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kerygma answered the needs of contemporary man. "The
first function of the expository preacher is to help men
and women to rediscover the relevance of the Biblical
messacie. Thus, to preach appropriately, one must
know and consider both his message and his people.
3. Preparation and Delivery of Selected Material
In accordance with the above, 'Stewart lecturers'
and James Stewart himself answered this chapter's third
• question with a person—centered perspective. In
preparing to preach, the minister seeks both a message
congruent with his own relationship with God, and a
presentation style which communicates that message to his
people.
Survey responses from 'Stewart lecturers' document
these views. On all three survey questions relating to
the 'preacher as a person', this group gave the highest
responses (tables 26,28,31). Their responses on
"communication" questions, likewise, were above average
(26,28).
And, of course, Stewart would concur with these
responses. Of the five Warrack Lectures, he devoted the
first to "The Preacher's World" (an understanding of
modern society which enables more relevant preaching) and
the last to "The Preacher's Inner Life."
One needs only a quick review of that fifth lecture
to see the importance Stewart gave to the preacher's
personal integrity. These heads summarize his thinking.
The preacher is "a man . . . utterly dedicated to his