Hearers and doers, a pastor's guide to making disciples through scripture and doctrine

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 its often overlooked by modern pastors. In Hearers and Doers, Kevin Vanhoozer makes the case that pastors, as pastor theologians,

The 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.

Publisher: Lexham Press
Type: Hardback
ISBN: 9781683591344

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Kevin J. Vanhoozer (PhD, Cambridge University) is Research Professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is the author of several books, including Faith Speaking Understanding: Performing the Drama of Doctrine and Biblical Authority after Babel: Retrieving the Solas in the Spirit of Mere Protestant Christianity, both Christianity Today Theology Books of the Year (2015, 2017). He is married and has two daughters.

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In an age where theology is often overlooked and discipleship ignored, Kevin Vanhoozer has given the church a masterpiece on what it means to know and follow Jesus. Vanhoozer offers a vision of discipleship that is holistic—involving culture, practices, tradition, and the imagination—but that highlights the importance of doctrine and Scripture in the calling to become like Christ. In Hearers and Doers, we have a world-class theologian who has written a clear and compelling message about one of the most important topics. I hope every pastor reads this book, and I know that it will help Christ’s people to be conformed to his image. Jeremy Treat, pastor for preaching and vision at Reality LA; adjunct professor of theology at Biola University