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statements, as times change, require revision. Following
these lines, the teaching of preaching in 'subjective'
colleges should be more open to innovation. Seeing the
potential change in mindset from generation to
generation, these lecturers are more likely to see the
need to continually contemporize preaching content and
methodology in their teaching.
Secondly, we look to the lecturer himself.
'Objective' theologies are more likely to see the
preacher as an authority. He brings revealed truth to
the congreaation, truth concerning which he calls them to
decide, and to which he calls them to conform. Teachers
of preaching in 'objective' colleges, similarly, tend
toward a role of authority. If, as stated above,
principles of preaching content and methodology are
unchanging, and the lecturer is the one who presents
these authoritative models, he is more likely to
personally assume the authority he attributes to his
teaching.
'Subjective' theologies tend to see the preacher,
not as an authority giving truth to the congregation, but
as a guide moving people toward the goal of truth.
Within this school of thought, the teacher of preaching
Is likely to assume the latter role of guide. He sees
himself as one with his students, ever seeking to
discover anew the best in preaching content and
methodology for the world as it is and is becoming, not
as it has been.