A Critique of Contemporary Lutheran Preaching

Authors

Erdman W. Frenk, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

10-1-1950

Document Type

Article

Keywords

preaching, christianity, congregations, grace, salvation, lutheran, pastor, pulpit, sermons

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Preaching, i.e., the public proclamation of the Word of God, is the chief function of the Christian ministry. It is duty number one on a pastor's functional docket. It is his first and foremost responsibility. It was this in the early Church. It became this again through the Reformation. It must be this in the Church of our day. At the top of any list cataloguing the duties of a pastor in the order of their importance, preaching must stand first. If there is one field in which the pastor will seek to excel, it is in preaching.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Frenk, Erdman W. (1950) "A Critique of Contemporary Lutheran Preaching," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 21, Article 66.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol21/iss1/66