Faculty Publications 2009
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t was the final gathering of pastors at the Joe R. Engle Institute of Preaching.I look forward to this institute all year, when those who have been in ministry for at least two years come to be better preachers-to better proclaim the gospel in their particular communities.I look forward to this gathering of preachers because they know what they know, and they know what they don't know-and they want my help, though I'm kept humble by the pastor who said, "They really should teach a speech course like this at Princeton Seminary."Turns out, he was one of my former students in the required year-long course in speech.It was at this final gathering that Dean James Kay, quoting James Forbes, said that preachers need to be called and re-called.As Dean Kay continued, an irrev¬ erent reverend next to me whispered in my ear, "That could be taken two differ¬ ent ways."Disguising a chuckle as a cough, I realized he was right.Whether a preacher is re-called or recalled depends on how it is said and how it is heard.It depends on the tone of voice.In the parable of the prodigal son and the elder brother, we have images and tones for characters who are both re-called and recalled.We often think of this story in terms of plot.However, when reading the text aloud, I find myself
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