Questions Preachers Ask by Scott Black Johnston

What about you? What did you take away or what was important for you? And it's such a significant moment, I think, for the church and for Christians right now, to figure that out. Because he just speaks into this moment of how do we love our enemies and continue to speak for justice or righteousness or whatever we're pursuing, that we see the other person maybe not moving in our direction or moving against us in that.

I want to go ahead and apologize to you, Chris, and probably apologize to the listeners that we have. Scott has written a book called 'Elusive Grace.' And this is a wonderful conversation. Today we have Scott Black Johnston, pastor of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, as our guest. His most recent book is Elusive Grace: Loving Your Enemies while Striving for God’s Justice.įifth Avenue Presbyterian Church on YouTubeĪnd I'm Eddie Rester. Scott is the senior pastor at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in Manhattan. He talks about the current pervasiveness of anger with gentleness and grace, and challenges everyone to take a step towards temperance-being calm and encouraging, listening, and valuing each other. The Church used to be at the center of these conversations, but Scott Black Johnston sees the church as becoming more decentered: stepping to the side, offering critique-or praise-and adding to the conversation.

Long at the end of his teaching career, addresses practical questions such as 'How do we proclaim the good news to young adults who are on the margins of church or have left it?' and 'How do we preach to faith communities that are highly diverse?' Perfect for preachers at any stage of their ministry, these essays offer hope and guidance for handling the difficult task of preaching in today's congregations.Our world is increasingly polarized, and public discourse often leads to anger. This book, compiled to honor writer, preacher, teacher, and scholar Thomas G. Well-known preachers, scholars, and authors, including Barbara Brown Taylor, Gail O'Day, Anna Carter Florence, Richard Lischer, Cleo LaRue, and Thomas Lynch, provide the answers. ' 'How do we preach in a way that affirms Christian theology while also honoring the insights of other faith traditions?' 'How do we preach about and help create genuine Christian community in a social networking culture?' Questions Preachers Ask examines many questions that are on the minds of preachers today, questions that focus on how to preach the gospel in a culture where biblical knowledge cannot be presumed and where the Bible is often viewed as untrustworthy.

Questions Preachers Ask by Scott Black Johnston