Talking God: Preaching to Contemporary Congregations

What does it mean to preach to a 21st-century congregation?

 

Today's church has a digital dilemma: We live in an age where "new media" is inescapable, yet many still perceive these new forms of communication as either an unmanageable challenge or at odds with the mission of the church. Clergy and lay leaders alike can be at a loss as to what methodologies, practices, and adjustments are necessary to engage today's congregations. How can we effectively meet the challenges of our present context?

 

In Talking God, Fr. Cutié, whose wide following spans both traditional and new media, starts were preaching the gospel has always started, with a preacher and an audience, and examines the challenges digital communications pose to all involved in the craft of preaching, including the way contemporary audiences receive and listen to the message preached. Is the 21st-century church responding to this evolution by seeking to understand the present-day listening context and the often overwhelming media culture in which it is called to preach? Must preachers and teachers of the Word of God evolve in style and practice to continue being effective communicators of the gospel? Has the world changed around us changed our methodology or even our message?

Author: Albert R. Cutié
Publisher: Morehouse Publishing
Published: 04/10/2016
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 6.93h x 4.96w x 0.24d
ISBN: 9780819232694

About the Author
Cutié, Albert R.: -

Father Albert R. Cutié (known as Padre Alberto) has had the special privilege of entering millions of homes throughout the world through a variety of television and radio programs, as well as via his books and advice columns, and he is the first member of the clergy to conduct a daily talk show broadcast to a national and international audience. Ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1995, Father Albert joined the Episcopal Church in 2009 and now serves as Rector of St. Benedict's Church, Plantation, Florida, where he lives with his wife, Ruhama, and their three children. He is the author of Real Life, Real Love (Ama de Verdad, Vive de Verdad), a self-help book that became a bestseller in Spanish, and Dilemma, a candid and controversial memoir. He received his Doctor of Ministry in Preaching degree from the University of the South, Sewanee.