On Mondays we’ve been looking at several things that Michael Spencer, the Internet Monk, wrote on the subject of preaching. Today, here is an excerpt from a post in which Michael describes an experience that confirmed what he wrote in a classic article called, On Christless Preaching, and gave him further reason for staying on the post-evangelical path. Past posts:Continue reading “Mondays with Michael Spencer: February 29, 2016”
Category Archives: Pastoral Ministry
Mondays with Michael Spencer: February 22, 2016
This is an extra post on preaching that I’d like to add to the series of 2006 iMonk posts that we’ve been running on Mondays. That series was called “What’s Wrong with the Sermon?” and this particular post (from 2009), that was originally part of Michael’s “Evangelical Liturgy” series, summarizes much of what that series covered, adding some important pointsContinue reading “Mondays with Michael Spencer: February 22, 2016”
Mondays with Michael Spencer: February 15, 2016
This is part five in a series of iMonk posts that Michael wrote back in 2006. We have edited them and now present them each Monday. His subject was “the sermon,” and the series was called “What’s Wrong with the Sermon?” Here is Michael’s explanation of the approach he took: In this series of posts I will be examining theContinue reading “Mondays with Michael Spencer: February 15, 2016”
Mondays with Michael Spencer: February 8, 2016
This is part four in a series of iMonk posts that Michael wrote back in 2006. We have edited them and now present them each Monday. His subject was “the sermon,” and the series was called “What’s Wrong with the Sermon?” Here is Michael’s explanation of the approach he took: In this series of posts I will be examining theContinue reading “Mondays with Michael Spencer: February 8, 2016”
Mondays with Michael Spencer: February 1, 2016
This is part three in a series of iMonk posts that Michael wrote back in 2006. We have edited them and now present them each Monday. His subject was “the sermon,” and the series was called “What’s Wrong with the Sermon?” Here is Michael’s explanation of the approach he took: In this series of posts I will be examining theContinue reading “Mondays with Michael Spencer: February 1, 2016”
Mondays with Michael Spencer: January 25, 2016
This is part two in a series of iMonk posts that Michael wrote back in 2006. We have edited them and present them each Monday. Michael’s subject was “the sermon,” and the series was called “What’s Wrong with the Sermon?” Here is Michael’s explanation of the approach he took: In this series of posts I will be examining theContinue reading “Mondays with Michael Spencer: January 25, 2016”
Epiphany III: I wonder…
Epiphany III I wonder… Luke 4:14-20 (NRSV) 14Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. 15He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. 16When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to theContinue reading “Epiphany III: I wonder…”
Mondays with Michael Spencer: January 18, 2016
For the next few weeks, I will run iMonk posts that Michael wrote back in 2006. His subject was “the sermon,” and the series was called “What’s Wrong with the Sermon?” Here is Michael’s explanation of the approach he took: In this series of posts I will be examining the sermon as it is currentlyContinue reading “Mondays with Michael Spencer: January 18, 2016”
Another Look: Peter the Pastor
I have written several posts on the subject of pastoral visitation and the importance of church communities taking seriously the responsibility for the personal care and tending of their members. In a comment I received to one of those posts, a church leader wrote that some pastors should not be considered responsible for pastoral careContinue reading “Another Look: Peter the Pastor”
Church Growth: Pastoral Care
One thing I have noticed about people who promote church growth ideology, and the pastors who who “lead” churches by its principles: They really don’t like pastoral care. And yet, they still want to be called pastors. Take the eight-point list on why churches don’t grow by Carey Nieuwhof that we referenced yesterday. The first andContinue reading “Church Growth: Pastoral Care”