Angry Preachers

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Jay

I do believe that fillers such as "amen, glory to God, hallelujah, uh, huh, um, ect." need to be eliminated or only used very, very rarely and only if sincere. Just as in conversation, these are aids to let the preacher get his thoughts. I prefer that he have everybody tell him to get a drink, and while drinking collect his next thought. I am aware that life still catches preachers off guard behind the pulpit, and sometimes fillers are the only things that work.

Yep.

I have some preacher friends who I went to school with and who went to Bible College. When they're behind the pulpit you wouldn't even recognize who they were by audio only. They take on a completely different sound and use words and phrases that are your standard "preacher" things to say.

I don't get it.

[Sam]

Originally Posted by missourimary

They've been around awhile. Remember "Children in the Hands of an Angry God"?

I think you are referencing "Sinners In The Hands of An Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards. I think I read somewhere that he held that sermon in both hands and read it to the congregation.

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

Yep.

I have some preacher friends who I went to school with and who went to Bible College. When they're behind the pulpit you wouldn't even recognize who they were by audio only. They take on a completely different sound and use words and phrases that are your standard "preacher" things to say.

I don't get it.

Ditto.

[missourimary]

Originally Posted by Sam

I think you are referencing "Sinners In The Hands of An Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards. I think I read somewhere that he held that sermon in both hands and read it to the congregation.

Oops, yes, sinners, not children. Thanks.

Yes, I'm sure he probably read it. I know it was prepared in advance. A sermon doesn't have to be yelled to be angry. It doesn't have to come with "hah"s at the end-hah of every-hah word-hah. But pronouncements of anger, wrath, and judgment don't lastingly change a person. A person might change while certain people are watching or while the threat looms over them, but their heart hasn't changed. Love is much more likely to produce an eternal effect.

And talking loudly (AKA turning up the sound system, giving it more bass) has negative effects in other environments too: http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work...-of-a-bad-boss

5. You yell.
Even if you aren't screaming angrily at your employees, speaking loudly can damage workplace morale, says Ms. Pachter, the management coach. "Employees will constantly feel like they're being reprimanded, and they'll avoid you if there's ever a problem," she says.