Hiestand on the Pastor-Scholar
I somehow missed these worthy words from my buddy Gerald Hiestand, a pastor at Harvest Bible Chapel, on the need for pastor-scholars: “The legacy of such great men teaches us the value of uniting the...
View ArticleUpcoming: John Piper and Don Carson on Pastors and Scholars
In just two weeks, on Thursday, April 23, 2009, at Park Community Church in Chicago, IL, the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School will host an...
View ArticlePiper-Carson Media Is Up
This just in: the media for the Piper-Carson event is here. The Desiring God blog has all the goods, and believe me, they are nice, as the event was shot in high-definition video. If your computer...
View ArticleJohn Calvin Was a Pastor-Theologian
But don’t take my word for it, take W. Robert Godfrey’s: “Many approach Calvin first of all as a theologian, and he certainly was a great theologian. But his theology emerged out of his own spiritual...
View ArticlePhil Ryken on the Pastor-Theologian
Phil Ryken just published a piece from Ligonier’s Tabletalk at Ref21 that covers how John Calvin was a pastor-scholar. It’s a solid article worth reading. Ryken distills Calvin’s goal in preaching:...
View ArticleJohn Piper, Don Carson, and Transformed Pastors and Scholars
There’s a great deal of interest right now in what some have called the pastor-theologian and theologian-pastor movement. John Piper and D. A. Carson are two of the more prominent faces of each of...
View ArticleGerald Hiestand on Becoming a Pastor-Theologian By Theological Reading
Really enjoyed this piece from my SAET colleague, Gerald Hiestand. This point, on reading theology regularly in the midst of pastoral work, caught my eye: Make your study time a priority in your...
View ArticleEd Stetzer on DeYoung/Gilbert: Are Pastors Qualified to Speak on Theology of...
The pastor-theologian is a subject of great interest to me, as my introduction to the book The Pastor as Scholar, the Scholar as Pastor: Reflections on Life and Ministry (Crossway, 2011) by John Piper...
View ArticleDoing Ministry with a Shelby Cobra Mustang Engine (Like Piper & Carson)
I just did an interview with Christ the Center, a podcast produced by the Reformed Forum, which is associated with Westminster Theological Seminary. This is a high-powered theological podcast that has...
View ArticleMy T4G Breakout on the Pastor-Theologian
My breakout session from the 2014 Together for the Gospel (T4G) conference is now online. It was entitled The Pastor as Public Theologian in an Increasingly Hostile Culture. My session runs around an...
View ArticleShould Pastors Feel Pressure to Produce Scholarship?
I’ve enjoyed the lively conversation that has emerged over this question: are pastors scholars? Some of the conversation has engaged the book Kevin Vanhoozer and I recently published, The Pastor as...
View Article5 Things I’m Thankful for as 2015 Ends
Here are five things I’m thankful for as I look back on 2015. 1. Another strong financial year for CBMW. We are seeking to close out the year strong, but to date, we will surpass last year’s...
View ArticleKevin Vanhoozer to Give Inaugural Scudder Lectures on Public Theology
I’m excited to announce that Dr. Kevin Vanhoozer of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School will give the inaugural Scudder Lectures on Public Theology on September 22-23, 2016. Dr. Vanhoozer is one of the...
View ArticleFour Ways Every Pastor Is a Theologian
Every pastor is a theologian. Not just the nerdy ones. Not just the ones with doctorates from well-known schools. Every pastor. In my 2016 message at For the Church, a conference staged by Midwestern...
View ArticleIs Gender Dysphoria a Moral Matter? On My ETS Presentation Next Week
This is a blistering and fun season for many evangelical scholars. It’s ETS time. Next week, the Evangelical Theological Society meets in San Antonio, Texas (Alamo at right) for its annual conference....
View ArticleWashington Post Reports New Church Growth Strategy: Conservative Doctrine
The best way to grow a church is to hold conservative theology, and preach it. At least that’s what a recent Washington Post article states. David Millard Haskell (professor at Wilfrid Laurier...
View ArticleGo Set a Watchman: Carl Lentz and the Demands of Christian Ethics
Pastors can't dodge hard questions. Pastors are appointed by God to answer hard questions. They are the figures in the cosmos who must speak the truth.
View ArticleThe Pastor Is a Theologian–Like Harold Ockenga and Jonathan Edwards
I just published an academic article on the pastor-theologian for the Journal of Biblical Studies. It’s entitled “Light from the Third Great Awakening: Harold Ockenga and the Call to Future...
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