Category: Whooping
Audio 25 – Whooping with Integrity
I was listening to a preacher who tried to use a “whoop” to hide his lack of preparation. In this audio I give a few principles for whooping with integrity. If a preacher follows these principles he or she will be on the way to not just whoop, but whoop with integrity.
Audio 22 – Preaching by Playing Words Like Notes
Can we learn anything about preaching from musicians? Is there any correspondence between playing notes and saying words? In this audio we seek to answer this important question by encouraging preaching to play words like notes.
Audio 20 – Weary Throats and New Songs
A discussion of Teresa Fry Brown’s book. What can we learn from our preaching sistas?
In addition, how can the ministry of music as a metaphor help our preaching? These questions guide the book Weary Throats and New Songs.
Audio 19 – To Whoop or Not
Should Black Preachers whoop? Does whooping degrade our sermons? Is it an unnecessary detraction? This audio looks at these and other questions in reference to whooping.
Robert Smith Lessons In Whooping
Here are 4 5-8 minute videos by Rev Robert Smith entitled Lessons in Whooping.
To Whoop or Not To Whoop – Musicality in Black Preaching
Whooping is one of the components of the Black Preaching Tradition that grabs the attention of many congregates and preachers.
Preaching by Playing Words Like Notes
Kirk Byron Jones introduces the concept of “playing words” in his helpful book The Jazz of Preaching.
More on Whooping – Use of Tone
Mitchell’s second characteristic of Black preaching is the use of tone. This includes “whooping” but also many forms of intonation and tuning. Mitchell notes that many use this in the “celebration” of the sermon which should be connected to the content of the sermon.