Have you ever listened over time to the kind of preacher who, no matter what the passage, text, or genre, is always ‘encouraging’ their hearers? I did once for almost a year and it nearly drove me and the rest of congregation to distraction. The preacher in question was a wonderful bloke, and an empathetic pastor/counselor, but a terrible preacher. The main problem wasn’t his exegesis or his oratory, but it was his entrapment to his own ‘Barnabas’ personality type. (more…)
tony plews: storming the citadel of the will
I remember as a new Christian returning to my provincial NZ home town, and finding a church where the Minister was [what seemed to me at the time] an excellent expository preacher – of course, I had never heard that term yet – good biblical explanation, relevant applications, engaging illustrations. But I was confused by the seemingly unresponsive, dull congregation. Why were they not moved and moving? (more…)
