preaching with Dialogue...

I'm planning a series for next week on preaching with dialogue... much of the criticism I read of "dialogical" preaching is criticism of things I really don't see anyone doing, leastwise myself or others that are heavily promoting this practice...

So what I'd like to know as I organize my thoughts:
What questions are there?
What concerns are there?

Hit me...

Comments

[heffe]

I personally really enjoy the dialog preaching method as it helps me to engage the information and the topic, not just hear it and say well "that was good" and leave it there.

Some questions I might ask:
Is the truth/interpretation coming across clearly or is the dialog confusing a simple truth?

What do you do when there is no "real answer?"

Are some quiet members of the congregation feeling left out because some louder people rule the dialog?

Is there a better way to preach that we've missed because the dialog preaching is so post modern?

The only real concern, and you don't seem to have an issue with this, is having a garbled and unclear message and application. If we go to a Sunday and all we hear is a bunch of people talking and we lose out on what the Holy Spirit is wanting to tell us because His quiet voice is overridden by loud and good reasoning, then it is a problem.

Hope that helps.

[Pam Hogeweide]

i've only experienced dialogue preaching once and it was at your church a while back when I popped in. i liked it. the leader (forget who...) did a great job of brining out gems of truth from the psalm he was teaching on and then he would artfully ask questions to engage the listeners. it didn't take too long to see who would dominate the discussion, like any group of people there are those who speak up more than others - I don't see that as a negative - but the leader kept it on track and was able to keep the discussion focused. It was good, I thought, to hear from different perspectives. And it showed me that the leadership trusted the folks there to think for themselves and contribute to the service with their own insights and knowledge. It was refreshing.

Having said that, I cannot forecast how unchurched people would respond to this kind of technique if it was used week after week. Sometimes, obviously, people just want to be spectators and sit and listen, not field questions as if they were in a classroom.

What has Evergreen's experience been with un
churched people and dialogue preaching?

[curtis]

I wish I could comment on it, cause I think that (at least in theory) it's a great idea. I just haven't been exposed to it in a larger group setting, only in small/house group settings.

"it didn't take too long to see who would dominate the discussion" Pam brought up something interesting though... Is it always the same people talking? How do you deal with people going off track or saying something that you might consider to be "wrong"...

[Helen]

So how'd it go???

Or by 'next week' did you mean, beginning Feb 4th?

[bob]

Hey Helen-

I meant here on the blog! :)
So, this week, the 29th thru the 2nd...

[Helen]

Oooh, awesome! I'll go look :)

[danegipciaco.com]

Hello I'm a newbie in the world of blogging and I find your blog very interesting. I am currently pastoring a church in miami called relevant church miami(www.relevantchurchmiami.com).

To be honest, I've never preached in this way, but there are some people who are gifted in handling that style of preaching. I'm wondering if I should try it someday.
I can imagine it changes the routine and brings about very good dialogue about God and spirituality.
And you may be surprised you may learn a thing or two....
It may even lead to other interesting series or topics.
Please post on the outcome.