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seminary grads might appreciate this... - 6/24/2008 5:45:17 PM
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artemis
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My husband just graduated seminary and in his blog post for June 20, he wrote out the gospel in "Christianese" and in "Seminarese." It's somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but I think it's pretty accurate of the way we sometimes present the gospel to people using words they don't necessarily understand. I thought seminary graduates (or anyone who has been around them) might appreciate the post. You have to scroll down because he wrote a new post this morning, but the heading for this particular post is "Communication--Their Terminology."
His blog is http://digitalworship.blogspot.com
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RE: seminary grads might appreciate this... - 7/2/2008 12:02:43 PM
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youthrev
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That IS funny.
So, should I not be talking like that?
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RE: seminary grads might appreciate this... - 7/5/2008 8:19:10 PM
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RJR_fan
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I've heard some gospel presentations and testimonies that were so riddled with Christian terminology ...
Granted, you almost need a whole new vocabulary to describe a whole new reality. Since words and understanding are Siamese twins, conversion almost requires that the new believer adopt new words.
Yet the greatest communicator in recorded history, the Lord Jesus Christ, used plain language and vivid word pictures so effectively that he was, as Ralph[1] Barton wrote, "the most sought-after dinner guest in Jerusalem." People liked to hear Jesus talk.
Even when he used parables to conceal his point.
Poor communicators use big words for tiny concepts.
Good communicators use big words for big concepts.
Great communicators use tiny words for big concepts.
[1] Or was it Bruce Barton? The title of the book was The Man Nobody Knows.
< Message edited by RJR_fan -- 7/5/2008 9:27:19 PM >
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I've heard some gospel presentations and testimonies that were so riddled with Christian terminology that only someone with a Masters of Divinity or a minimum of 20 years experience in the church could understand it 
