125. Preaching with Cultural Intelligence

America is becoming an increasingly diverse nation, and so are American churches. How should pastors and other church leaders preach and minister in this new cultural context? That’s the question Influence magazine executive editor George P. Wood explores with Matthew D. Kim in this episode of the Influence Podcast. Dr. Kim is associate professor of preaching and ministry at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, and author of the book, Preaching with Cultural Intelligence: Understanding the People Who Hear our Sermons (Baker Academic). Follow him on Facebook and Twitter. Episode 125 Notes 00:00 Introduction 00:40 Sponsor ad 01:20 Conversation begins 01:58 Cultural intelligence defined 04:03 The need for culturally intelligent preaching/ministry 05:17 Racial and ethnic diversity 10:29 Other forms of diversity: denomination, gender, location, religion 19:07 The homiletical template 21:55 Follow your HABIT 25:02 Build the BRIDGE 27:59 Speak their dialect DIALECT 29:02 The homiletical template as instinct, not methodlogy 30:50 Cultural intelligence as growth in empathy 32:44 Conclusion