Pastor Paul
Nurturing a Culture of Christoformity in the Church

Overview Dr. Scot McKnight invites his readers to explore the Apostle Paul as a pastor in his book, Pastor Paul. McKnight is a world-renowned New Testament scholar who teaches at Northern Seminary, and has focused a significant amount on the Apostle Paul. The subtitle of the book gives a better idea......more

What do pastors do? A lot of things. Perhaps too many things. They preach and teach; plan worship services; officiate at major life events such as baby dedications, weddings, and funerals (“hatch, match, and dispatch,” as one wag puts it); evangelize; disciple; counsel; visit the sick and elderly; d......more

Scot McKnight is a professor of theology and has, it seems, never been a pastor. Nevertheless he holds the office of pastor in very high esteem. He says, "I calculate that pastoring is between ten and twelves times more complicated than professoring ..." (p.3). He identifies a defining characteristi......more

Really good discussion of what Paul’s role as a pastor looked like in the ancient church. McKnight focused on how Paul saw Christoformity as the end goal for the church and how this must be the direction pastors today take. In the age of celebrity and domineering pastors, this is a refreshing perspe......more

This is a great book for pastors, one I'd encourage all pastors to read. My hope for the book, though, was for a more focused discussion about a vision of the cruciform life as a focus for pastoral ministry and discipleship, thus 3.5 stars.......more