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WHY JOHNNY DOESN’T WANT TO PREACH

Published: 11 June 2019

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hen Jesus was 12-years-old He knew He must be about His Father’s business (Luke 2:48-52); When He was 30 He exemplified that one aspect of the His Father’s business was preaching; on one occasion He announced to His disciples, “… Let’s go into the next towns, that I may PREACH there also because for this purpose I have come forth” (Mark 1:38). In Luke 20:1 we read, “Now it happened on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple and preached the gospel, that the chief priests and the scribes, together with the elders, confronted Him.” I wonder how many 12-year-old boys want to be preachers today? We are going through the season of graduations, both high school, and college. I have not heard or read about a boy who desired to be a preacher. What I’ve continually heard are desires to pursue careers and studies which will guarantee financial rewards and security. I’m not passing judgment on any young man’s motives for a secular career. What I’m noting is why aren’t there a few boys, at least, who desire to become preachers? Since the publishing of the bestseller back in 1986, “Why Johnny Can’t Read,” there have been numerous spinoffs using the title Why Johnny Can’t... Write, Add, Come Home, Think, Come Home, and even one “Why Johnny Can’t Preach.” My concern is Why Johnny Doesn’t Want To Preach. One of my missions over the 50-plus years of preaching and training preachers is a commitment to encourage both boys and men to think and pray about preparing to preach. I have a practice of referring to all boys as “My little preachers.” I am blessed and thankful that many of these boys have become preachers. From time to time I meet a…

A THOUGHT ABOUT SELECTING PREACHERS
Published: 11 June 2019
Category: Other Articles
Through the years in discussions with elders, I have asked them, what is one of the most difficult jobs or tasks they have to perform as an elder? The consensus always contains three answers: (1) Encouraging the members to be faithful, (2) Selecting a preacher, and (3) Stewardship issues related to giving. (There are others but these are the top three). While attending a brotherhood lectureship at a college I ran upon an eldership I hadn’t seen in several years. When I asked them what they were up to? One brother answered, “We’re here to preacher shop." A second…
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SINGING IS MORE THAN FOUR-PART HARMONY
Published: 11 June 2019
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Among all the things Churches of Christ are noted for is singing which is usually at the top of the list. We are known for our acapella singing or singing without instrumental accompaniment. Next to baptism for the remission of sin singing is the second most discussed and debated issue. Singing has a prominent place in Scripture. In one form or another, it is mentioned approximately 400 times and 50 times as a direct imperative. An Old Testament example is Psalm 96:1-3: “Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! Sing to the Lord all the earth. Sing to…
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THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF BIBLE CLASS ATTENDANCE
Published: 01 April 2019
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J.J. Turner. Ph.D. © Back on the 22nd of March, 2015. USA TODAY ran an article titled, “Has The Sun Set On Sunday School? Basically, the answer was yes but there were also some bright spots in some churches. I typed in this search question on Google: “Why Sunday School Is Failing?” and 148,000,000 responses came up. Evidently, there is a lot of interested in the state of Sunday School. How is your interest? Some call it Sunday School, some refer to it as Bible classes or Bible study. Regardless of what name, if any at all,…
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PREACHERS TRAINING PREACHERS
Published: 20 February 2019
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I have spent years of my tenure as a preacher teaching preachers, training preachers, writing about preaching and preaching. All of my 53 years as a preacher I have heard over and over the statement that “We have a preacher shortage.” A once popular statement related to this statement was “For every new preacher who begins preaching there are two or three who are leaving.” Through the years there have been numerous responses with efforts to curb or eliminate the preacher shortage. These have included: Schools of Evangelist, Schools of Preaching, Colleges with Bible Departments, Schools of Biblical Studies, Bible…
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