Video Resources

Ecclesial Theologians: vital for the renewal of the church

This series of presentations and panel discussions was hosted by The Gospel Coalition at the 2023 TGC Conference. It drew together a combination of CPT Fellows and leadership to present on the vision of the CPT and explain why we believe this work is important for the renewal of the church.

Symposium Projects

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The Art and Science of Spiritual Formation

 

These interviews were conducted at CPT ecclesial theologian symposia as part of our 2018-19 symposium series, the Art and Science of Spiritual Formation. The interviews are meant to summarize and expand on presentations and papers given at these invite-only events. We are happy to share this content with you in interview format. The CPT fellow presentations at these symposia will be published in the seventh volume of the Bulletin of Ecclesial Theology in 2019.

 

Sermon/Lecture resources:

A lecture given by Dr. Rebecca DeYoung on Spiritual Formation at Berry College

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A sermon given by CPT fellow Jonathan Huggins on Sanctification

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A seminar given by CPT fellow Ryan Davidson on Anxiety

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Video Resources:

 

Eric Johnson
Redeeming Subjectivity

BEN WHITE
Growing in the Darkness

 

Babatunde Oladimeji
Mentoring and Spiritual Formation in African Christianity

Todd Wilson
The Integrated Pastor

Theology After Darwin

 

These interviews were conducted at CPT pastors' symposia as part of our 2017–18 symposium series, Theology After Darwin. The interviews are meant to summarize and expand on presentations and papers given at these invite-only events. We are happy to share this content with you in interview format. The CPT fellow presentations at these symposia have been published in the sixth volume of the Bulletin of Ecclesial Theology in 2019.

 
Dr. Todd Billings of Western Seminary discusses challenges and opportunities related to articulating a theology of the atonement in a post-Darwinian West. This interview took place as part of our March 4–6 meeting of the St. Augustine Fellowship of the Center For Pastor Theologians in 2018. Dr. Billings served as a theological consultant for this event.

Todd Billings
Theology After Darwin | Atonement

Wheaton College PhD Candidate Jeremy Mann discusses the de-enchantment and re-enchantment of creation in Western thought, as well as how recent trends toward describing creation as "sacramental" may not always be helpful. This interview took place at a meeting of the St. Augustine Fellowship of the CPT on March 6, 2018. Jeremy's paper will appear in Volume 6 of the Bulletin of Ecclesial Theology, due out in 2019.

Jeremy Mann
A Sacramental Creation?

 
Gerald Hiestand, Senior Associate Pastor at Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park, IL, discusses Irenaeus's and Augustine's narrative of creation and the fall, noting how they may be more or less compatible with a Darwinian understanding of the origins of life. Gerald's paper will appear in Volume 5 of the Bulletin of Ecclesial Theology, due out in 2018.

Gerald Hiestand
A More Modest Adam

Nathan Chang, English Pastor at Chinese Evangelical Church in Portland, OR, discusses the creational origins of human dignity, seeking common ground among Christians with differing views on creation and interpretation of Genesis 1–3. This interview took place at a meeting of the St. Augustine Fellowship of the CPT on March 6, 2018. Nathan's paper will appear in Volume 6 of the Bulletin of Ecclesial Theology, due out in 2019.

Nathan Chang
On the Origins of Human Dignity

 
Dr. Nathan Barczi, Associate Pastor at Christ the King Presbyterian in Cambridge, MA, discusses his paper on Barth, Mozart, and the role of death in God's good creation. This interview took place at a meeting of the St. Augustine Fellowship of the CPT on March 6, 2018. Nathan's paper will appear in Volume 6 of the Bulletin of Ecclesial Theology, due out in 2019.

Nathan Barczi
Barth, Mozart, and the Dark Side of Creation