"Throughout his ministry, Jesus consistently demonstrated his concern and love for the whole person: soul, mind, and body. That concern is carried forward today by pastors and church leaders, who are called to care for people in the midst of individual circumstances as well as seismic cultural shifts. How might that calling be informed by recent developments in psychology? How should the church attend to matters of mental health? How mig ..."
"Humans are sexual creatures. Our sexuality can be a beautiful and mysterious expression of what it means to be human. But it can also become distorted and sinful. Perhaps no issue is as urgent for the church today, or confronts it with as many questions, as human sexuality: What does it mean to fulfill God’s will through our sexuality? To what extent should our sexuality define who we are? How can we navigate cultural trends around sexu ..."
Creation and Doxology(1st Edition) The Beginning and End of God's Good World (Center for Pastor Theologians) by GeraldL. Hiestand, Todd Wilson, Ivp Academic Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2018 by Ivp Academic ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-5386-1, ISBN: 0-8308-5386-3
"The doctrine of creation is crucial to the Christian faith, but it has often been maligned, misinterpreted, or ignored. Some, such as pagan philosophers and Gnostics, have tended to denigrate the goodness of the material world. More recently, new questions have emerged regarding human origins in light of the Darwinian account of evolution. What does it mean today to both affirm the goodness of God's creation and anticipate the new creat ..."
"The roles of pastor and theologian have gone their separate ways. Throughout much of the church's history, these two roles have been deeply intertwined, but in our contemporary setting, a troubling bifurcation between them has developed. The result has been a theologically weakened church and an ecclesially weakened theology. The Center for Pastor Theologians (CPT) seeks to overcome this divide by assisting pastors in the study a ..."
"The essays in this second volume of the sixth issue of the Bulletin of Ecclesial Theology are drawn from papers read at theological symposia in August 2017, October 2017, March 2018, and June 2018 hosted by the Center for Pastor Theologians in Oak Park, Illinois. These meetings brought together clergy from various denominational backgrounds within the evangelical Christian tradition to explore the contemporary theological and ecclesial ..."
"Yet many Christians disagree with evolutionary creation, often because of biblical
and theological concerns. ... can discuss differences on origins charitably while
affirming shared belief in the Creator and the authority of Scripture. We need ... At
BioLogos, we engaged in a multiyear dialogue with another Christian
organization that holds the old-earth creation view, Reasons to Believe. ...
30Deborah Haarsma “Essentials of Creati ..."
"The problem is that we—their pastors—have not given them a robust theology of
human sexuality to substantiate the tradition they have inherited. This is ... context
written with charity and excellence, see Bill T. Arnold, Seeing Black and White in
a Gray World: The Need for Theological Reasoning in the Church's Debate over
... 2For a recent and accessible book that engages in this constructive task, see
Beth Felker Jones, Faithful: ..."
"In Letter 189, Augustine dashes off an eloquent articulation of the faith fused with
theological counsel in response to a pressing request from Boniface for help (
189.1). Augustine begins where he always does: with love. “This, then, I can say
briefly: Love the Lord your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul
and with your whole strength, and Love your neighbor as yourself. For this is the
word that the Lord has shorten ..."
"Based on the 2018 CPT conference, this volume brings together reflections by pastors, theologians, and psychologists who explore the relationships among three fields of study-theological anthropology, spiritual formation, and modern ..."
"Celebrating the natural diversity of our cities; The assumptions we make about nature writing too often lead us to see it only as a literature about wilderness or rural areas. This anthology broadens our awareness of American nature writing by featuring the flora, fauna, geology, and climate that enrich and shape urban life. Set in neither pristine nor exotic environs, these stories and essays take us to rivers, parks, vacant lots, lake ..."
"The essays in this second issue of the fourth volume of the Bulletin of Ecclesial Theology are also drawn from papers read at theological symposia in August 2015, October 2015, and June 2016 hosted by the Center For Pastor Theologians in Oak Park, IL. These meetings brought together clergy from various denominational backgrounds within the evangelical Christian tradition to discuss and explore the timely question of the relationship ..."
"The essays in this volume of the Bulletin of Ecclesial Theology are drawn from the papers presented at the October 2014 theological symposium hosted by the Center for Pastor Theologians. This symposium brought together evangelical clergy from across denominational lines, with a view to exploring the topics of work, wealth, and economics from a biblical and theological perspective. Contributors to this volume include: Scott Hafemann, Joe ..."
"The essays in this second issue of the fifth volume of the Bulletin of Ecclesial Theology are drawn from papers read at theological symposia in August 2016, October 2016, and June 2017 hosted by the Center for Pastor Theologians in Oak Park, Illinois. These meetings brought together clergy from various denominational backgrounds within the evangelical Christian tradition to discuss and explore the contemporary debate and discussion on t ..."
Technē Christian Visions of Technology by GeraldHiestand, Todd A. Wilson 229 Pages, Published 2022 by Wipf And Stock Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-66670-423-5, ISBN: 1-66670-423-7
"... Steenwyk, Carrie Titcombe, and John D. Witvliet, eds. e Worship Sourcebook. Grand Rapids: Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, . Treier, Daniel J. “Modernity's Machine: Technology Coming of Age in Bonhoeer's Apocalyptic Proverbs.” In ..."
Confronting Racial Injustice Theory and Praxis for the Church (The Center for Pastor Theologians Series) by GeraldHiestand, Joel Lawrence Paperback, 193 Pages, Published 2022 by Cascade Books ISBN-13: 978-1-66673-734-9, ISBN: 1-66673-734-8
"... WiNFRED OMAR NEEly Introduction The triune God is the Creator of the universe (Gen 1:1, 2:4; Ps 8:3, 33:6; John 1:1–3). To this moment, the triune God sustains the universe that he brought into existence out of nothing ... Winfred Omar Neely."
"Is the ecclesial theologian simply a pastor who writes academic theology? ... by
John Piper and D. A. Carson in The Pastor as Scholar and the Scholar as Pastor:
Reflections on Life and Ministry, eds. ... So also Gordon Lathrop, in his wonderful
book, The Pastor: A Spirituality (Minneapolis: Fortress, 2011), 101–8. And in
many ways, David Wells's “broker” vision maps closely on to the local theologian
model (though Wells's model can ..."
"A Fresh Approach Gerald Hiestand, Jay S. Thomas. vast expanse of helpful ... But
it is altogether evil when the subject is pornography and the prey is young people
, even children. We could run down the list of ways to help you remain pure in the
increasingly unavoidable domain of the Internet. There are many other books ...
And that only comes through real-life heart change. Find someone to pray with ..."
"Pastoral ministry today is often ruled by an emphasis on short-sighted goals, pragmatic results, and shallow thinking. Unfortunately, those in the academy tend to have the opposite problem, failing to connect theological study to the pressing issues facing the church today. Contemporary evangelicalism has lost sight of the inherent connection between pastoral leadership and theology. This results in theologically anemic churches, and ec ..."
"How far is too far? What does the Bible say about sexuality? How can I have a legit dating relationship?Considering the sex-crazed, hook-up based culture we live in--not to mention the ever-climbing divorce rate--it's clear that we need a better understanding of sex, dating, and relationships. Pastors Gerald Hiestand and Jay Thomas give us a paradigm-shifting view of purity and relationships--a view that accounts for the biblical eviden ..."