Preaching Parables to Postmoderns
Author | : Brian Stiller |
Publisher | : Fortress Resources for Preachi |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : 0800637135 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780800637132 |
Rating | : 4/5 (132 Downloads) |
Download or read book Preaching Parables to Postmoderns written by Brian Stiller and published by Fortress Resources for Preachi. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preachers, in their call to preach the Scriptures, are not only charged with the responsibility of speaking its truth but of speaking in such a way that people of this age and culture understand. To do this, the preacher builds a bridge between todays people and the gospel of both testaments. For some, this task is more difficult than for others. Preaching to those living in an inner-city housing project is far removed from an outpost mission in the two-thirds world. Each community has its own way of thinking and attaches different values to symbols of its own making. For those called preach to a generation raised on MTV and late-night comedians or those rooted in various economic culturesfrom governmentsponsored jobs overseen by union bosses to entrepreneurial dot-com companiesor generations stretching from high school students to "freedom fifty-fivers," the task is enormous. When one adds to that the complexity of a radical shift in underlying intellectual and cultural assumptions, the task of preaching becomes even more complicated.