Comments on: TPF Preview: Preaching is More Than Lecturing http://julianfreeman.ca/toronto-pastors-fellowship/tpf-preview-preaching-lecturing Thoughts of a Christian Husband, Father, and Pastor Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:44:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ben http://julianfreeman.ca/toronto-pastors-fellowship/tpf-preview-preaching-lecturing/comment-page-1#comment-1797 ben Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:50:16 +0000 http://julianfreeman.ca/?p=812#comment-1797 *Julian* :P my apologies! *Julian* :P my apologies!

]]> By: ben http://julianfreeman.ca/toronto-pastors-fellowship/tpf-preview-preaching-lecturing/comment-page-1#comment-1780 ben Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:10:18 +0000 http://julianfreeman.ca/?p=812#comment-1780 I have encountered a pastor who said to his church that preaching was 'just talking'. The women in the pulpit preaching social sermons and false doctrine were evidence of the deficiency of his view. He said it to be humble, and to assuage the nerves of people to come up on stage and speak to the congregation, that is what I believe. But it was wrongheaded. Public speakers aim to avoid public humiliation. Pastors aim to avoid being humiliated yes, for the wrong reasons; but preaching the Word is their first concern and that requires that the first desire must necessarily be at times thrown by the wayside (even in front of congregations). Similarly, I think that some pastors get so enthused about teaching theology that they forget that their congregation needs living theology, not a lecture on theology. I would state my life on the fact that knowing the 5 solas or the 5 pts of Calvin has not saved many a soul from Hell. Pastors pretending to "just talk" are equally as arrogant as the ones pretending to teach living theology (Spirit Theology). Preaching is most definitely, not lecturing, and certainly not "just talking". Good choice Justin and good job Dr. Constant! I have encountered a pastor who said to his church that preaching was ‘just talking’. The women in the pulpit preaching social sermons and false doctrine were evidence of the deficiency of his view. He said it to be humble, and to assuage the nerves of people to come up on stage and speak to the congregation, that is what I believe. But it was wrongheaded.

Public speakers aim to avoid public humiliation. Pastors aim to avoid being humiliated yes, for the wrong reasons; but preaching the Word is their first concern and that requires that the first desire must necessarily be at times thrown by the wayside (even in front of congregations).

Similarly, I think that some pastors get so enthused about teaching theology that they forget that their congregation needs living theology, not a lecture on theology. I would state my life on the fact that knowing the 5 solas or the 5 pts of Calvin has not saved many a soul from Hell.

Pastors pretending to “just talk” are equally as arrogant as the ones pretending to teach living theology (Spirit Theology).

Preaching is most definitely, not lecturing, and certainly not “just talking”. Good choice Justin and good job Dr. Constant!

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