A critical comparison of the preaching models of John Stott, Tim Keller, Rick Warren and John Mark Comer Nineteenth-century preacher Phillips Brooks famously defined preaching as “the communication of truth through personality.” Expanding this phrase, we may describe Christian preaching as the artful convergence of biblical truth, theological reason, pastoral insight, cultural critique, and practical …
Ecumenical perspectives: World Religion Day
World Religion Day, observed each year on the third Sunday in January, is a timely invitation to pause and remember that our world is religiously diverse, and that diversity can be a source of enrichment rather than conflict. It highlights the capacity of faith communities to build mutual understanding, cultivate peace, and contribute to the …
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Screwtape’s advice on Comer’s Practicing the Way
My dear Wormwood, I have received your anxious report regarding the latest fad among the Enemy’s followers: this tiresome programme of so-called “apprenticeship to the Enemy,” promoted by that meddlesome priest, John Mark Comer. You are quite right to be concerned, though not, I think, for the reasons you suppose. At first glance, the scheme …
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Six models of discipleship: Why I prefer Practicing the Way
John Mark Comer’s Practicing the Way model of discipleship commends a continuous process of spiritual formation which Comer summarises as “be with Jesus, become like Jesus, do what Jesus did.” The model sits within a rich ecosystem of Christian formation movements that share deep family resemblances. Yet it also offers a distinctive synthesis that arguably …
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Six critiques of John Mark Comer’s discipleship model
John Mark Comer’s Practicing the Way model of discipleship has been widely received as a timely, pastoral answer to the shallowness of modern Western Christianity. It encourages us to slow down, re-centre on Jesus, and practice the life he taught. Who could argue against that? Like any influential model, however, it attracts fair criticisms. Here …
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