Don’t Fear Adapting Methodology

Michael DuduitChurch, Culture, Michael Duduit, Ministry Tools

Preachers must the difference between the message and the method. As preachers of the Word, we have a sacred duty to be true to the Word of God as revealed in scripture. But we have freedom in the methodology we use in communicating that truth. “3 points and a poem” is not the 11th commandment. As Calvin Miller points out, … Read More

The Roots of Civility

Michael DuduitCulture, Evangelism, Leadership, Michael Duduit, Sermon Illustrations

In the aftermath of the tragic shooting in Tucson, pundits and politicians have called for a return to civility in public discourse. In his recent column in The New York Times, however, David Brooks observes that, at its core, civility is rooted in theological truth: “The problem is that over the past 40 years or so we have gone from … Read More