Reclaiming the Publicness of Preaching and Homiletical Suggestions

Since the 2000s, both the public credibility of the Korean church and the quantitative growth of the church have been steadily declining. Under these circumstances sermons in the Korean church still emphasize the daily and private lives of believers rather than addressing their responsibilities as saved people the role of the faith community in changing times. However, sermons inevitably public and address the responsibilities and missions in the public sphere that God has entrusted to believers and the church. This paper examine the reasons why the Korean church has lost the public nature of preaching and discuss the urgency of restoring the public nature of preaching. In addition, will discuss the priority of establishing the identity of believers and the church as a way to restore the publicity of preaching, and propose a sermon based on the narrative of redemptive history as a homiletical alternative for establishing the identity of believers and the church.