Here is my Man - Cal. I know that the Braves beat the O's last night, but I am still a Baltimore fan at heart. One of the challenges when preaching on Family Worship Sunday, is making sure my sermon is accessible to younger ears. And although I should be thinking about this during Family Worship - it makes sense to have this in my mind no matter who I am preaching toward. Am I communicating in a way that needs to engage both young and old, adult and children, mature and new believer alike. I always need to consider my audience and communicate clearly and effectively. At seminary they teach you to exegete (to know and explain) the text of Scripture. But just as important is to exegete my listeners. What are their fears and passions? What are their struggles and joys? And so on...
This Sunday I am going to use a milk illustration (hence the Got Milk pic of Cal) to engage and connect with my younger listeners, but if the adults are anything like me - a good visual illustration engages my mind and imagination as well.
Saturday, July 01, 2006
Got Milk?
1 comments:
You're so right. These "younger listeners" are so audio-visual, technological, and media-stimulated. Gone are the days (if we want to include them) when we can just stand up, speak for 30 minutes, and say amen. Without contemporary illustrations given through culturally relevant forms, we can only expect the younger generation to turn us off. A picture really is worth a thousand words.
How'd it go Sunday, anyway?
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