The Pastor and His Sermon

Authors

E. J. Friedrich, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

2-1-1937

Document Type

Article

Keywords

preaching, pulpit, sermons, lutheran, christian, salvation, clergy, denominations, doctrine

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

In the course of the last fifteen or twenty years much was said and done to discredit the pulpit as an instrument of power in the building of the kingdom of God. Even within the sanctuary itself strident voices proclaimed with prophetic finality that the pulpit had lost its power and that the day of preaching had passed forever. Systematic efforts were put forth in many quarters to supplant the preacher by religious technicians in the fields of worship, education, social service, and organization; and men quite generally staked their hopes for a virile and world-conquering Church upon agencies and methods designed specifically to meet the challenge of the new age.

Disciplines

Practical Theology

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

John 6:63; 2 Timothy 4:2; 2 Timothy 3:16; Romans 15:4;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Friedrich, E. J. (1937) "The Pastor and His Sermon," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 8, Article 9.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol8/iss1/9