http://www.toddawilson.com/2009/01/28/priority-12-cultivating-the-model-of-the-pastor-scholar/ The writings, thoughts and musings of... Tue, 01 Feb 2011 07:33:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.toddawilson.com/2009/01/28/priority-12-cultivating-the-model-of-the-pastor-scholar/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Garrett Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:58:34 +0000 http://www.toddawilson.com/?p=299#comment-113 I agree with the previous commentators as long as the scholar-pastor explains to the congregation words like explication and meta-narratives. Not everyone in your audience identifies with your educational achievements. For most of your audience, you will be their only professor-ever. The pastor/scholar should also be a teacher and as you know the burden of a teacher is to ensure that most of your "class" understands where you're coming from. The average person from CMC has not been to graduate school and will easily get lost without stories and illustrations to help guide them. I agree with the previous commentators as long as the scholar-pastor explains to the congregation words like explication and meta-narratives. Not everyone in your audience identifies with your educational achievements. For most of your audience, you will be their only professor-ever.
The pastor/scholar should also be a teacher and as you know the burden of a teacher is to ensure that most of your “class” understands where you’re coming from. The average person from CMC has not been to graduate school and will easily get lost without stories and illustrations to help guide them.

]]> http://www.toddawilson.com/2009/01/28/priority-12-cultivating-the-model-of-the-pastor-scholar/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Jean Stoffer Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:15:53 +0000 http://www.toddawilson.com/?p=299#comment-97 I totally agree. Even the teenagers desire this approach. They are up to the challenge and appreciate it as much or more than most adults. When the man that just presented the intellectually invigorating message demonstrates a heart for the people he shepherds, it is a veritable petri dish for growth! I totally agree. Even the teenagers desire this approach. They are up to the challenge and appreciate it as much or more than most adults. When the man that just presented the intellectually invigorating message demonstrates a heart for the people he shepherds, it is a veritable petri dish for growth!

]]> http://www.toddawilson.com/2009/01/28/priority-12-cultivating-the-model-of-the-pastor-scholar/comment-page-1/#comment-91 rbirkey Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:16:16 +0000 http://www.toddawilson.com/?p=299#comment-91 Hear, Hear! I totally agree this is needed. The secular society around us deserves and demands a well thought and reasoned defense of our faith. Many evangelicals have abandoned the hard work of thinking through our faith. I think some great past examples of pastor-scholars are: G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, Malcolm Muggeridge, with more contemporary examples like Ravi Zacharias, and Tim Keller, Chuck Colson, and more. Hear, Hear! I totally agree this is needed. The secular society around us deserves and demands a well thought and reasoned defense of our faith. Many evangelicals have abandoned the hard work of thinking through our faith. I think some great past examples of pastor-scholars are: G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, Malcolm Muggeridge, with more contemporary examples like Ravi Zacharias, and Tim Keller, Chuck Colson, and more.

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