Preaching In Postmodern Context

Chris Erdman on why we still need preaching in postmodern Christianity, albeit a slightly different rôle:

odyssey: What “Emergent Preaching” Might Learn from the Synagogue

I love the idea that the preacher teaches the community how to read the texts – this seems to be the training rôle envisaged for Christian leaders in Ephesians 4.

As a by-product, the model espoused here has something for churches that don’t see their minister every week. (Ring any bells, brother and sister Methodists?)

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