Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Acts 29 Regional [NW]
Taught by Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church

Preach the Word . . .
2 Timothy 4:2

Part 5 - Ten Cautions & Encouragements for Preachers

1. Read the biographies of great preachers. There are some good books on preaching such as Bryan Chapell's Christ-Centered Preaching, but in my mind the best tutor is the biographies of great preachers. In reading these we can learn about their family life, devotional life, study habits, etc. One book that is a good introduction to the Puritans, who elevated the pulpit to a thunderous art, is Light and Heat: A Puritan View of the Pulpit, written by Bruce Bickel. I am also a rabid fan of the reformed Baptist Charles Haddon Spurgeon and read any biography I can find on his life and ministry.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Acts 29 Regional [NW]
Taught by Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church

Preach the Word . . .
2 Timothy 4:2

Part 5 - Ten Cautions & Encouragements for Preachers

1. Read the biographies of great preachers. There are some good books on preaching such as Bryan Chapell's Christ-Centered Preaching, but in my mind the best tutor is the biographies of great preachers. In reading these we can learn about their family life, devotional life, study habits, etc. One book that is a good introduction to the Puritans, who elevated the pulpit to a thunderous art, is Light and Heat: A Puritan View of the Pulpit, written by Bruce Bickel. I am also a rabid fan of the reformed Baptist Charles Haddon Spurgeon and read any biography I can find on his life and ministry.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Acts 29 Regional [NW]
Taught by Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church

Preach the Word . . .
2 Timothy 4:2

Part 4 - Historical Lessons on Preaching

Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Acts 29 Regional [NW]
Taught by Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church

Preach the Word . . .
2 Timothy 4:2

Part 4 - Historical Lessons on Preaching

Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Acts 29 Regional [NW]
Taught by Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church

Preach the Word . . .
2 Timothy 4:2

Part 3 - Epistemological and Hermeneutical Implications on Preaching

Note: This graph is taken from my chapter in a forthcoming book, Listening to the Beliefs of Emerging Churches, edited by Robert Webber and co-authored in a debate format with Doug Pagitt, Karen Ward, Dan Kimball, and John Burke.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Acts 29 Regional [NW]
Taught by Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church

Preach the Word . . .
2 Timothy 4:2

Part 3 - Epistemological and Hermeneutical Implications on Preaching

Note: This graph is taken from my chapter in a forthcoming book, Listening to the Beliefs of Emerging Churches, edited by Robert Webber and co-authored in a debate format with Doug Pagitt, Karen Ward, Dan Kimball, and John Burke.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Acts 29 Regional [NW]
Taught by Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church

Preach the Word . . .
2 Timothy 4:2

Part 2 - Reflections on the Narrative Preaching Trend

Cons:

• Mainline, liberal origins with a low view of Bible
• Can be a move away from propositional truth in favor of relativism and perspectivism as if transformation were possible without information.
• Can mean that the Bible is a story (not metanarrative story) and preaching is a story about the story.
• Can mean that books of the Bible that are not narrative (e.g., Proverbs is generally not narrative though it does include some interspersed narratives such as chapters five and seven) are not well taught because a form is imposed on a book without regard for its literary form.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Acts 29 Regional [NW]
Taught by Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church

Preach the Word . . .
2 Timothy 4:2

Part 2 - Reflections on the Narrative Preaching Trend

Cons:

• Mainline, liberal origins with a low view of Bible
• Can be a move away from propositional truth in favor of relativism and perspectivism as if transformation were possible without information.
• Can mean that the Bible is a story (not metanarrative story) and preaching is a story about the story.
• Can mean that books of the Bible that are not narrative (e.g., Proverbs is generally not narrative though it does include some interspersed narratives such as chapters five and seven) are not well taught because a form is imposed on a book without regard for its literary form.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Acts 29 Regional [NW]
Taught by Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church

Preach the Word . . .
2 Timothy 4:2

Part 1 - Current Perspectives on Preaching

• Dialogue over monologue - removing the preacher in favor of a discussion leader of sorts who hosts a dialogue instead of presenting a monologue. This is simply the result of a low view of the Bible, church leadership, the gift of preaching/teaching and the postmodern addiction to complete egalitarianism in the home and church because of a disdain for authority. Practically, it is impossible to grow a church beyond maybe one hundred people in a room at one time with this format and encourages false teachers to rise up and lead many astray.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Acts 29 Regional [NW]
Taught by Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church

Preach the Word . . .
2 Timothy 4:2

Part 1 - Current Perspectives on Preaching

• Dialogue over monologue - removing the preacher in favor of a discussion leader of sorts who hosts a dialogue instead of presenting a monologue. This is simply the result of a low view of the Bible, church leadership, the gift of preaching/teaching and the postmodern addiction to complete egalitarianism in the home and church because of a disdain for authority. Practically, it is impossible to grow a church beyond maybe one hundred people in a room at one time with this format and encourages false teachers to rise up and lead many astray.