Philip Arthur Bence PhD Thesis - Research@StAndrews:FullText

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Improvement (broadening) of staff qualifications:
"Greater use of people involved in communications
industry/media/entertainment," "Inviting minister and
lay people to speak to the class," "Closer monitoring
of the tutor groups," "Better use of voice experts"
Table A3
Survey question 20--Predictions for the future in the
theology and practice of preaching--Focus on positive
or negative possibilities:
Positive 69.8%
Negative 30.2%
This particular analysis did correlate with the
choice of theologian.
Li JS KR PT
Positive outlook 35.3% 93.8% 100% 100%
Negative outlook 64.7% 6.3% 0% 0%
(Negative outlook=Preaching is currently facing a
downward trend, or in need of overcoming a major
problem.
Positive outlook=An optimistic outlook or a prediction
with no evaluative tone.)
Table A4
Survey question 20--Predictions for the future in the
theology and practice of preaching:
Changes coming in the content or purpose of
preaching 55.8%
Changes coming in the format of preaching 26.9
A fear that there will be less expository
preaching 11.5%
No answer 21.8%
Coding explanations
Content: "Preaching will have to adapt itself to
conditions of ignorance and unbelief . . . oriented to
mission," "I am praying that God will touch our
students in a new way. The changes then will be
evidenced in their preaching." "A more ecumenical,
broader based theology," "Greater emphasis in relevance
in language," "More emphasis on faith sharing,"
"Appreciation of story, deriving from new exegetical
approaches," "More emphasis on teaching than monologue
presentation," "More reinforcement of spoken with
written, visual, drama," "More breaking up of teaching
element--not one sermon," "A move away from preaching
as proclamation to preaching as sowing ideas," "More on
communication skills," "Meaningful theology,
contemporary practice," "Greater importance given to