Philip Arthur Bence PhD Thesis - Research@StAndrews:FullText

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Another 'Stewart lecturer', though he did not mention the
"gospel," showed his concurrence with this thought of
preaching 'good news' by using "nourish" as the key verb
in his definition of preaching.
b. "A teaching/preaching style that
exudes vitality, as an illustration of inner
wholeness."
In their responses to three different survey
questions, 'Stewart lecturers' indicated the priority
they give to the spiritual development of their students.
This group gave "the students' development of spirltual
maturity" a rankin g higher than or equal to lecturers
associated with the other theologians (table 26).
Similarly, questions nine and ten (tables 28 and 31) show
the importance 'Stewart lecturers' give to this aspect of
their teaching.
c. "Teaching/preaching that centers on
Jesus Christ."
Note these two specific survey responses: In reply
to the question (no. 9) asking for standards of sermon
content evaluation, one 'Stewart lecturer' wrote, "[It
must be] true to the Gospel, above all to Christ."
Another wrote as his key hermeneutical principle: "Sir,
we would see Jesus.'"
d. "Encouragement to excellence in
preaching form--preaching worthy to bear its
message."
Seventy—five percent of the 'Stewart lecturers'
require students to prepare written sermons as part of
the preaching course (a percentage greater than the other