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# 'Hearers and Doers,' with Dr. Kevin Vanhoozer
- URL: https://mereorthodoxy.com/hearers-doers-dr-kevin-vanhoozer/
- Published: 2020-10-27T07:00:12.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-20T19:26:33.000Z
- Description: 'Hearers and Doers,' with Dr. Kevin Vanhoozer
- Author: Mere Orthodoxy
- Tags: Caleb Wait, Mere Fidelity

In the Christian Life, there is often a disconnect between our hearing and confessing and our doing. In light of this perennial problem, Dr. Kevin Vanhoozer joins Matt, Alastair, and Derek to discuss his work, [*Hearers and Doers: A Pastor's Guide to Making Disciples Through Scripture and Doctrine*](https://www.amazon.com/Hearers-Doers-Disciples-Scripture-Doctrine/dp/1683591348?ref=mereorthodoxy.com), and share why we should never be content to let doctrine live in the abstract untethered from our hearts.

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**Timestamps:**

Dr. Vanhoozer's writing policy \[0:00 - 5:00\]

He *do* we become "doers of the word"? \[5:00 - 7:15\]

The imagination as the pivot point in living the Christian life \[7:15 - 11:12\]

How doctrines help us to inhabit the Christian story \[11:12 - 15:20\]

Theological interpretation as essential for stabilizing and balancing us in Christ \[15:20 - 24:05\]

Which doctrines we need to “shape-up” on \[24:05 - 27:37\]

The church’s struggle as Israel’s struggle \[27:37 - 31:15\]

Where do you see the need for better pedagogy in the church? \[31:15 - 35:31\]

Encouragement for the pastor theologian \[35:31 - 39:50\]

Whose imagination matters in the church? \[39:50 - 43:33\]

How can the church practice formation in its members? \[43:33 - 47:12\]

**Resources mentioned:**

[*Pictures at a Theological Exhibition: Scenes of the Church's Worship, Witness and Wisdom*](https://www.amazon.com/Pictures-Theological-Exhibition-Churchs-Worship/dp/0830839593?ref=mereorthodoxy.com)by Kevin Vanhoozer

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Finally, as always, follow [Derek](https://twitter.com/dzrishmawy?ref=mereorthodoxy.com), [Andrew](https://twitter.com/ajwtheology?ref=mereorthodoxy.com), and [Alastair](https://twitter.com/zugzwanged?ref=mereorthodoxy.com) for more tweet-sized brilliance. Thanks to [Timothy Motte](https://twitter.com/biotrom?ref=mereorthodoxy.com) for his sound editing work. [And thanks to The Joy Eternal for lending us their music, which everybody should download out of gratitude for their kindness.](http://www.noisetrade.com/thejoyeternal/a-sweet-and-bitter-providence-single?ref=mereorthodoxy.com)