African-american Preaching

Source: The Complete Library of Christian Worship, Robert E. Webber, General Editor

African-American preaching arises out of the cultural and religious experience of the oppressed. It reaches people in their dislocation and relocates them in God and in the promise of a brighter future.

"Telling the Story"

The proclamation of the Word of God, the "telling of the story" is essential to authentic African-American worship. There is a saying among some of African-American preachers that the brothers and sisters will forgive you for anything but not preaching. African-American...

 

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