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 evidence and helps us guard against unnecessary heartache.
The essays in this volume of the Bulletin of Ecclesial Theology are drawn from the papers presented at the October 2012 and June 2013 theological symposia hosted by the Center for Pastor Theologians. These two symposia brought together evangelical clergy from across denominational lines, with a view to exploring the topics of gender, sexuality, marriage, and sexual ethics-primarily through an interaction with John Paul II's Male and Female He Created Them: A Theology of the Body. Contributors include Matthew Mason, Gerald Hiestand, Owen Strachan, Christopher Bechtel, and David Morlan. Book...
The essays in this volume of the Bulletin of Ecclesial Theology are drawn from the papers presented at the October 2012 and June 2013 theological symp...
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 ecclesial anemic theologies.
Todd Wilson and Gerald Hiestand contend that among a younger generation of evangelical pastors and theologians, there is a...
Pastoral ministry today is often ruled by an emphasis on short-sighted goals, pragmatic results, and shallow thinking. Unfortunately, those in the ...
The essays in this volume of the Bulletin of Ecclesial Theology are drawn from the papers presented at the October 2014 and June 2015 theological symposia hosted by the Center for Pastor Theologians. These two symposia brought together evangelical clergy from across denominational lines, with a view to exploring the topics of liturgy, discipleship, and spiritual formation-primarily through an interaction with James K. A. Smith's Desiring the Kingdom and Imagining the Kingdom. Contributors to this volume include: Dave Morlan, Dan Brendsel, Jeremy Mann, Ryan Jackson, Joel Willitts, Joseph...
The essays in this volume of the Bulletin of Ecclesial Theology are drawn from the papers presented at the October 2014 and June 2015 theological symp...