Paul: 1–2 Thessalonians (Welwyn Garden City, UK: EP Books, 2015).
Spanish:De La Pluma Del Pastor Pablo: 1–2 Tesalonicenses (Ellensburg, WA: Proyecto Nehemías, 2017).
A Well-Ordered Church: Laying a Foundation for a Vibrant Church [with William Boekestein] (Darlington, UK: Evangelical Press, 2015).
Spanish:Una Iglesia Bien Ordenada: Cómo Poner Un Fundamento Sólido Para Una Iglesia Vigorosa (Ellensburg, WA: Proyecto Nehemías, 2018).
Why Should I Fast? Cultivating Biblical Godliness (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2015).
Korean: 2019.
The Nursery of the Holy Spirit: Welcoming Children in Worship (Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2014).
Portuguese:O Berçário Do Espírito Santo: Acolhendo as Crianças No Culto (Os Puritanos, 2017).
Korean: 2019.
Devotions on the Proverbs (ebook) (Monergism, 2014).
Devotions on the Psalms (ebook) (Monergism, 2014).
God in Our Midst: The Tabernacle and Our Relationship with God (Orlando: Reformation Trust Publishing, 2012).
DVD and Study Guide (Orlando: Ligonier Ministries, 2015).
Why Believe in God? (Phillipsburg: P&R Publishing, 2011).
Study guide at pcacdm.org/basics-of-the-faith
Afrikaans:Waarom kan ek in God glo?
Indonesian:Mengapa Percaya kepada Allah? (Penerbit Momentum, 2019).
Portuguese: Editora CLIRE.
In Defense of the Descent: A Response to Contemporary Critics, Explorations in Reformed Confessional Theology (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2010).
Spanish:Descendió a Los Infiernos: Una Respuesta a Los Críticos de Hoy (Santiago, Chile: Sabiduría Libros, 2017).
Welcome to a Reformed Church: A Guide for Pilgrims (Orlando: Reformation Trust Publishing, 2010).
Eighth printing, August 2017.
Turkish:Reform Kilisesine hoš Geldiniz
Romanian:Bun Venit la Biserica Reformata
Korean
In Living Color: Images of Christ and the Means of Grace (Grandville: Reformed Fellowship, 2009).
With Heart and Mouth: An Exposition of the Belgic Confession (Grandville: Reformed Fellowship, 2008).
God With Us: Knowing the Mystery of Who Jesus Is (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2007).
Second edition, 2021.
What to Expect in Reformed Worship: A Visitor’s Guide (Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2007).
Second edition, 2013.
Korean: 2019.
The Good Confession: An Exploration of the Christian Faith (Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2006).
Jesus Loves the Little Children: Why We Baptize Children (Grandville: Reformed Fellowship, 2006).
Second printing, 2012.
Chichewa:Yesu Amakonda Ana Achichepele: Chifukwa Chomwe Timabatizila Ana
Turkish:İsa Küçük Çocukları Sever: Neden Çocukları Vaftiz Ediyoruz
Spanish:Jesús ama a los niños pequeños: ¿Por qué bautizamos a los niños? (San José, Costa Rica: Editorial CLIR, 2015).
Russian:Иисус любит маленьких детей: Почему мы крестим детей
Edited Volumes
Planting, Watering, Growing: Planting Confessionally Reformed Churches in the 21st Century, ed. Daniel R. Hyde and Shane Lems (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2011).
Chapters
“‘To Prepare Ourselves for the World to Come’: Eschatology as the End of the End of Living Well to God in William Ames (1576–1633).” In Between the Old and the New World: William Ames and the Shaping of Reformed Theology and Spirituality, eds. Gert A. van den Brink, Jan van de Kamp, and Takayuki Yagi (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2026).
“Not Holy but Helpful: The ‘Evangelical Feast Days’ & Historic Reformed Liturgical Theology.” In Roots Renewed: Perspectives on the United Reformed Churches in North America (After Thirty Years), ed. Cornelis Venema (Reformed Fellowship, 2026).
“John Owen on Public Prayer: A Critical Reading.” In John Owen: Between Orthodoxy and Modernity, ed. Kelly Kapic and Willem Van Vlastuin, Studies in Reformed Theology 39 (Brill, 2019), 238–254.
“The Preservation and Perseverance of the Saints.” In A Faith Worth Defending: The Synod of Dort’s Enduring Heritage, ed. Sebastian Heck and Jon Payne (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2019).
“Continuing in Prayer.” In Faithful and Fruitful: Essays for Elders and Deacons, ed. William Boekestein and Steve Swets (Grandville: Reformed Fellowship, 2019).
