The actions of Easter are the message the preacher and the church celebrate week by week: The purpose of the church and its ministry, the most important thing that pastors do, is preach. All your theological training – all for the purpose of giving you the guts to make an apocalyptic announcement: God has won …

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Chris Rosbrough pleading for some foolish preaching at Liberate: This is why I’m taking my stand for folly on April Fools’ Day, making an impassioned plea to every pastor who claims Jesus is Lord: Brothers, please forsake the wisdom of the world with its practical tips for successful living and resolve to preach nothing except …

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(You can tell I’m enjoying Proclamation And Theology, can’t you?) The preacher is the one who is ordained by the church to engage in listening to the text in behalf of the church, listening to the church so that the preacher might listen with them to the text. Preachers are sometimes characterised as great talkers. …

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