These are the slides used at the 2016 Festival of Homiletics held in Atlanta Georgia. This lecture was on how to engage in conversation preaching in a way that is helpful and contextual relevant.
5. Possibilities
Healthy hospitality
Creative space use
Integrated worship
Pitfalls
Disconnected flow
Disingenuous feel
Forced look
Practices
See“out there” places
Move things around
Recruit creatives
Gather
Setting & Context
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#homiletics2016
6. Conversational
preaching pokes at
our willingness
and ability to
graciously engage
with others about
issues of faith.
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#homiletics2016
CONFESS
Realities & Change
7. Possibilities
Model disagreement
Faith re/formation
Expand ecclesiology
Pitfalls
Community isn’t open
Unhealthy expression
Conflict overwhelms
Practices
Set understandings
Follow-up w/people
Practice the culture
Confess
Reality & Change
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#homiletics2016
11. Possibilities
Assumed interaction
Communal truths
Organization health
Pitfalls
Insurmountable
disagreement
Distracted focus
Communal errancy
Practices
Model in all areas
Name the health
Respond
Source & Synergy
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#homiletics2016
13. Possibilities
Excitement of faith
Better public debate
Commitment to body
Pitfalls
Space for quiet lacks
Unhealthy power use
Lack of accountability
Practices
Model shared power
Affirm roles
Invite all to speak
Send
Power &
Permission
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#homiletics2016