“Por que Cantamos os Salmos do Antigo Testamento.” In Joel R. Beeke, Terry L. Johnson, and Daniel R. Hyde, Por Que Devemos Cantar Os Salmos? ed. Manoel S. Canuto (Recife, Brasil: Editora Os Puritanos, 2016), 67–76.
“A Common Covenant Theology? Thoughts on the CanRC/URC Colloquium.” In The Bond of the Covenant within the Bounds of the Confessions: A Conversation Between the URCNA and CanRC(St. Catharines, ON: Church Unity Publications, 2015), 95–101.
“The Spirit-Filled Catechism: The Heidelberg Catechism and the Holy Spirit.” In A Faith Worth Teaching: The Heidelberg Catechism’s Enduring Heritage, ed. Sebastian Heck and Jon Payne (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2013), 195–212.
Japanese
“‘The Fire That Kindleth All Our Sacrifices to God’: Owen and the Work of the Holy Spirit in Prayer.” In The Ashgate Research Companion to John Owen’s Theology, ed. Kelly M. Kapic and Mark Jones (Ashgate, 2012), 249–270.
“John Owen on the Christian Sabbath and Worship” [with Mark Jones]. In Joel R. Beeke and Mark Jones, A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2012), 653–679.
“Church Planting Principles from the Book of Acts.” In Planting, Watering, Growing: Planting Confessionally Reformed Churches in the 21st Century, ed. Daniel R. Hyde and Shane Lems (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2011), 61–68.
“On Being a Church Planter.” In Planting, Watering, Growing: Planting Confessionally Reformed Churches in the 21st Century, ed. Daniel R. Hyde and Shane Lems (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2011), 103–123.
Revised from Mid-America Journal of Theology 20 (2009): 159–175.
“Declare His Glory Among the Nations: Public Worship as the Heart of Evangelism.” In Planting, Watering, Growing: Planting Confessionally Reformed Churches in the 21st Century, ed. Daniel R. Hyde and Shane Lems (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2011), 145–154.
“The Sovereign Spirit of Missions: Thoughts on Acts 16:6–10 and Church Planting.” In Planting, Watering, Growing: Planting Confessionally Reformed Churches in the 21st Century, ed. Daniel R. Hyde and Shane Lems (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2011), 19–24.
“Rulers and Servants: The Nature of and Qualifications for the Offices of Elder and Deacon.” In Called to Serve: Essays for Elders and Deacons, ed. Michael G. Brown (Grandville: Reformed Fellowship, 2007), 1–16.
“Table Manners: Whom We Welcome to the Lord’s Table.” In Called to Serve: Essays for Elders and Deacons, ed. Michael G. Brown (Grandville: Reformed Fellowship, 2007), 135–143.
Journal Articles
“Benefitting from Luther’s Small Catechism…as a Calvinist.” Mid-America Journal of Theology 28 (2017): 67–76.
(Excerpted and edited) “John Owen on the Use of the Prayer Book.” Ad Fontes: A Journal of Protestant Resourcement 1:5 (January 2017): 5–6.
“John Owen: Prayer as Politics by Other Means.” Ad Fontes: A Journal of Protestant Resourcement 1:5 (January 2017): 3–4.
“Not Holy But Helpful: A Case for the ‘Evangelical Feast Days’ in the Reformed Tradition.” Mid-America Journal of Theology 26 (2015): 131–149.
“Regulae de Observatione Sabbathi: The Synod of Dort’s (1618–19) Deliverance on the Sabbath.” Puritan Reformed Journal 4:1 (January 2012): 161–183.
Reprinted in The Confessional Presbyterian 12 (2016): 173–183.
“Lost Keys: The Absolution in Reformed Liturgy.” Calvin Theological Journal 46:1 (April 2011): 140–166.
“Handling a High Mystery: The Westminster Confession on Preaching Predestination.” Puritan Reformed Journal 2:2 (June 2010): 235–258.
Spanish: “Un Enfoque Histórico, Bíblico y Pastoral de la Predicación de la Predestinación,” in Tópicos en Teología Pastoral — Volume 2: Puritana y Reformada, ed. Jamie D. Caballero (Lima, Perú: Teología para Vivir, 2020).
“On Being a Church Planter.” Mid-America Journal of Theology 20 (2009): 159–175.
Revised as a chapter in Planting, Watering, Growing (2011), 103–123.
