The Living Voice of the Gospel: Revisiting the basic principles of preaching

Cilliers, Johan

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“…A traditional sermon sticks out like a sore thumb in this communicational environment. The changes in the communication media and information technology has ousted the era of printing in favour of new communicational mode of images and imagination [11]. This indicates that a preacher has to realize that the conceptual language needs to be more concrete, more visible through the real images.…”

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“…Others refer to the phenomenon of moralism that is still virulent in the preaching. Add to this the fact that traditional sermons are mostly introvert in essence, that in fact, traditional sermons are concerned mainly with the religious needs of individuals, or perhaps congregations, but did not necessarily address the daily wider ethical and social needs and issues [12].…”

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The Living of God's Word in the Digital Era

Samson¹

2019

Proceedings of the International Conference on Religion and Public Civilization (ICRPC 2018)

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In the Protestantism tradition, proclaiming God's Word through preaching is an important element in worship. This can be seen in the setting of the pulpit which is usually located in the center of the church architecture, in the middle of the order of worship, higher than the pew. This God's Word has been proclaimed since the early Christianity even before it, until nowadays. As long as the church exists, the God's Word will still be proclaimed. This proclamation of God's Word is based on the Bible. It is biblical preaching. The proclaimed Bible was written and booked in some centuries ago, in the very far place from the people of God in the Moluccas hic et nunc (here and now). The reality is the congregations are living in the post modern era, as "the digitalized audiences". This context of the audiences cannot be denied or avoided by the preachers. To neglect this reality means to present an ineffective preaching. Vice versa, to make the preaching is more effective and transformative, then a preacher has to address this context of the digitalized audiences, the congregations. Addressing this context is not only about saying it in a sermon or during a preaching. This has to be started even in sermon preparation. In reality, many preachers do not referse to this context. This article will present the characteristics of the digitalized audiences (congregations) that has to be concerned by a preacher in the preaching construction, deconstruction and reconstruction process, so the God's Word will still alive in the context of the digitalized congregations.

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The Living of God's Word in the Digital Era

Samson¹

2019

Proceedings of the International Conference on Religion and Public Civilization (ICRPC 2018)

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“…Cilliers is making a great theoretical contribution with his contemporary publications in homiletics (cf., for instance, Cilliers 1994;2004;2008a;2010;. See the ritual approach to liturgy below for his contribution to liturgy.…”

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Scientific-theoretical research approach to practical theology in South Africa: A contemporary overview

Pieterse¹

2017

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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In this article, I present a critical literature study of the theoretical approach of practical theologians in South Africa to our discipline, in honour of Yolanda Dreyer on her 60th birthday. Some of my colleagues’ approaches at the universities of Stellenbosch, Free State, Pretoria, Unisa and NWU (Potchefstroom campus) are discussed. All of them work with practical theological hermeneutics. The basic hermeneutic approach of Daniël Louw is widened with an integrated approach by Richard R. Osmer in which practical theology as a hermeneutic discipline also includes the empirical aspect which the action theory approach has contributed to the discussion. After discussing Louw’s basic hermeneutic approach, all the other colleagues who basically accepted Osmer’s approach in their publications are discussed. Important and new ground is being broken by contemporary colleagues, including research in public practical theology, without neglecting the focus on Christian congregations, and new work is being done at the grass roots level of African issues in our country.

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“…What follows is an excerpt from Johan Cilliers, 2004, The Living Voice of the Gospel: Revisiting the basic principles of preaching, 230ff. made them new … Thank You Lord that You have also served those who are in a crisis in this morning.…”

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Grace upon Grace: Reflections on the Meaning of Life

Cilliers¹

2020

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In his familiar and much-loved poetic style, Johan Cilliers takes up his pen like a walking stick, leads the way and invites his readers on a journey. On route, he explores the landscape of the meaning of life by visiting three places: where we come from, where we are going and who we are. The grace for humankind he finds in this space is well timed, given the Covid-19 pandemic, as people are now more than ever longing for meaning and in need of the comforting message of Grace upon grace. With this monograph, he completes his trilogy and, just like A Space for Grace and Timing Grace, Grace upon Grace is an important theological as well as a beautiful achievement.

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The Living Voice of the Gospel: Revisiting the basic principles of preaching

Cited by 16 publications

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The Living of God's Word in the Digital Era

The Living of God's Word in the Digital Era

Scientific-theoretical research approach to practical theology in South Africa: A contemporary overview

Grace upon Grace: Reflections on the Meaning of Life

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