Benjamin Walton, On the Use of Rhetoric in Preaching

“I embrace the need to inspire for the same reason I embrace the need to be accurate, relevant and clear: a commitment to serve the audience. The gospel is too precious, preaching is too important, and people too valuable to give less than our best. Besides, all preaching is rhetorical – why not use rhetoric that serves others?.” (Benjamin Walton, Preaching Old Testament Narratives)