“Conduct-and-unwrap” homiletics — I choose these two words carefully as a replacement for “command-and-control” homiletics. The transductive preacher is more of a symphonic conductor than a solo performer. This does not mean any diminishment of virtuosity. In many ways, “conduct” requires more strength and confidence than “command,” since the preacher’s personality is always in play, with attendant weaknesses and strengths more visible than ever. But the very nature of the preaching enterprise is now a communal affair.