“According to the Custom of the Ancient Church? Examining the Roots of John Calvin’s Liturgy.” Puritan Reformed Journal 1:2 (June 2009): 189–211.
“The Thirty-Nine Articles and the Belgic Confession: A Review Article.” The North American Anglican 2 (Spring 2009): 157–165.
“Lutheran Puritanism? Adiaphora in Lutheran Orthodoxy and Possible Commonalities in Reformed Orthodoxy.” American Theological Inquiry 2:1 (January 2009): 61–83.
“The Principle and Practice of Preaching in the Heidelberg Catechism.” Puritan Reformed Journal1:1 (January 2009): 97–117.
“For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free: John Owen’s A Discourse Concerning Liturgies, And Their Imposition.” The Confessional Presbyterian 4 (2008): 29–42.
“In Defense of the Descendit: A Confessional Response to Contemporary Critics of Christ’s Descent into Hell.” The Confessional Presbyterian 3 (2007): 104–117.
“The Holy Spirit in the Heidelberg Catechism.” Mid-America Journal of Theology 17 (2006): 211–237.
Book Reviews
Review of Phyllis Mack Crew, Calvinist Preaching and Iconoclasm in the Netherlands, 1544–1569, Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1978). Mid-America Journal of Theology 20 (2009): 197–200.
Review of David P. Scaer, Law and Gospel and the Means of Grace, Confessional Lutheran Dogmatics 8 (St. Louis: The Luther Academy, 2008). Mid-America Journal of Theology 20 (2009): 235–237.
Review of Peter Toon, Knowing God through the Liturgy (Largo, FL: The Prayer Book Society Publishing Company, 1992). Mid-America Journal of Theology 20 (2009): 239–242.
Review of Tremper Longman III, How to Read Genesis (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2005). Calvin Theological Journal (April 2008): 129–131.
Review of David VanDrunen, A Biblical Case for Natural Law, Studies in Christian Social Ethics and Economics 1, ed. Anthony B. Bradley (Grand Rapids: Acton Institute, 2006). Mid-America Journal of Theology 17 (2006): 354–360.
Popular Writing
Hundreds of articles and essays in denominational, ministry, and online publications.
Selected pieces are collected on the Articles page.
Academic Papers
“‘To Prepare Ourselves for the World to Come’: Eschatology as the End of the End of Living Well to God in William Ames (1576–1633).” Evangelical Theological Society, Far West Region (April 4, 2025).
“‘To Prepare Ourselves for the World to Come’: Eschatology as the End of the End of Living Well to God in William Ames (1576–1633).” Between the Old and the New World: William Ames and the Shaping of Reformed Theology and Spirituality. Pelgrimvaderskerk, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (February 27–29, 2024).
“The Impact of John Owen’s Theo-Political Eschatology on his Call to Parliament to Evangelize England.” The Davenant Institute Fellows Lecture (May 26, 2022).
“Continuities Between Dort’s Third/Fourth Point of Doctrine and the Second Council of Orange.” Evangelical Theological Society, Far West Region (November 29, 2019).
“Hoc enim dogma Ecclesia prisca in Pelagianis iam olim condemnavit: Exploring Continuities Between the Synod of Dort’s (1618–19) Third and Fourth Points of Doctrine and the Second Council of Orange (529).” The Theology of Dort (1618–1619): Confessional Consolidation, Conflictual Contexts, and Continuing Consequences. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands (May 8–9, 2019).
“‘For the Early Church Already Condemned this Doctrine Long Ago in the Pelagians’: Exploring Continuities Between the Synod of Dort’s (1618–19) Third and Fourth Points of Doctrine and the Second Council of Orange (529).” The Prodigal Love of God: Reencountering Dort at 400 and Beyond. Dordt College (April 4–6, 2019).
“Benefitting from Luther’s Small Catechism…as a Non-Lutheran.” Evangelical Theological Society, Far West Region (2017).
“John Owen on Public Prayer: A Critical Reading.” International Conference, “John Owen: Between Orthodoxy and Modernity.” Theologische Universiteit Apeldoorn, The Netherlands (August 31–September 2, 2016).
“John Owen on Public Prayer.” Evangelical Theological Society, Far West Region (2015).
Awards and Honors
Reformation Research Consortium (RefoRC), Top Ten Books Related to Early Modern Christianity, 2019 — for Grace Worth Fighting For: Recapturing the Vision of God’s Grace in the Canons of Dort.
Davenant Fellowship, doctoral research funding, 2016–17.
Professional Memberships
Evangelical Theological Society
The Reformation Research Consortium (RefoRC)
The Bavinck Institute