Issue 03 Preaching and the Holy SpiritBlog | Book Reviews
Book Reviews
Author: Andy PeckPost Date: 09.06.15
Distance in Preaching Michael Brothers, Eerdmans (2014)
Three stars
Few pastor teachers in busy parish ministry take the time to stand back and assess their preaching style. Some see that as part of the process of initial training, others lack the time or discipline, many struggle with feelings of insecurity in their preaching and are cautious about taking that inward look or inviting others to help them. Yet surely we know that the task of preaching is too important to stop learning and honing our skills?
Brothers states clearly that his goal is to reclaim the understanding of distance in preaching and to introduce this to those who have not come across it before. Introducing us to the work of Fred Craddock, an elder statesman of North American
