Preaching to an institutional congregation: an analysis of the needs and expectations for preaching in the Newbury Park Adventist Church

Daniel G Smith

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Preaching to an institutional congregation: an analysis of the needs and expectations for preaching in the Newbury Park Adventist Church

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Daniel G Smith. Preaching to an Institutional Congregation: an Analysis of the Needs and Expectations for Preaching In the Newbury Park Adventist Church. Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary of Andrews University. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/46e29a6e-d0bc-4a09-95a2-89266ec66219.

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D. G. Smith. Preaching to an institutional congregation: an analysis of the needs and expectations for preaching in the Newbury Park Adventist Church. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/46e29a6e-d0bc-4a09-95a2-89266ec66219

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Daniel G Smith. Preaching to an Institutional Congregation: an Analysis of the Needs and Expectations for Preaching In the Newbury Park Adventist Church. Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary of Andrews University. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/46e29a6e-d0bc-4a09-95a2-89266ec66219.

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Daniel G Smith

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Because a majority of the congregation of the Newbury Park Seventh-day Adventist Church is employed by denominational institutions, the author presumed this institutional character would influence the congregation's needs and expectations for preaching. He designed research to ascertain those needs and expectations and to find any differences between institutional and non-institutional members. A review of homiletical literature brought to light methods that preachers can use to become aware of the perspectives and felt needs the congregation brings to the preaching event. The methods of congregational analysis were applied to the Newbury Park Church. Information from questionnaires, interviews and sermon groups informed the preparation of eight sermons from Luke which were presented during December 1985 to January 1986. Feedback then was elicited from the congregation. The project concluded that while the felt needs and expectations for preaching are common to members of every type of congregation, the need for particular issues to be addressed is felt more intensely by institutional members of the Newbury Park church.

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