
The Whoop in Black Preaching
I am by no means an expert on whooping, but I noticed that there is little information available on the web so I decided to write up a few posts ont he subject.
The Whoop in Black Preaching Read MoreWhat The Blues Teaches Us About Preaching
I am by no means an expert on whooping, but I noticed that there is little information available on the web so I decided to write up a few posts ont he subject.
The Whoop in Black Preaching Read MoreThere were smiles all around. Excitement and anticipation had turned to gratitude and love. We smiled as the new born simply looked up and barely moved. The whole family was …
Why You Must Celebrate Hard Work Read MoreTo begin with, I want to assert that celebration is a good thing, but can too much of a good thing become a bad thing?
Celebration: Can We Overdo It? Read MoreIn my post discussing Jasper William’s Whooping System, I wrote about the whooping Curve. This is an increase in intensity that subsides slightly as you enter the whoop and then grows again to the final climax.
The congregation leaves with your sermon close on their mind. In fact, when people ask members about the sermon, they often can only bring to mind that very last part. …
Don’t Close Your Sermon Like That Read MoreLowell Erdahl, in the book Best Advice for Preaching, quotes someone who said: “There are two kinds of preachers–those who have to say something and those who have something to …
Something to Say or Say Anything Read MoreI have not totally defined the appeal which has caused some confusion. I should have known better in that this website has many different preachers from many different traditions. So …
What Is an Appeal Read MoreThe question comes up every few months. A reader will read a couple of articles I have written on “whooping” and will either ask “Do you have to whoop?” Or …
When It Ain’t Time To Whoop!!! Read MoreOne of the problems that often rears it’s head in African American worship is when celebration is abused. Martha Simmons referred to this dynamic among some whoopers as the “dark side of Whooping.” This is when the power of whooping is used to mask a preacher who has not done his or her work to provide a solid presentation.
When Celebration Goes Bad Read MoreLast night while listening to sermons on youtube and other places, I found a preacher who was “whooping.” As we know, the whoop is one type of sermonic close used by some preachers in the African American preaching tradition. The preacher was summarizing and celebrating the truth of the message.
Call and Response in the Whooping Celebrative Sermon Close Read MoreCelebration is an important component of preaching. This is the part of the sermon where the preacher raises up the truth of the sermon to be experienced by the people. There are many ways to do this tactically, but my study of sermons show that a very common technique is for the preacher to “celebrate the sermon.”
Can one learn to whoop? Is there a system to help anybody whoop? Rev. Jasper Williams answers this question with an unequivocal yes. He states that anyone who has been called to preach has been given by God the ability to whoop.
Jasper Williams Whooping System Read MoreMany people contact me wanting a step by step method to learn to whoop, here is the outline of a method.