Preaching in a New Key: Crafting Expository Sermons in Post-Christian Communities
The nature of preaching today is badly out of date. To illustrate, the top selling preaching text booking today (by H. Robinson) was written in Jimmy Carter’s America. It is any wonder that many preachers struggle to connect with their listeners. In this episode Mark explains how people experience faith today. And he outlines an approach to preaching in Post-Christian contexts that connects with people and nourishes faith in Jesus—an approach called reversing the flow.
“I Practice Scales to Become a Saint”—Coltrane: Christ Followers & Artists
Artists and Christ followers walk a similar path, as those who discern the truth about the world. The artistic gift of intuitive discernment, of expressing reality with clarity and soul, relates to the Christian gospel. Mark explores a woven kinship between artists and Christ followers while playing the grand piano.
Trailer
The Blue Note Theology podcast offers a fresh vision for the church in post-Christian neighbourhoods. Blue notes in jazz and blues music create tension and some of the deepest creativity is found in that space. In this trailer, meet your host, Mark Glanville, a professional jazz musician, theologian, and author, as he introduces the concept of blue notes in jazz and blues music and sets up for the first season of Blue Note Theology. The first full-length episode launches in early December.
Produced, written, and edited by Mark Glanville
Associate produced by Daniel Melvill Jones