Pastor Paul (Theological Explorations for the Church Catholic)
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Pastor Paul (Theological Explorations for the Church Catholic)

Nurturing a Culture of Christoformity in the Church

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Pastor Paul (Theological Explorations for the Church Catholic)

Nurturing a Culture of Christoformity in the Church

About this book

Being a pastor is a complicated calling. Pastors are often pulled in multiple directions and must "become all things to all people" (1 Cor. 9:22). What does the New Testament say (or not say) about the pastoral calling? And what can we learn about it from the apostle Paul?

According to popular New Testament scholar Scot McKnight, pastoring must begin first and foremost with spiritual formation, which plays a vital role in the life and ministry of the pastor. As leaders, pastors both create and nurture culture in a church. The biblical vision for that culture is Christoformity, or Christlikeness. Grounding pastoral ministry in the pastoral praxis of the apostle Paul, McKnight shows that nurturing Christoformity was at the heart of the Pauline mission. The pastor's central calling, then, is to mediate Christ in everything. McKnight explores seven dimensions that illustrate this concept--friendship, siblings, generosity, storytelling, witness, subverting the world, and wisdom--as he calls pastors to be conformed to Christ and to nurture a culture of Christoformity in their churches.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Epigraph
  8. Contents
  9. Series Preface
  10. Preface
  11. Abbreviations
  12. 1. Pastors as Culture Makers
  13. 2. A Culture of Friendship
  14. 3. A Culture of Siblings
  15. 4. A Culture of Generosity
  16. 5. A Culture of Storytellers
  17. 6. A Culture of Witness
  18. 7. A Culture of World Subversion
  19. 8. A Culture of Wisdom
  20. Final Thoughts: Nurturing Christoformity
  21. Notes
  22. Bibliography
  23. Scripture and Ancient Writings Index
  24. Cover Flaps
  25. Back Cover