tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229767916391856208.post5844009935601692809..comments2023-09-20T11:20:47.644+01:00Comments on Fat Prophet: Local Preachers Continuing DevelopmentFat Prophethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05180456857091238743noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229767916391856208.post-6987554061832480002009-04-23T18:51:00.000+01:002009-04-23T18:51:00.000+01:00One of the sadest things is seeing preachers who j...One of the sadest things is seeing preachers who just don't develop. They through the whole accreditation process and I think "just imagine how good they will be when they speak from the heart rather than read their notes" and ten years later they still read, head down, in a monotone, their notes! I feel like getting into the pulpit and tearing them up!<br /><br />Having said that I realise that my own preaching is getting into a bit of a groove. The same basic message, the same hymns. I really enjoy it when I go on retreat or something and feel that I have something new to say.<br /><br />We have to learn to keep developing and I think we do need some system of feedback - so long as it doesn't get so bureaucratic!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05295136895729093238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229767916391856208.post-61690364152135298202009-04-23T18:36:00.000+01:002009-04-23T18:36:00.000+01:00Can you imagine, in secular society, that a person...Can you imagine, in secular society, that a person whose job it was to teach adults would argue that they didn't need any further development?<br /><br />I wonder what people who say stuff like this are thinking?<br /><br />Do they think that the 'development' is all about 'preaching technique'? Where - perhaps - you might argue that someone with a really fine 'technique' didn't need a lot of extra development? (Although I suspect that really good speakers are probably refining their 'technique' constantly.)<br /><br />Can people <B>really</B> be saying that they don't need any more advancement in their prayer life, in their familiarity with the bible, in their reflection on theology? I certainly hope not. I wonder what the theology is behind 'My relationship with God doesn't need to go anywhere'?'PamBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324370506889227234noreply@blogger.com