Christianese, Sainthood and Discourse Analysis - Peter Kenny

Mike sits down with Peter Patrick Kenny for a wide-ranging conversation about preaching, preparation, and pastoral ministry. They discuss sermons that cover thirteen chapters and sermons that focus on just two verses, the dangers of over-relying on full manuscript notes, and the habit of slipping into “Christianese” when communicating biblical truth.

They also explore tools like discourse analysis, arcing, and inductive Bible study, and how these approaches help preachers understand the text more deeply and communicate it more clearly to their congregations.

Along the way, Peter reflects on the ministry of assistant pastors and shares lessons he learned while serving under the guidance of Ed Neill at Grosvenor Street Baptist Church in Dublin.

It’s a fun, friendly conversation between two friends that will encourage and equip anyone who studies, teaches, or preaches the Bible.

Peter is originally from Co. Tipperary, Ireland and now lives in Cork with his wife and three children. He has the joy of serving as the pastor of Cork Baptist Church, a very diverse city centre congregation that has been in it's current building since the 1890s and in the city for many years before. He's excited to see what God will do in the years ahead as his word is preached.

Resources Mentioned: 

Preaching to a Post-Everything World - Zack Eswine : https://www.logos.com/product/43211/preaching-to-a-post-everything-world-crafting-biblical-sermons-that-connect-with-our-culture  

Charlie Wingard's book Help For The New Pastor:  https://charliewingard.com/book/ 

Bible Arc : https://app.biblearc.com/

Additional Resources:

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/review/an-interpretive-lexicon-of-new-testament-greek-beale-brendsel-ross/

https://cdn.desiringgod.org/pdf/booklets/BTBX.pdf

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/profile/benjamin-l-gladd/

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/preaching-to-post-everything-world/

https://www.christcenteredpreaching.com/

https://www.grosvenorbaptist.org/

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