Preaching
Among Exiles

Today's churches "find themselves in a context where their most treasured ... symbols of faith are mocked, trivialized, or dismissed."

—Walter Bruggeman

Preaching today must:

1. Develop TRUE INTIMACY with Jesus.

2. Develop CULTURAL DISCERNMENT.

3. Forge INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS.

4. GROUND and MOTIVATE an ambitious generation.

5. CURB ENTITLEMENT and self-centered tendencies.

—David Kinnaman

Preaching Burnout

75%

of ministers feel "emotionally exhausted."

29%

have given "real, serious consideration to quitting."

70%

experience loneliness and have no close friends.

Preaching Shortage

The Association of Theological Schools reports that since 2006 total enrollment in theological education has decreased by 9%.

In 1968 the majority of all protestant clergy were under the age of 45, yet in 2017 just
22% were under 45.

It is becoming increasingly more difficulty to find mature, young Christians who want to become preachers.