Comments on: What preachers can learn from Obama

By: Con Campbell

Con Campbell — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:08:49 +0000

What’s the Mock Temple at Denver, to which your refer, James? Yes, there may be some ‘messianism’ going on in the US at the moment, but my reflections were merely on the victory speech itself, in Chicago.

By: James Petticrew

James Petticrew — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:27:53 +0000

“He was understated… and it worked” … The Mock Temple at Denver and all that surrounded him that night didn’t look understated to me it smacked of someone with a Messiah complex.

By: StephenMac

StephenMac — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:48:20 +0000

Speak with such overtly, self-conscious skill that it draws attention to the skill (not the truth)

While I understand that the “overtly, self-conscious” part means that initiative is taken by the preacher, does there also need to be some discernment on the part of the hearer? While the preacher may be doing their utmost to use “positive rhetoric” and avoid “negative rhetoric”, what would it take to foster an environment that encourages “positive hearing” as well?

Thanks again for such a helpful article and comment(s).

By: Con Campbell

Con Campbell — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:57:45 +0000

That’s a great clarification Rick.