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Intra-dynamic preaching is a new mode of preaching that promises to immerse people in God’s living word. It uses the form and language of specific art types to design sermons that resonate in people’s heads, hearts, imaginations, and bodies. Sunggu A. Yang edited a practical handbook to help preachers encounter God in scripture and aesthetically recreate that experience for listeners.
The Psalms are a font of inspiration, encouragement, and instruction in the life of both public and private prayer.
A conversation with Tony Alonso.
In a world generically “spiritual,” how does a preacher tend to the highest calling of the pastoral life: the tending of souls?
You’re probably familiar with expository and narrative sermons. Homiletics professor and author Sunggu A. Yang offers another preaching method: intra-dynamic preaching. He explains how “infusing the sacred art of preaching with the vibrant energy of the arts” can lead worshipers to unexpected moments in which God encounters and changes them.
Annotated bibliography related to visual arts, theology and worship.
At the intersection of theology and anthropology, this session will investigate the impact of the language Christians use for God.
Explore the sometimes overlooked but vital roles women play in the parables of Jesus.
Suicide is a deeply personal and all-too-present reality in Christian congregations.
Baptism is often contentious. It breeds arguments and division, splitting congregations and families.
In popular culture, the ancient Council of Nicaea is sometimes seen as a conspiracy to consolidate power. Some Baptist, evangelical, and nondenominational churches are resistant to creeds, and Christians who recite the Nicene Creed weekly or at least regularly in Catholic, Orthodox, and many Protestant traditions don’t appreciate the depth of the theology in what they are saying. Still, many theologians and historians hope that celebrating the 1,700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed in 2025 can unify global Christians.
The World Communion of Reformed Churches in partnership with the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship leads a global worship service in London, UK.
