Just a short teaser of a post today, then a break tomorrow (because you really shouldn’t be reading about preaching on Christmas day!) I’ve just been writing a longer article for another blog. I’ll link to it once it is posted there. But in it I address the real foundation of homiletics. While some may consider the field of homiletics to be all about communication techniques – “mere rhetoric” if you like, this is missing the point.
Preaching is a complex subject with many vital tributaries. I would suggest that the technical stuff has to be built on a solid foundation of the hermeneutics and the spirituality of the preacher. There are other critical foundational elements too . . . but the article is already too long!
Have a great Christmas!
