The Pastor and His Audience

Authors

P. E. Kretzmann, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

3-1-1937

Document Type

Article

Keywords

audience, pastor, congregation, assemblies, lutheran

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

In that delightful book by Arthur Stevens Phelps entitled Speaking in Public we find, among the many scintillating epigrams and pungent sayings, this thought-provoking sentence: "It takes two to make a speech, the man that speaks and the man that listens." And again: ''If a speaker may be 'too full for utterance,' a congregation may be too full for audience." Both of these sayings contain much food for thought, especially for the Lutheran pastor.

Disciplines

Practical Theology

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Kretzmann, P. E. (1937) "The Pastor and His Audience," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 8, Article 22.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol8/iss1/22