As the complexity of our world increases exponentially, there is need for preachers to understand their identities and roles in this new reality and to navigate the landscape of the new challenges facing the contemporary church. Blayne Banting offers seasoned reflections on how contemporary preachers can build upon what cannot change in ways that frees them to practice their ministries creatively in ways which must change.
About the author
Blayne A. Banting is an associate professor of preaching and Christian ministry at Briercrest College and Seminary in Caronport, Saskatchewan. Banting is married to Peggy and they have four adult children. He is the author of With Wit and Wonder: The Preacher’s Use of Humour and Imagination (2013) and Take Up and Preach: A Primer for Interpreting Preaching Texts (2016).