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The Practice of Preaching to Build Biblical Literacy

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

McBrayer, Kristen. The Practice of Preaching to Build Biblical Literacy. ctschicago.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/da06dbc2-e0dd-4afe-8729-12b14901a37b?q=2024.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

M. Kristen. The Practice of Preaching to Build Biblical Literacy. https://ctschicago.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/da06dbc2-e0dd-4afe-8729-12b14901a37b?q=2024

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

McBrayer, Kristen. The Practice of Preaching to Build Biblical Literacy. https://ctschicago.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/da06dbc2-e0dd-4afe-8729-12b14901a37b?q=2024.

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  • The purpose of this paper is to persuade preachers in the modern progressive protestant church that one of the major purposes of preaching must be teaching the stories and themes of the Bible through focused storytelling in narrative preaching. Biblical literacy is declining which means that engagement from a place of faith in the public sphere is also declining. This risks scripture being misinterpreted in public spaces and leaves us without an engaged biblically literate audience with the skills to push back. This paper argues that narrative preaching is the most effective model of preaching to a modern audience to engage them. The listeners must be engaged to listen, hear and then embody the stories of our faith. Teaching the Bible in the preaching moment is the most effective way to increase biblical literacy in our congregations. Biblical literacy empowers people to engage their faith in public dialogues.
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  • 04/25/2024

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