Becoming a Pastor Theologian - New Possibilities for Church Leadership

The Center for Pastor Theologians (CPT) seeks to overcome the bifurcation that has developed between the roles of pastor and theologian. Based on the first CPT conference in 2015, this volume brings together the reflections of church leaders and academic theologians to consider how these roles might be reconnected once again.

About the author

Gerald L. Hiestand (PhD candidate, University of Reading) is the senior associate pastor at Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park, Illinois, and the cofounder and director of the Center for Pastor Theologians. He is the coauthor of The Pastor Theologian: Resurrecting an Ancient Vision.

Todd Wilson (PhD, Cambridge University) is senior pastor of Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park, Illinois. He is the cofounder and chairman of the Center for Pastor Theologians, a ministry dedicated to resourcing pastor theologians. He is the author of Real Christian: Bearing the Marks of Authentic Faith and Galatians: Gospel-Rooted Living, and the coauthor of The Pastor-Theologian: Resurrecting an Ancient Vision and Pastors in the Classics.

Summary

The Center for Pastor Theologians (CPT) seeks to overcome the bifurcation that has developed between the roles of pastor and theologian. Based on the first CPT conference in 2015, this volume brings together the reflections of church leaders and academic theologians to consider how these roles might be reconnected once again.

Product details

• Authors: Gerald L. Hiestand, Todd Wilson
• Assisted by: Gerald L Hiestand (Editor), Gerald L. Hiestand (Editor), Todd Wilson (Editor)
• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9780830851713
• ISBN: 978-0-8308-5171-3
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 383 g
• Series: Center for Pastor Theologians; The Center for Pastor Theologians Series
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity