Comments on: Preaching, Research, and Breast Milk http://patmccullough.com/2009/07/20/preaching-research-and-breast-milk/ a blog exploring Christian origins, biblical studies, social/cultural history, method, education and the journey through academia Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:53:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Michael Halcomb http://patmccullough.com/2009/07/20/preaching-research-and-breast-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-950 Michael Halcomb Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:07:01 +0000 http://patmccullough.com/?p=1068#comment-950 glad i could be of some assistance for the sermon :) glad i could be of some assistance for the sermon :)

]]> By: Patrick George McCullough http://patmccullough.com/2009/07/20/preaching-research-and-breast-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-954 Patrick George McCullough Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:31:53 +0000 http://patmccullough.com/?p=1068#comment-954 Amen! Thanks for stopping by, Enrique :) Amen! Thanks for stopping by, Enrique :)

]]> By: Patrick George McCullough http://patmccullough.com/2009/07/20/preaching-research-and-breast-milk/comment-page-/#comment-953 Patrick George McCullough Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:31:12 +0000 http://patmccullough.com/?p=1068#comment-953 Thanks, Drew. Your question is a good one. I actually used Mike Halcomb's <a href="http://michaelhalcomb.blogspot.com/2009/07/street-preaching-orservant-evangelism.html" rel="nofollow">recent blog post</a> as a sermon illustration. I talked about how the street preachers may look like Peter and the apostles on first glance, but the situations are much different. Different times and cultures call for different communicative approaches. Plus, they were preaching a NEW message. Now we're preaching a message that people have heard before and may just chalk it up to an annoying stereotype. I made the point that we need to take a different approach, but didn't precisely what that would look like... partly because that's an entirely different sermon, and partly because it'll be different for different people and multiple approaches can coexist. Thanks, Drew. Your question is a good one. I actually used Mike Halcomb’s recent blog post as a sermon illustration. I talked about how the street preachers may look like Peter and the apostles on first glance, but the situations are much different. Different times and cultures call for different communicative approaches. Plus, they were preaching a NEW message. Now we’re preaching a message that people have heard before and may just chalk it up to an annoying stereotype.

I made the point that we need to take a different approach, but didn’t precisely what that would look like… partly because that’s an entirely different sermon, and partly because it’ll be different for different people and multiple approaches can coexist.

]]> By: drew strait http://patmccullough.com/2009/07/20/preaching-research-and-breast-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-952 drew strait Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:48:24 +0000 http://patmccullough.com/?p=1068#comment-952 Good word Pat. I agree that we Mennonites struggle a bit with the missional aspects of Acts 2. My other question is: how do we be contextually flexible when it comes to doing church/mission here in the states? I really hope that some of us younger Mennonites can empower the church to get rid of some of our excess baggage and redefine what "church" looks like. MCC seems to do it so well in other cultures. I hope that we can continue to focus on our ontology but not at the expense of our missional theology. (Did that rhyme?!) Good word Pat. I agree that we Mennonites struggle a bit with the missional aspects of Acts 2. My other question is: how do we be contextually flexible when it comes to doing church/mission here in the states? I really hope that some of us younger Mennonites can empower the church to get rid of some of our excess baggage and redefine what “church” looks like. MCC seems to do it so well in other cultures. I hope that we can continue to focus on our ontology but not at the expense of our missional theology. (Did that rhyme?!)

]]> By: Enrique Serrano http://patmccullough.com/2009/07/20/preaching-research-and-breast-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-951 Enrique Serrano Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:51:56 +0000 http://patmccullough.com/?p=1068#comment-951 I love it. What is life? Our research, our work, our children, our God.... All one? Competing? Changing chapters, switching back and forth between narrative and reflective social observation a la Grapes of Wrath? Then, there are these magical times when it all comes together. Thank God for those! I love it. What is life? Our research, our work, our children, our God…. All one? Competing? Changing chapters, switching back and forth between narrative and reflective social observation a la Grapes of Wrath?

Then, there are these magical times when it all comes together. Thank God for those!

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