There was a time, as Hiestand and Wilson document, when local pastors led the church theologically. They preached doctrinally solid sermons, wrote theological works and
The Pastor as Public Theologian follows the same lines as Gerald Heistand’s and Todd Wilson’s The Pastor Theologian and D. A. Carson’s and John Piper’s
I have a passion for reading and when I discovered that this book had received Christianity Today’s 2022 Book of Merit award in the pastoral
Scot McKnight’s companion book with Five Things Theologians Wished Biblical Scholars Knew is almost as disturbing as the first. Hans Boersma, the author of the
I purchased this volume and its companion, Five Things Biblical Scholars Wish Theologians Knew, looking for a lively interaction between biblical scholars and theologians, which
In the opening words of the Preface, professor Kevin Vanhoozer lays out the intention of the book: “Hearers and Doers is intended to help pastors
(Volume 22, Issue 4, July/August 2016) What comes to your mind when you think of pastors and, especially, pastoral responsibilities? The range of response could
More attention is being given of late to the value of theology and scholarship in the life of the pastor. Much of this apparently stemmed
It is doubtful that the true church of Christ has ever had to deal with anything quite like the recent moral failures of its Christian
Todd Wilson, former senior pastor of Calvary Memorial Church and currently president of the Center for Pastor Theologians, is perhaps best known for his book