CPTJ Archive | Volume 12 – Essays on a Theology of the Word
Title
Preaching and the Cross
benj petroelje
Abstract
A sculpture entitled ‘Speak’ provides the impetus for understanding the cruciform vocation of pastor theologians. Called to herald the word of God to the church, they ever stand under the word as they seek to humbly listen and proclaim the word. The sculpture challenges pastor theologians to see their position not as an opportunity to make a name for themselves but to humble themselves before God as they learn to see the pulpit as a cross and themselves as crucified.
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Benj Petroelje (PhD, University of Edinburgh) serves as the pastor of 14th Street Christian Reformed Church in Holland, MI. He is a member of St. Peter Fellowship of the Center for Pastor Theologians.
