An interesting question regarding how congregation’s celebrate a sermon came in that I want to address. The writer asked: Trying to find help. I’m not an emotional person, but I am an…
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Black Preaching that Comforts the Afflicted – “Make it Plain!”
There comes a time when all practitioners of Black Preaching must take on the pastoral role in the pulpit and preach a word of comfort. Great preaching must have a moment of…
Where’s The Beef?
I am showing my age, but I can remember a television commercial where an elderly woman looked at a hamburger that was served to her from a fast food joint and asked…
“Take it or Leave it” Relevance in Preaching
Another approach to relevance in preaching is to present a “take it or leave it” approach. Here the preacher instead of simply saying the truth is relevant, as in the brute force…
What Is The Black Preaching Tradition?
I was talking to a Black preacher the other day about great Black preachers and Black preaching. This preacher then began to talk about some of the big media preachers and how he is attempting to emulate their style. This preacher even called one of these media preachers a genius. I asked him what was so appealing about the preacher. He mostly talked about the style of the preacher.