Can a Pastor Grow in Discernment?

CPTJ Archive | Volume 13.1 – Essays on a Theology of the Spirit

Title
Can a Pastor Grow in Discernment?

austin shaw


Abstract

This paper argues that while a pastor may or may not grow in certain rhetorical skills, he can grow in knowing the members of his congregation, studying the shared social context of his local church, and applying Scripture into their present situations.


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Austin Shaw (PhD, University of Oxford) is the Senior Pastor of Providence Church in Avon, OH. He is a Senior Fellow of the Center for Pastor Theologians.