Theology with a Southern accent (Jdg 12:5-6)

Preachers and their churches occasionally have differing expectations regarding how many times the preacher will deliver a message each week. Some churches expect serious, sermon-type preaching three times each week: Sunday morning, Sunday evening, and Wednesday evening. Some preachers are pressed to develop a single expository sermon for Sunday morning alone.

Add to the expectation mix times for prayer meetings (do we actually pray at “prayer meetings” anymore? that’s a different subject), visitation, and other church functions, and soon the stamina of the pastor and tolerance of the congregation might be put to the test.

What Do You Think?

What is a minimum of preaching? Maximum? What other things are “must-haves” for the health of the congregation?

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Directions: Answer these questions on your blog, back link this post and tag five friends. If your track back doesn’t post below, then leave a link to your meme in the comments.

1. What are you reading on Spring reading days?
2. What do you wish you had time to read?
3. What have you decided NOT to read that you were assigned to read.
4. What is one great quote from your reading?
5. Why are you blogging? (You’re supposed to be reading!)

You’re Tagged:Bradley :: Brother Hank :: Matt Svoboda :: Terry :: Julie

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This poll will run until sometime next Monday morning, the the winner will get the $100 gift card from EISENBRAUNS. Here are the finalists with round one results:

• Theology with a Southern accent (Jdg 12:5-6) (40%, 39 Votes) HT
• Because some things just have to be Said. Acts 4:20 (29%, 28 Votes) HT
• Because the conversations don’t end in the classroom (28%, 27 Votes) HT
• They said it, we spread it (20%, 20 Votes) HT: Bull

Cast Your Final Vote

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What Do You Think?

Some might think this is a bizarre and risky way to pick a new tagline. But it’s just another example of what we’re trying to do with this blog. As my graduation approaches (yes they have approved me), I want Said at Southern to become more a community effort. That’s why I’m adding so many new writers and focusing the blog design to generate comments. That’s why the statistic that I watch most closely is how many readers click through to other blogs we link.

So, feel free to debate the taglines or rally support on your own blog. Especially if you’re in the final 5 and want some academic books.

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We all missed Terry’s chapel blog this week, he was hindered by providence. But Southern student blogger Timmy Brister (blog and twitter) has posted a helpful summary to the Mp3 from Ray Ortlund at SBTS.

Dr. Raymond Ortlund Jr., pastor of Immanuel Church in Nashville, recently spoke on “Power in Preaching” at the 2008 Mullins Lectures at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.  I would like to direct your attention to his messages and encourage you to download the audio.  The MP3s are provided below.

• “Power in Preaching: Decide” (1 Corinthians 2:1-5)
• “Power in Preaching: Desire” (1 Thessalonians 1:2-5)
• “Power in Preaching: Delight” (2 Corinthians 12:1-10)

You can also watch the video of Southern Seminary chapel.

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“[E]pository preaching is a difficult task. . . .”

“To make a discourse which shall be explanatory and yet truly oratorical, bearing a rich mass of details but not burdened with them, full of Scripture and abounding in practical application, to bring even dull, uninformed and unspiritual minds into interested and profitable contact with an extended portion of the Bible—of course this must be difficult. . . .” [click to continue…]

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as i sat down to read  in the small commons area on campus last winter, i struggled to find a place to sit my coffee and newspaper on the table in front of me.

why? because the person across from me had his feet propped up on the table meant to be shared by the four chairs surrounding it. [click to continue…]

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