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Pride and the Power of the Pulpit

Avoiding Pulpit Pride: Advice for Preachers

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Part 5 of series: Pride and the Power of the Pulpit
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In my last post, I suggested what a person should do if his or her preacher fell prey to pulpit pride and started to preach irresponsibly. In today’s post, I want to offer advice for preachers about […]

What Should You Do If Your Preacher Falls Prey to Pulpit Pride?

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Part 4 of series: Pride and the Power of the Pulpit
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As I wrap up this series on Pride and the Power of the Pulpit, I want to speak practically to those who find themselves in a situation not unlike that of Barack Obama. What should you do […]

Accountability: An Antidote to Pulpit Pride

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Part 3 of series: Pride and the Power of the Pulpit
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In my last post in this series I suggested that pride can lead preachers to be irresponsible in their communication. We who preach can easily get caught up in the emotional rush of having people look up […]

The Pride of the Pulpit

Monday, May 5th, 2008

In my first post in this series, I talked about the power of the pulpit. The preacher who stands in the pulpit (or, as is increasingly common today, on the stage) has been given an extraordinary amount of power. There are few other places in contemporary where people will sit attentively and listen to someone […]

The Power of the Pulpit

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

It seems like everybody’s talking about preaching these days. To be more specific, everybody’s talking about one particular preacher, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, whose fifteen minutes of fame derive both from his association with Barack Obama and from his tendency to make outlandish statements in the pulpit.
Most of the commentary on Rev. Wright has focused […]