tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post734434717330781958..comments2023-10-30T04:35:26.999-06:00Comments on Every Thought Captive: Sermons for Sale!Phil Steigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948892557259431751noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post-35971455489976561922007-06-23T18:51:00.000-06:002007-06-23T18:51:00.000-06:00hm. I can only agree with you, Phil, on all your ...hm. I can only agree with you, Phil, on all your arguments here. It's a breach of trust between pastor and congregation if the pastor is regularly preaching other people's sermons, and it is also a breach of trust if someone uses another's work and doesn't give credit where it's due--that is, in short, *lying* with one's behavior. <BR/>Unequivocally, it is plagiarism to present someone else's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post-68852791251278802842007-06-22T15:51:00.000-06:002007-06-22T15:51:00.000-06:00Certainly I agree. I do not know how much original...Certainly I agree. I do not know how much originality or inferred ethic goes into a congregations search for a pastor. I know some pastors who labor for at least 10 hours a week on a sermon, and others who spend 3. Both make it look like it was a breeze. <BR/><BR/>For some preaching is relational and easier, for others it is purely expository and line by line fact by fact. Who does a better job, jcubsdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441530898226119655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post-77410706309776133362007-06-22T09:48:00.000-06:002007-06-22T09:48:00.000-06:00gyrovague-You raise an interesting issue. We in f...gyrovague-<BR/><BR/>You raise an interesting issue. We in fact post our sermons on our website, and are therefore possibly contributing to this issue. I think every pastor who does their job will expose themselves to several sources, possibly including several other sermons. These will clearly play into what a pastor says on a weekend, and I think that is appropriate. I am not under the Phil Steigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948892557259431751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post-69521328071054459362007-06-22T08:19:00.000-06:002007-06-22T08:19:00.000-06:00I just want to flip this a little. I am undecided ...I just want to flip this a little. I am undecided on the issue, but:<BR/><BR/>If a pastor writes a good sermon on say 2 Cor, and wants to share it and uses the website, what is the issue? He gave it to the website to be shared among others, his peers and whomever else. <BR/><BR/>The content of the sermon when taught is still the responsibility of the pastor teaching. I doubt most will take them jcubsdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441530898226119655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post-52564301689546326762007-06-21T17:01:00.000-06:002007-06-21T17:01:00.000-06:00Brian-I like your comment about seminaries. What ...Brian-<BR/><BR/>I like your comment about seminaries. What exactly are they there for if the portfolio of a pastor does not contain something like, "the careful and prayerful handling of Scripture"? Should we convert our seminaries into marketing and business degree programs?Phil Steigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948892557259431751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post-9846689957577083202007-06-19T16:57:00.000-06:002007-06-19T16:57:00.000-06:00My thoughts exactly on the "time-strapped" complai...My thoughts exactly on the "time-strapped" complaint. Something seems deeply wrong if the pastor can't "get around to" preparing a sermon due to other obligations. If those other obligations really are that important, then churches should consider separately hiring a good, very part-time, public speaker (preferably one with basic reading skills) who can take over Sunday morning sermon duties (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com