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More Worship Words to Wrestle With Authenticity Perhaps youāve grown tired of hearing about the importance of being authentic. People value this virtue so highly in our day that authentic […]
Themes in Current Homiletical Theory Preaching to Current Culture Timothy Keller passed away in May 2023 after battling cancer. I was first notified of his death only days before my […]
More Worship Words to Wrestle With Flexibility One of the strengths of liturgical worship lies in its yearly repetition and recurring patterns that establish the rhythm of worship in your […]
Themes in Current Homiletical Theory Discourse Analysis for Preaching Haddon Robinson was one of the most well-known homileticians of the late twentieth century. He was the Distinguished Professor of Preaching […]
Themes in Current Homiletical Theory Genre-Specific Preaching When James Muilenburg addressed the Society for Biblical Literature in 1968, he raised issues with the dominant way of analyzing biblical texts in […]
More Worship Words to Wrestle With Understanding and Embracing Good Worship Patterns In public worship, the topic of patterns is unavoidable. Once a family of believers takes to heart the […]
More Worship Words to Wrestle With A Fresh Look at Symbolism The Wisconsin Synod has come a long way in its nearly 175-year worship history. This article will not attempt […]
Themes in Current Homiletical Theory The New Homiletic As Fred Craddock looked out at the American mainline church around 1970, he saw some major problems. People were not listening or […]
More Worship Words to Wrestle With Participation Is participation in public worship a breaking of the Fourth Wall? All the Worldās a Stage āAll the worldās a stage, and all […]
Themes in Current Homiletical Theory Redemptive-Historical Preaching Charles Spurgeon is one of the most famous preachers in homiletical history. In his massive seven-volume set on the history of preaching, Hughes […]
More Worship Words to Wrestle With Nutrition and Formation The great questions of life pursue us. When they catch up to us, they grab ahold of us and do not […]
Themes in Current Homiletical Theory Law-Gospel Model Revisited Law-gospel distinctions are widely recognized as a hallmark of Lutheranism. In its American confessional form, C. F. W. Walther has profoundly shaped […]
Free Text Series or Lectionary Preaching? The lectionary: an enduring narrative In the first two parts of this discussion of lectionary preaching vis-Ć -vis topical preaching, I argued that in many […]
More Worship Words to Wrestle With Proclamation Can you remember a time when school cancellations were read aloud on the radio station? Truth be told, they probably still are; itās […]
I have been asked to share how our congregationās outreach efforts intersect with our worship life. The first part of this article will be a description of those efforts. How […]
Free Text Series or Lectionary Preaching? The lectionary canāt cover everythingābut it can cover what matters My previous article argued that the underlying logic of the topical series preaching paradigm […]
By Karen Fischer, M.S., Ed., LPC, BC-TMH, Christian Family Solutions Counseling Care & Services The word āanxietyā is used often in conversation today. Many people are dealing with it. Even […]
In his excellent book of devotions titled Our Worth to Him, Mark Paustian described the music of the church as a āsoft apologeticā that reaches out into the world, an […]
Free Text Series or Lectionary Preaching? The essential element that makes preaching worth anyone’s attention A common sentiment among my fellow preachers suggests that the lectionary-based approach to preaching has […]
āI suppose youāre doing ___________ worship.ā In the summer of 2013, a group of about 25 Christians met in a renovated storefront space in a strip mall in Mt. Horeb, […]
Preaching with Outsiders in Mind Insights from Being Open to Feedback Editorās note: This issue concludes our series on preaching with those outside our church membership in mind. Since 2011 […]
St. Francis on being a winsome witness: āPreach the gospel at all times. Use words if necessary.ā1 We know itās difficult for people to walk into a church for the […]
Preaching with Outsiders in Mind Insights from a Pastor Reaching Unexpected Prospects Editorās note: This issue continues our series on preaching with those outside our church membership in mind. It […]
I often describe Covington as āMetro Atlanta meeting Old South.ā Itās a place where youāre either from here and you remember when the six-lane highway was a dirt road, or […]
Preaching with Outsiders in Mind Insights from Multiple Ministry Settings Editorās note: This issue continues our series on preaching with those outside our church membership in mind. This issue provides […]
God had Isaiah say it first, but Peter quoted him. āAll people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and […]
Preaching with Outsiders in Mind Insights from an Urban Setting Editorās note: This issue continues our series on preaching with those outside our church membership in mind. The previous issue […]
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