What The Blues Teaches Us About Preaching
The other day someone emailed me about turning one of my websites into a internet TV show on his website. I visited the site and saw that it looked very impressive. I also searched and found 4 other sites that do the exact same thing. They charge you to put your feed up on their site.
That is the question that is being answered on the Unashamed Workman Blog. I would encourage all preachers to go on over and look at this 6 part series that looks at 6 Biblical images of the preacher. The first 3 have already been posted. The Hard Working Farmer, The Law Abiding Athlete, and the Good Soldier.
What is a Minister? Read MoreBarry Davis provides hints on how to preach with a manuscript. Davis provides examples and rules for creating a manuscript that will make your people think that you are preaching without notes.
This is a very good article on a subject that very little people write on. Namely, how do you format a manuscript for preaching.
How To Create a Manuscript for Preaching Read MoreOver at the Withering Fig there is a post up on the top 5 Bible Technlogies. Great post, so head on over. Points 2 and 3 which introduced me to Zhubert for original language study and the Bible study Blog link.
Top 5 Bible Technologies Read MoreThis post is a part of the ProBlogger.Com Group writing project. If you have a Blog I would encourage you to join in. In This post I have the Top 5 techniques for SErmon Idea Generation. I assume that you already have a text.
Head on over to the Theocentric Blog to download the author’s DMin Thesis. This is the material behind his Theocentric preaching seminars.
Theo-Centric Preaching Thesis Download Read More“An Increase in the Number of African American Megachurches” is the fifth trend that Martha Simmons wrote about in the African American Pulpit Spring Edition of 2007.
The Mega Church Phenomenon and the Black Church Read MoreI must admit that I am impressed by these brothers at Reformed Blacks of America. They are seeking to push African Americans in that movement to apply the Gospel to their own context and not simply regurgitate the pre-packaged presentations of our white colleagues.
I would encourage you to read the whole entry, but of special interest are the 4 traits of Radical Reformed Churches.
Articulating the Gospel – Beyond Regurgitation Read MoreHarvard Divinity School has a video lecture of Rev. Dr. Charles G. Adams of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. on the Subject Tillich and the Black Preacher.
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Webb’s basic thesis is that the best preaching is done without notes. He then precedes to give an example of how he puts his sermons together week after week. Webb attempts to prove that preaching without notes is more valuable in general because it allows a greater connection to the audience and it frees the preacher to be passionate. Then after defending the approach, Webb describes the approach in a day by day approach.
Book Summary: Preaching Without Notes Webb Read MoreJoseph Webb stated that passion is more important than eloquence in his book Preaching Without Notes. I heard a preacher who is pretty effective with a full manuscript. A few weeks ago he preached a sermon that moved many people. However, today he preached a sermon completely without notes. He did have more passion than normal. He also moved around and had better eye contact with the people. But, his sermon had some major structural problems.
Notes or No Notes…What is important? Read More
How do they do it? All of us have seen the ministers preaching without notes. They seem to show a confidence and power. But the question many preacher’s ask is how do they do it?
Options for Preaching without Notes Read MoreThe Reformed Blacks of America Blog has a post up on the community of care created by Alcoholics Anonymous groups. One seminary student said to the author:
Alcoholics Anonymous or Church – Where is the Community? Read More“Michael, I felt more accepted and received amongst that group of individuals than I do my own church family.â€Â
The very interesting Blog Unashamed Workman has a post up on systematic sermon listening. The author notes that he listens to a lot of sermons, but has not systematically listened to sermons. Now he has compiled a list of sermons that will take him all the way through the Book of Genesis.
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