Hearers and Doers
by Kevin J. Vanhoozer | Book Summary
Author: Kevin J. Vanhoozer
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Many conservative authors and teachers would agree with such a statement, but not all are as helpful on how that should actually play out practically. In this book, Kevin J. Vanhoozer works to show pastors and church members the way discipleship should work. Discipleship matters because it is happening all the time, whether one is conscious of it or not. The key is making Christian disciples who live for Christ to the glory of God in everything they do. They aren't just hearers of the word, but also doers. Discipleship happens through sound doctrine communicated to believers in the local church through faithful pastors. A major key for pastors in making disciples is to teach their people to read the Bible theologically. "One of the most important ways to make disciples is to train them to read the Bible rightly." (p. 79) In this way, disciples are made who are fit for a purpose: godliness for all of life's situations. |
Kevin J. Vanhoozer (PhD Cambridge, born in 1957) says this of himself: "I'm a native Californian who married a woman from France, studied at Cambridge University, and taught at Edinburgh University before settling down in the Midwest to raise two daughters, supervise dozens of doctoral candidates, and teach hundreds of TEDS students." (https://www.kevinjvanhoozer.com/).
Dr. Vanhoozer currently teaches at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School where he is Research Professor of Systematic Theology. He has written extensively on biblical interpretation and systematic theology in books like Biblical Authority after Babel: Retrieving the Solas in the Spirit of Mere Protestant Chrsitianity and Faith Speaking Understanding: Performing the Drama of Doctrine. He is also the co-author of The Pastor as Public Theologian with Dr. Owen Strachan of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Hearers and Doers
by Kevin J. Vanhoozer
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | Kevin J. Vanhoozer |
| Publisher | Lexham Press |
| Date | May 15, 2019 |
| Pages | 296 |
Overview:
"The great privilege and responsibility of pastor-theologians is making disciples who glorify God in everything they do." (p. 143)
Many conservative authors and teachers would agree with such a statement, but not all are as helpful on how that should actually play out practically. In this book, Kevin J. Vanhoozer works to show pastors and church members the way discipleship should work.
Discipleship matters because it is happening all the time, whether one is conscious of it or not. The key is making Christian disciples who live for Christ to the glory of God in everything they do. They aren't just hearers of the word, but also doers.
Discipleship happens through sound doctrine communicated to believers in the local church through faithful pastors. A major key for pastors in making disciples is to teach their people to read the Bible theologically. "One of the most important ways to make disciples is to train them to read the Bible rightly." (p. 79)
In this way, disciples are made who are fit for a purpose: godliness for all of life's situations.
Kevin J. Vanhoozer (PhD Cambridge, born in 1957) says this of himself: "I'm a native Californian who married a woman from France, studied at Cambridge University, and taught at Edinburgh University before settling down in the Midwest to raise two daughters, supervise dozens of doctoral candidates, and teach hundreds of TEDS students." (https://www.kevinjvanhoozer.com/).
Dr. Vanhoozer currently teaches at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School where he is Research Professor of Systematic Theology. He has written extensively on biblical interpretation and systematic theology in books like Biblical Authority after Babel: Retrieving the Solas in the Spirit of Mere Protestant Chrsitianity and Faith Speaking Understanding: Performing the Drama of Doctrine. He is also the co-author of The Pastor as Public Theologian with Dr. Owen Strachan of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.