Preaching Archives
I agree that preachers should call people to respond, but I do not
think this always entails "putting it into action" - especially in a way that is immediately observable to others. Participation, indwelling, embodying, embracing - these are active words, but they are not necessarily activist terms.
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Shaddix's concern that relevant and practical preaching not overshadow the importance of Christ-centered preaching has caused him to overstate his position to the point where it is nearly impossible for a preacher to help his or her congregation in the stuff that comprises the vast bulk of their lives.
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True listening does not happen naturally; it is a learned habit. People need to learn to listen, and learn
how to listen. This is an important truth to emphasize at a time when preaching is considered to be merely "a lecture" and listening is decried as "inactive" and "non-participatory." Those who make such claims understand neither preaching nor listening.
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Although preaching is necessary and important to the life and health of a church, I do not share Piper's emphasis on "the supremacy" of preaching.
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All of television's dangers and limitations should not
cause us to abandon the technology altogether, but rather,
to realize that our people's ability to listen to preaching
has been radically impacted by this technology.
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Henderson has done a commendable job at pointing out many
of the difficulties in communicating the Gospel message
in our contemporary culture.
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Preaching must be "more than words." A gospel delivered in "word only" has no power to transform. Therefore, as important as words are to the preaching task, the preacher must never place his or her confidence in words alone.
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This is a lengthy and extensive treatment of preaching in the first five centuries of the church beginning with the apostolic fathers and concluding with the two great preachers, Augustine and Chrysostom.
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