In this episode of the Ministry Minded Podcast, I consider (again) Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount and I also highlight some recent articles from around the web that articulate the growing need for “pastor theologians.” It is my aim to encourage the listener that theology isn’t meant to be sequestered in the halls of scholastic thought — it’s meant to be richly rejoiced in, lived, and loved by one and all, in all walks of life.
Resources.
“On ministry transition in the middle of a pandemic and making sense of the atonement with Obbie Tyler Todd,” podcast from yours truly
Luther’s Heidelberg Disputation
“Pastor-Theologians,” Tom Ascol
“The Challenges and Possibilities (and Continuing Need) for the Pastor-Theologian,” Gerald Hiestand
“Gerhard Forde: A Recommendation,” John W. Hoyum
“The Evangelistic Zeal of the Vaxxers,” Michael Pohlman
Christ and Calamity: Grace & Gratitude in the Darkest Valley, Harold Senkbeil
On Being a Theologian of the Cross: Reflections on Luther’s Heidelberg Disputation, 1518, Gerhard O. Forde
Your Old Testament Sermon Needs to Get Saved: A Handbook for Preaching Christ from the Old Testament, David M. King
Daily Grace: The Mockingbird Devotional, Vol. 2
Grace: So Much More Than You Know & So Much Better Than You Think, Brad J. Gray
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Credits.
Intro music: “Explorers (Instrumental Version)” by The Midnight, The Midnight Music LLC, 2018.
Ad music: “Coffee Stains” by Finley, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Jesus’s incendiary sermon and the need for pastor-theologians.