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Kenton Anderson wrote a new post, Do What I Say… 1 hour, 42 minutes ago

One of my students made the following comment in a recent paper on the subject of doctrinal preaching….

“I have erred by preaching doctrinal sermons that unintentionally come across as ‘do what I say and […]
Kenton Anderson wrote a new post, Piling On 3 days, 2 hours ago

In football there is a penalty known as “piling on” which is assessed whenever players excessively tackle an opposing player who has already been brought to the ground. There have been times when listening to […]
Kenton Anderson wrote a new post, Water Skimming Birds – Pitfalls in Preaching 1 week, 1 day ago

Pitfalls in Preaching #4

Richard Eslinger describes this pitfall as follows…

“A water-skimming bird approaches the text from above; it hovers over its surface, looking for an idea to preach. When the fowl […]
Kenton Anderson commented on the post, Anticipating the Impact of our Stories 1 week, 2 days ago

You’re right, Harvey. We can’t avoid storytelling. Nor would we want to. We should, however, give some thought to how they will be heard.
Kenton Anderson wrote a new post, Psalm 7:9 – A Text Worth Preaching 1 week, 2 days ago

O righteous God, who searches minds and hearts, bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure. Psalm 7:9

This, earnest prayer of the believer is a consistent refrain throughout the […]
Kenton Anderson wrote a new post, Anticipating the Impact of our Stories 1 week, 3 days ago

Last week, Andy Stanley got into trouble over a sermon illustration. If nothing else, this indicates the significance of the stories that we tell in our sermons. We need to give as much attention to the stories we […]
Kenton Anderson wrote a new post, “The Speak” 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Excerpt from Choosing to Preach p.43

I recently heard a pastor refer to his sermon as “the speak.” I suppose that is what the preacher did. He spoke. It is what preachers do in the most literal sense. […]
Kenton Anderson wrote a new post, The Purpose of the Story 2 weeks, 3 days ago

One of my students made an interesting statement in a recent paper about the purpose of stories used in the opening moments of the sermon…

“I don’t want to engage (the listeners) in a story so I can then […]
- Harvey Burian replied 1 week, 3 days ago
  
  As a member of the congregation listening to those who speak or preach, I certainly am more likely to remember and make a connection with the story that is used to illustrate something about Christ or a Christian principle rather than just to grab my attention or to be humorous. I do think there is a place for humour but I would agree that if it…[Read more]
Kenton Anderson wrote a new post, The Problem of Aggregation 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Among the many recent innovations in communication technology is the rise of the “news aggregators”. These amazing services allow the user to tailor the voices that they hear in life. My personal favorite of these […]
Kenton Anderson wrote a new post, Choosing to Preach 3 weeks, 3 days ago

Anderson, Kenton C. Choosing to Preach: A Comprehensive Introduction to Sermon Options and Structures. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2006.

Order the book

Synopsis:
With the landscape of ministry […]
Kenton Anderson wrote a new post, Big and Bigger Ideas 3 weeks, 3 days ago

Excerpted from Choosing to Preach p.92

Saying that the sermon ought to have one main idea is easier in theory than in practice. It takes a great deal of discipline for the preacher to be able to focus all of his […]
Kenton Anderson posted a new activity comment 3 weeks, 3 days ago

In reply to: Rich commented on the post, Big and Bigger Ideas Is there a way to purchase this book here? I’m trying to find a link but can’t find one. View

Probably the simplest way is through amazon. Here’s the link http://www.amazon.com/Choosing-Preach-Comprehensive-Introduction-Structures/dp/0310267501

Thanks for asking!
Kenton Anderson wrote a new post, Every Inclination – Text Worth Preaching – Genesis 5:6 3 weeks, 6 days ago

The LORD saw how great man’s wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time

Admittedly, this is not one of the sunnier passages we could […]
Kenton Anderson wrote a new post, Keeping Our Distance: Pitfalls in Preaching 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Some years ago, I used to assign Richard Eslinger’s Pitfalls in Preaching (Eerdmans 1996) to my Preaching Laboratory students. The book, I believe, is out of print, but it still offers a lot of value from a purely […]
Kenton Anderson wrote a new post, Language that Deletes: Pitfalls in Preaching #2 3 weeks, 6 days ago

A second “pitfall” described by Richard Eslinger, is the use of filler language that crowds our sentences and allows our thoughts to delete in the consciousness of the listener. Imagine, for example, a sermon that […]
Kenton Anderson wrote a new post, Empty Calories: Pitfalls in Preaching #3 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Anyone who has tried to lose weight knows that you have to make your calories count. You don’t want to be filling yourself with empty calories that fill your stomach and add to your waistline without nourishing […]
Kenton Anderson wrote a new post, Preaching and the Caffeine-Free Diet Coke 4 weeks ago

Has our preaching slid into emptiness? Is there any flavor, nourishment, or sustenance to our offerings?

David Fitch, writing in The End of Evangelicalism, quotes cultural theorist Slavoj Zizek. In Zizek’s […]
Kenton Anderson wrote a new post, False Dichotomy 4 weeks, 1 day ago

This from a paper written by me of my students…

“The doctrine of the soon needs to be embedded intentionally in how I engage people. It is not enough to think of a great story or take or numerous episode. I […]
Kenton Anderson wrote a new post, Preaching Improves Over Time 1 month ago

Preaching improves over time. There are some skills that can be learned quickly and with minimal effort. Preaching is not one of them. Like any significant skill such as playing guitar or learning to play golf, […]
Kenton Anderson wrote a new post, Preaching is Cumulative 1 month ago

Preaching is a cumulative effort. Like brick-laying, each week we add something to the structure. It doesn’t always feel like what we have added in any given week is all that substantial, but when you step back […]
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