Expository preaching in youth ministry

Robert Mark Harris

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Expository preaching in youth ministry

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Robert Mark Harris. Expository Preaching In Youth Ministry. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/f9272c27-a8c1-46d6-9408-a0761c643910.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

R. M. Harris. Expository preaching in youth ministry. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/f9272c27-a8c1-46d6-9408-a0761c643910

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Robert Mark Harris. Expository Preaching In Youth Ministry. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/f9272c27-a8c1-46d6-9408-a0761c643910.

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Robert Mark Harris

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Abstract

This study examines how the modern-day ecclesiastical office of 'youth pastor' intersects with expository preaching. First, a biblical examination of the legitimacy of the office is undertaken. If, in fact, one is going to take the title of 'pastor,' what does that mean? A brief study regarding the primary responsibility of the 'pastor' as a teacher of God's Word is examined. The first chapter closes with a theological study of the significance of teaching in an expository manner. The exact definition of expository preaching is then evaluated, especially as set against what is commonly referred to as 'topical preaching.' The way in which expository preaching fits into the ministry of a youth pastor committed to God's design for ministry is then discussed. A five-chapter manual follows for training youth pastors in expository preaching. The first chapter revisits the job definition of a youth pastor -- according to God. The second chapter seeks to clearly lay out expository teaching/preaching as the only legitimate manner of preaching -- for it has at its heart the understanding, communication, and application of the authorial intent of the passage. Chapter 3 focuses on seven specific principles of hermeneutics. It is designed to assist youth pastors as they seek to determine a biblical author's intent through exegesis. Chapter 4 discusses how to convey that intent into an adolescent's world, using the Ladder of Abstraction. Chapter 5 addresses twelve guidelines for writing a message with the youth culture in mind. Finally, the Appendix models the expository method with six messages geared to youth.

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