A PASTOR’S GUIDE TO MAKING DISCIPLES THROUGH SCRIPTURE AND DOCTRINE
KEVIN J. VANHOOZER
Hearers and Doers: A Pastor’s Guide to Making Disciples through Scripture and Doctrine
Copyright 2019 Kevin J. Vanhoozer
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Portions of chapter 7 appeared in “Sola Scriptura, Tradition and Catholicity in the Pattern of Theological Authority,” in Worship, Tradition, and Engagement: Essays in Honor of Timothy George, ed. David S. Dockery, James Earl Massey, and Robert Smith Jr. (Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2018). Used by permission.
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Introduction: From Doctrine (Christ for Us) to Discipleship (We for Christ)
WARMING UP: WHY DISCIPLESHIP MATTERS
1 The Role of Theology in Making Disciples: Some Important Preliminaries
2 Whose Fitness? Which Body Image? Toward Understanding the Present North American Social Imaginary
3 From Hearing to Doing: First Steps in Making Disciples “Fit for Purpose”
4 Doctrine for Discipleship: From Bodybuilding to Building Up the Body of Christ
WORKING OUT: HOW DISCIPLESHIP HAPPENS
5 Creatures of the Word: The Pastor as Eye Doctor (and General Practitioner) of the Church
6 Company of the Gospel: The Disciple as Member of the Church
7 Communion of Saints: The Disciple as Catholic Christian
8 Children of God: The Disciple as Fitting Image of Jesus Christ
“Now We Are Fit”: Discipleship to the Glory of God
Hearers and Doers is intended to help pastors fulfill their Great Commission to make disciples, with emphasis on the importance of teaching disciples to read the Scriptures—“every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matt 4:4)—theologically. The bulk of the book spells out more fully what “theologically” means in this context and why reading Scripture theologically is the royal road to discipleship. Here I need only to call attention to the fact that genuine faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior involves both hearing (understanding) ...
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About Hearers and Doers: A Pastor’s Guide to Making Disciples through Scripture and DoctrineThe foundation of discipleship is sound, scriptural doctrine. The value of sound doctrine is often misunderstood by the modern church. While it can be dry and dull, when it flows from the story of Scripture, it can be full of life and love. This kind of doctrine, steeped in Scripture, is critical for disciple-making. And it’s often overlooked by modern pastors. In Hearers and Doers, Kevin Vanhoozer makes the case that pastors, as pastor-theologians, ought to interpret Scripture theologically to articulate doctrine and help cultivate disciples. Scriptural doctrine is vital to the life of the church, and local pastor-theologians should be the ones delivering it to their communities. With arresting prose and striking metaphors, Vanhoozer addresses the most pressing problems in the modern church with one answer: teach sound, scriptural doctrine to make disciples. |
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