{"product_id":"center-for-pastor-theologians-journal-vol-13-2-essays-on-a-theology-of-the-spirit","title":"Center for Pastor Theologians Journal Vol. 13.2: Essays on a Theology of the Spirit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Center for Pastor Theologians Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is published by The Center for Pastor Theologians. The essays contained therein are drawn from the papers presented at the Center’s theological symposia for pastors. Views of the contributors are their own and are not necessarily endorsed by the editorial staff or the CPT. For more information regarding the Center for Pastor Theologians Journal or the Center for Pastor Theologians, please visit www.pastortheologians.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Holy Spirit has ever been at the center of ecclesial identity. From his outpouring at Pentecost onward, it has been the Spirit who empowers believers to boldly proclaim the gospel, identifies leaders, and directs church councils. Furthermore, in the Holy Spirit the church is unified and gifts are given for the building up and equipping of believers for their work of witness in the world. The Spirit opens avenues for ministry and closes others. The Spirit leads disciples of Christ to understand truth. The Spirit gives life. As the late John Webster puts it, “the Holy Spirit animates the church.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause this is so, the Holy Spirit is also central to the identity of the pastor theologian. The nature of the pastor theologian’s work is to shepherd the church. Not only does that calling come at the behest of the Spirit, those called to the labor also depend on the Spirit’s ongoing work to fulfill the task appointed them. It is the Holy Spirit who builds the temple of new covenant. Unless he builds, pastor theologians labor in vain; because he builds, they labor in hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecognition of spiritual dependency also animates the work of the Center for Pastor Theologians. The mission of the CPT is to form pastor theologians so that they might faithfully shepherd the church in a very complex world, a mission which can only be fulfilled if it is the Holy Spirit who leads and empowers. The Fellows of the CPT have recently concluded a year of reflecting on our pneumatological dependency, exploring together what it means to serve Christ’s church as those who are led and empowered by the Holy Spirit. The articles in the present volume are some of the fruits of that reflection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach of the articles, in its own way, acknowledges and explores what it means to depend on the Holy Spirit to fulfill the calling of the pastor theologian.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GlossaHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53531385430305,"sku":null,"price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/3083\/0113\/files\/CPTJ13.2_Front.png?v=1789829464","url":"https:\/\/glossahouse.com\/products\/center-for-pastor-theologians-journal-vol-13-2-essays-on-a-theology-of-the-spirit","provider":"GlossaHouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}