Bob Hyatt has an excellent post about the Death of Preaching. There is a lot to think about there.
When I was preaching on a regular basis (for about three years, 1995-1998) I had a different take on the problems with preaching. I think I did a fairly competent job, but I didn’t see much fruit from the activity. If I preached on morality, then immorality abounded. If I preached on stewardship and serving, then volunteers quit and giving went down.
If you think about it, the act of preaching is pretty unique in today’s methods of “information-sharing.” Where else do you go, other than a political rally, where it is your intention to sit and listen to one person speak? I know it happens in school assemblies where attendance is required, but where else?
So, I guess I am not so worried about the death of preaching. There is a possibility that with the death of preaching we might see the rise of something that might have greater impact in the lives of congregations and individual believers.
Archive for: ‘February 2009’
Preaching becoming obsolete?
I don’t really have much to say
This has been a pretty dry period for me. I suffered with a cold for about three weeks, all the while trying to maintain my work schedule, but I don’t think that is really the reason. I just haven’t had much to say. And I still don’t. 
