The purposes of preaching.(preaching epiphanies ) From: Currents in Theology and Mission | Date: December 1, 2006| Author: Satterlee, Craig A. | COPYRIGHT 2006 Lutheran School of Theology and Mission. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany--Fifth Sunday in Lent, Series C

How would you define the purpose of preaching? I am spending my sabbatical writing a book that I hope will help preachers and parishioners talk together about their understandings of the sermon's purpose, in order to identify the faith convictions that provide the basis of their various understandings and explore the implications of those convictions for congregational life and mission. In formulating my own...

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