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Table 16
Survey question 7--Definition of preaching
(Nouns-Content):
Objective
Subjective
52.2% Biblical content 22.2%
46.4% Theological construct 29.6%
42.0% God's Word 33.3%
29.0% God 44.4%
Table 17
Survey question 9--Preaching must be true to:
Objective
Subjective
81.5% The Bible 52.0%
46.2% The preacher 52.0%
36.9% God 40.0%
36.9% The congregation 32.0%
18.5% A theological construct 32.0%
0.0% Tradition, the Church 40.0%
15.4% The preacher's calling 0.0%
4.6% The world 4.0%
Table 18
Survey question 12--Hermeneutical principles:
Objective
47.8%
30.4%
20.3%
14.4%
Subject lye
Say what the text says 48.1%
Keep the text in context 3.7%
Remember it's God's Word 0.0%
Find its relevance 22.2%
Table 19
Survey question 14--Work required of students:
Objective
75.4%
44.9%
27.5%
31.9%
29.0%
14.5%
18.8%
5.8%
2.9%
11.6%
5.8%
Classroom sermons
Written sermons
Parish sermons
Examinations
Sermon outlines
Chapel sermons
Essays
Seminars
Other exercises
Sermon components
Book critiques
Subjective
55.2%
24.1%
48.1%
20.7%
0.0%
27.6%
7.2%
20.7%
20.7%
0.0%
0.0%