Proclaimer Blog
A theology of preaching (3)
So, what is preaching?
- Explaining the text
- Applying the Bible
- Proclaiming Christ
- Rebuking, correcting and encouraging?
- Logic on fire
All true and more besides. But none of them actually get to the root of what is going on when we preach.
"Communication from God is communion with God when met with a response of trust from us."
That's from Words of Life, written by our newest member of staff, Tim Ward. It's a truly excellent read and very strong on the theology of God's words and preaching. You could also check out Peter Adam's Speaking God's Words and Christopher Ash's The priority of preaching and Hearing the Spirit. I also found Carl Trueman's second talk on the Trinity and preaching at our Ministers Conference a few years back helpful (audio here, video here).
It's worth getting right, don't you think?