A Tribute of Sorts to Pastor Frank Walker
During our church’s search for a new pastor, my wife has said many times that we are looking for a unicorn. The biblical unicorn is rare, strong, dexterous, and unafraid of men (Num. 24:8; Job 39:9; Ps. 29:6). We need a very special sort of pastor. Frank Walker is a unicorn—rare, strong, and moved by the fear of God rather than the fear of men.
When Dr. Walker was first presented to our congregation as a candidate for associate pastor and seminary professor, we knew very little about him. I remember that in the meeting there were very few questions from the congregation. Though I grew up in the RCUS, I was new to the Sacramento church and quite hesitant to speak up. But I felt someone had to, so I stood up (sorry, Pastor Walker!) and asked whether this pastor and professor would be comfortable with some of the doctrinal positions we as a church generally agreed upon. I think I mentioned confidence in the Byzantine text, a presuppositional approach to Christian thinking, confidence in the gospel’s success within history, and a strong stance on God’s law that avoided both legalism and antinomianism. Wayne Johnson, the elder leading the meeting, said something I would translate as, “Got you covered.” I said, “Oh, okay,” and sat down.
Now please don’t misunderstand. Frank Walker is no Fundamentalist in the traditional sense of the word; neither am I. I believe we should have great respect for those Christian preachers and teachers who, at the beginning of the last century, took a stand against Modernism by defending a handful of fundamental doctrines…
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