Preaching to a postmodern world : a guide to reaching twenty-first-century listeners /
Johnston, Graham, 1960-
Preaching to a postmodern world : a guide to reaching twenty-first-century listeners / - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c2001. - 189 Pages. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-189).
While growing churches dot our urban centers and country landscapes, church-goers and students today are actually less likely to maintain a Christian worldview than in the past. In fact, the majority of society does not even believe in objective truth. A minister out of touch with this culture is like an uninformed missionary trying to teach in a foreign country. To communicate God's Word effectively in the twenty-first century, teachers need to know how to connect with and confront an audience of postmodern listeners.
In Preaching to a Postmodern World, Johnston shows pastors, seminary students, professors, lay teachers, and church leaders can reach the present age without selling out to it. The book discusses how to:
- distinguish between modernism and postmodernism
- understand postmodern worldviews
- change the style of preaching without compromising the substance
- take advantage of new opportunities provided by the cultural shift
- show an inattentive society the relevance of God's truth
0801063671 (pbk.) 9780801063671 (pbk.)
2001025687
Preaching.
Postmodernism--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BV4211.2 / .J58 2001
251
Preaching to a postmodern world : a guide to reaching twenty-first-century listeners / - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c2001. - 189 Pages. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-189).
While growing churches dot our urban centers and country landscapes, church-goers and students today are actually less likely to maintain a Christian worldview than in the past. In fact, the majority of society does not even believe in objective truth. A minister out of touch with this culture is like an uninformed missionary trying to teach in a foreign country. To communicate God's Word effectively in the twenty-first century, teachers need to know how to connect with and confront an audience of postmodern listeners.
In Preaching to a Postmodern World, Johnston shows pastors, seminary students, professors, lay teachers, and church leaders can reach the present age without selling out to it. The book discusses how to:
- distinguish between modernism and postmodernism
- understand postmodern worldviews
- change the style of preaching without compromising the substance
- take advantage of new opportunities provided by the cultural shift
- show an inattentive society the relevance of God's truth
0801063671 (pbk.) 9780801063671 (pbk.)
2001025687
Preaching.
Postmodernism--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BV4211.2 / .J58 2001
251