What the contemporaneists and emergents have not yet considered, however, is the possibility that such moribund churches are so not because they are doing the wrong things, but because they are doing them incompetently.(T. David Gordon, Why Johnny Can't Preach, location 269)
In other words, the solution to poor preaching and the resulting lack of interest by congregations is not to throw out the act of preaching and replace it with lots of loud music and entertaining skits. The solution is to fulfill our job as preachers by clearly and fervently proclaiming the truth God has given (1 Corinthians 1:18-24). Not our wisdom, not our marketing strategies, not following the latest fads: we must preach Christ.
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