Preaching in the first person: is it ever right to talk about yourself?

Luther E Barnhardt

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Preaching in the first person: is it ever right to talk about yourself?

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Luther E Barnhardt. Preaching In the First Person: Is it Ever Right to Talk About Yourself?. Northern Baptist Theological Seminary (Lombard, IL). rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/5318bfc4-419d-4c79-8fd4-b2ccf755f45c.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

L. E. Barnhardt. Preaching in the first person: is it ever right to talk about yourself?. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/5318bfc4-419d-4c79-8fd4-b2ccf755f45c

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Luther E Barnhardt. Preaching In the First Person: Is it Ever Right to Talk about Yourself?. Northern Baptist Theological Seminary (Lombard, IL). https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/5318bfc4-419d-4c79-8fd4-b2ccf755f45c.

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Luther E Barnhardt

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Abstract

This thesis argues that preacher self-disclosure, when used carefully and appropriately, is a useful homiletical tool in communicating God's love in Jesus Christ. The author's ministry context is a moderately sized American Baptist congregation in east-central Pennsylvania where he preached several sermons incorporating various types of self-disclosure. Congregational listeners verified the validity of the project thesis through feedback via questionnaires and group discussion with the author. The learning shapes a list of guiding questions which the author offers to help preachers determine the appropriateness of self-disclosure in their own settings.

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