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Pagitt on Preaching 3
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xscot mcknight
Scot: I like Doug Pagitt’s idea of “implicating†the audience in the text and sermon. That is, he argues that “application†is an insufficient term to describe the full intention of what the Bible wants from us as we hear the Word. He suggests the Bible, and the sermon as the working out of the…
Poll on pastoral skills
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xscot mcknight
Here’s a new poll. What do you think is the number-one most important skill or gift or attribute for a pastor? I know, I know, I know — we need persons gifted with more than one gift for this vocation. But, still, what do you think is most important?
Frye’s Unholy Pastor
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xscot mcknight
John Frye’s post on Jesus as the unholy pastor is worth a read. To which I make this commentary: For Jesus, holiness was not something fragile in need of protection but something powerful in need of liberation. You can quote that, and I’m not sure where I heard it I’ve said it so many times,…
Pagitt on Preaching 2
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xscot mcknight
This is the second post by Brad Boydston and me on Pagitt’s new book on preaching. Scot: Doug Pagitt’s new book, Preaching Re-imagined, suggests that we compare two kinds of preaching: “speaching” and “progressional dialogue.” He sees big problems with the former, and great potential in the latter.
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