In the Ring: Preaching in an Upside-down World with Dr. David Schmitt

We were going to talk about preaching during the pandemic, but then things got even crazier. Ringside meets the Craft of Preaching with Dr. David Schmitt discussing how the preaching task is always the same, but the target changes. And Tyler… where’s the bell? Topics: - Awakening to Post-Christendom in our culture - A pulpit without a dialog: how does a preacher get out of the safety zone? - Rhetorical flexibility: cultivating a community that hears - Reflections on preaching to an online culture - What is the purpose of preaching, and what are the problems we face? Guest: Dr. David Schmitt Professor at Concordia Seminary St. Louis Craft of Preaching contributor Thank you:  1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Network The Craft of Preaching and Ringside Preachers and The Jagged Word
 Music: Willing Virginia - In the Arms of the King on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud Dead Horse One - I love my man Other stuff: Barbara Brown Taylor Preaching to Every Pew by James R. Nieman