I have a friend who listens to Paul Washer. He's his favorite preacher. I have listened to Paul Washer, and I don't disagree with most of what he says (the main thing that I disagree with him on is his view on indiginous missionaries), but I don't care for his tone.
I know that preaching repentance is serious business. And, I've been thinking lately about the people that I listen to that preach those kinds of messages. The preachers that I listen to that preach those types of messages are usually either perceived as "cool" (Mark Driscoll, Francis Chan), they have a Pentecostal or Charismatic style of preaching (Tope Koleoso), or they put those kinds of messages into songs (Keith Green, Todd Agnew).
Is there something wrong with our generation when we can't listen to a convicting message without someone softening it a bit through some style or medium that puts us at ease?
Would you say that George Whitefield did the same thing with his preaching that many modern preachers do? There were people who enjoyed listening to him because he was an effective communicator but they didn't give a rip about what he saying.
I know that preaching repentance is serious business. And, I've been thinking lately about the people that I listen to that preach those kinds of messages. The preachers that I listen to that preach those types of messages are usually either perceived as "cool" (Mark Driscoll, Francis Chan), they have a Pentecostal or Charismatic style of preaching (Tope Koleoso), or they put those kinds of messages into songs (Keith Green, Todd Agnew).
Is there something wrong with our generation when we can't listen to a convicting message without someone softening it a bit through some style or medium that puts us at ease?
Would you say that George Whitefield did the same thing with his preaching that many modern preachers do? There were people who enjoyed listening to him because he was an effective communicator but they didn't give a rip about what he saying.