While the roles of pastor and theologian have been deeply intertwined throughout much of the church's history, a troubling schism between them has developed in our contemporary setting. The result has been a theologically weakened church and an ecclesially weakened theology. Based on the first annual Center for Pastor Theologians (CPT) conference in 2015, Becoming a Pastor Theologian: New Possibilities for Church Leadership combines the diverse perspectives and voices of church leaders and academic theologians, each of which carrying the same passion for resurrecting the ancient vision of the pastor as theologian, in order to consider how pastoral ministry and theological scholarship might be reconnected once more. This compilation of essays considers several facets of the complex identity of the pastor theologian, including the biblical, public, and political dimensions of this calling. In addition, the essays explore the insights that can be gained from historical examples of pastor theologians—including John Calvin, John Henry Newman and Dietrich Bonhoeffer—as well as the essential role of Scripture within the ministry of the pastor theologian. Contributors include Gerald Hiestand, Peter Leithart, Philip Ryken, James K.A. Smith, Kevin Vanhoozer, Todd Wilson and more. Becoming a Pastor Theologian is a clarion call for pastors, theologians, and seminarians to embrace their identity as both shepherds and theologians, offering robust, inspiring, and critical scholarship on the theological renewal of the church and the ecclesial renewal of theology.
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