The Pastor as Apologist: Restoring Apologetics to the Local Church

In The Pastor as Apologist, Dayton Hartman and Michael McEwen attempt to recapture the pastoral role of apologetics. By ably speaking to their congregations about apologetical issues, pastors can be the first line of defense against doubt and attacks on the faith. Interweaving historical, theological, and philosophical attention to the conversation, Hartman and McEwen argue that every pastor is an apologist who then invites the church to embody its apologetic identity.

Dayton Hartman (PhD, North-West University) is the lead pastor at Redeemer Church in Rocky Mount, NC.

Michael McEwen (PhD, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the content editor for B&H Academic and serves as the associate pastor of equipping at First Baptist Church in Starkville, MS.