Episode 125
#125. Is Traditional Preaching Failing? How to Reach a Post-Christian Culture
Dr. Mark Glanville shared thoughts from his new book, Preaching in a New Key: Crafting Expository Sermons in Post-Christian Neighborhoods and how preaching can adapt to the complexities of faith in our time—especially where traditional assumptions about faith and Scripture no longer hold and where people are seeking relational leadership.
Book Info: Preaching in a New Key
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- Key Shifts in Preaching
- Addressing Difficult Bible Verses
- Drawing from Diverse Traditions and Listening to Diverse Voices
ABOUT THE GUEST:
Dr Mark Glanville works as the Director of the Centre for Missional Leadership at St. Andrews Hall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. He is an Old Testament scholar and has written five books, including Improvising Church: Scripture as the Source of Harmony, Rhythm, and Soul and Preaching in a New Key: Crafting Expository Sermons in Post-Christian Neighborhoods.
Mark’s vocational goal is to research, teach, write, speak, and play music to nourish Christian leaders to creatively reimagine what the church can be and do in post-Christian societies, with the Bible in our hands.
Mark is also a professional jazz pianist, active on the Vancouver jazz scene. Mark’s podcast is Blue Note Theology, which he hosts from the grand piano.
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TIMESTAMPED SHOWNOTES:
01:06 - Mark's Background and Family
01:48 - Key Shifts in Preaching
02:21 - ...trauma-informed preaching
05:08 - ...holistic health
14:29 - Addressing DIfficult Biblical Passages
15:08 - ...people come with beautiful values about justice
16:17 - ...show the beauty of the Biblical text
17:11 - ...be patient with the Biblical text
24:33 - Drawing from Diverse Traditions and Listening to Diverse Voices
25:47 - ...requires an intercultural lens
26:17 - ...recontextualize Scripture to people
28:46 - ...diverse voices in the pulpit
28:56 - One Key Piece of Advice
30:18 - Nourish the Community
34:26 - Getting in Touch with Mark and Finding His Books
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