I love Preachers. Always will. But...
Today, I sat through an amazing presentation by Tim Woodruff on preaching at the NACC. It really was tremendous. In it, Tim talked about the importance of quality preaching.
Then, during the Q & A, a Brother who I'm sure loves the Lord...said,
"Tell me if you think I'm wrong. I believe that 80% of church members can't tell the difference between a good sermon and a bad sermon. That's been my rationale (i.e, for not spending much time in prep)"
Huh?
Let alone that even if he was right--that still doesn't excuse poor sermon preparation. Do you think he's right about the percentage? I don't. If anyone really can't tell the difference, the number can't be high...no more than 5%. What do you think? Is he right? Am I wrong? What percentage would you say can't tell the difference?
Please tell me why you think they can't tell the difference...and why you think they can?
In general, I think preachers are more guilty of preaching beneath the church, not over it's head.
There, the pot is officially stirred :)
