Preaching in a sceptical Spain
by Joel Forster, Evangelical Focus:
More than 140 preachers from different evangelical denominations encouraged each other to preach from the Word of God to today’s culture. Chris Wright, Mark Meynell and Alex Chiang participated.
The constant buzz of conversations in hallways, cafeteria, workshop rooms, during the first national Taller de Predicación (Preaching Workshops) conference in El Escorial (Madrid), describes well one of the goals of the movement that has been established in many Spanish regions in the last decade.
“How do you plan and coordinate messages among preachers in your church?” “How do you train young people to teach others?” “Do you manage to connect with non-believers?” “What impact do your preachings have when posted on the internet?” These kinds of spontaneous interactions were added over 4 days (29 October to 1 November) to more scheduled initiatives, such as small groups where most attendees presented their 10-minute “mini-preaching” that was to be evaluated by fellow participants whom in many cases they had greeted for the first time moments before.
The autumn weather of the Guadarrama mountains also welcomed the two British and the Peruvian who gave the plenary training sessions. The Northern Irish theologian Chris Wright, head of Langham Preaching (a ministry founded by John Stott whose aim is to promote indigenous preaching movements throughout the world) was accompanied from England by Mark Meynell, head of the European area, and former missionary in Uganda. In addition, Alex Chiang, pastor of Alianza Cristiana y Misionera, who was also an IFES worker in Peru, contributed his experience from Latin America.
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