Learning the Art of Arts
Coleman Ford & Shawn J. Wilhite
Coleman Ford and Shawn J. Wilhite join the podcast to discuss their recently published book Ancient Wisdom and the Care of Souls: Learning the Art of Pastoral Ministry from the Church Fathers (Crossway, 2024). They talk about why the wrote the book and the need that it meets for busy pastors today. Why should we learn the art of soul care from the church Fathers? What corrections can they bring to contemporary models of pastoral ministry? What does riding a bike have to do with this conversation? All this and more on this week's new episode!
Coleman Ford (PhD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) serves as Assistant Professor of Humanities at Texas Baptist College in Ft. Worth, TX. He is also Assistant Pastor of Home Groups at The Village Church in Denton, TX. He is a member of the St. Basil Fellowship of the Center for Pastor Theologians.
Shawn J. Wilhite (PhD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is Assistant Professor of Christian Studies at California Baptist University. He is also a co-founder of the Center for Ancient Christian Studies and the editor of Fides et Humilitas: The Journal of the Center for Ancient Christian Studies.
