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Why do some preachers scream, yell, holler in their ser... - 10/24/2009 12:25:23 PM
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Covaan_Meshuga
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. . . and even, sometimes, when they are trying to convince people of their point in private conversations? (I was wondering this yesterday, when my boss, a non-screaming pastor, was talking to me. He probably knows why they do this, but he didn't mention the reason for it to me.) My first pastor was a Hitleresque screamer who scared me to death, and I had some pastors after him, through my years in the church, who were screamers. Thank G-d, none of the leaders where I go now do that.
But just wondering why . . . .
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RE: Why do some preachers scream, yell, holler in their... - 10/24/2009 2:00:41 PM
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. . . and even, sometimes, when they are trying to convince people of their point in private conversations? (I was wondering this yesterday, when my boss, a non-screaming pastor, was talking to me. He probably knows why they do this, but he didn't mention the reason for it to me.) My first pastor was a Hitleresque screamer who scared me to death, and I had some pastors after him, through my years in the church, who were screamers. Thank G-d, none of the leaders where I go now do that.
But just wondering why . . . .
I guess it is the way that some folks try to emphasis a point, I mean it happens in a marriage; why not the Church 
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RE: Why do some preachers scream, yell, holler in their... - 10/24/2009 2:03:58 PM
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I too am a person who doesn't like to hear preachers scream their message.
I have been to churches where the preacher screams, runs around the floor shaking his Bible and wiping his mouth.Their sermons may be great but I will not return to their church.
I can't imagine Jesus doing this. Unless it was when he was angry!
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RE: Why do some preachers scream, yell, holler in their... - 10/24/2009 2:31:16 PM
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I don't like shouting preaching either. My mind automatically shuts down when someone goes from speaking to me to speaking at me.
Preaching loudly originated before the days of amplifiers and microphones, so that large groups of people could hear the message. But then it mutated into hollerin' and screamin', which is a different animal altogether. Its probably a confusion about what makes a good orator.
It's similar to when you're in an argument with someone and you keep raising your voice to try to get that person to see things from your point of view... as if you can convince someone of the truth through shear volume.
Ideally a preacher should project his voice without sounding strained, just as a theater actor can.
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RE: Why do some preachers scream, yell, holler in their... - 10/24/2009 2:49:01 PM
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I hope that some of you fine folks will give Christ a pass here;
(1Th 4:16) For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
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RE: Why do some preachers scream, yell, holler in their... - 10/24/2009 2:59:37 PM
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Waaaaaaalll, I gotta admit, sometimes I don't mind the pasionate spit-flyin preachers who really have something exciting to share with loads of the Word backing them up. I get excited and shout when Miles Austin gets a touchdown for our Cowboys, how much more should I be excited about things of the Kingdom??
BUT!
A preacher with little to say who only has the yell to keep the attention of his audience or in an effort to pump up the people ...yeah.....NO. Sometimes I think some just like to hear themselves, really. Others may think they're supposed to because that's all they've seen?
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RE: Why do some preachers scream, yell, holler in their... - 10/24/2009 8:35:10 PM
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Oh me too. Our senior rabbi has such a calming voice- but every now and then even he gets a little extra volume. Haha, by the time he does tho- the rest of the congregation is already on their feet cheering before the L-rd! We are usually louder than he is.
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RE: Why do some preachers scream, yell, holler in their... - 10/24/2009 9:20:07 PM
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Somehow I don't see Jesus mumbling when he had to speak to 5000 or more at once...with no microphone.
Nothing wrong with preaching loudly or colorfully.
It keeps people awake and alert.
Nothing worse than listening to the same monotone dead sermon week after week....
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RE: Why do some preachers scream, yell, holler in their... - 10/24/2009 9:33:57 PM
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I guess it is the way that some folks try to emphasis a point, I mean it happens in a marriage; why not the Church
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ORIGINAL: rcjames
I hope that some of you fine folks will give Christ a pass here;
(1Th 4:16) For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
Thanks
RC
RCJames, Ricegirl, AndyBern, Prolifepajammas, Elena1030, and manhattan42, I don't mind a shout of joy, which is what I expect Messiah's shout will be! (Can't wait to hear THAT!) but the angry, screaming, terrorizing preaching that makes the speaker appear to be out of control is difficult to listen to. I haven't heard that in quite awhile.
As a child, the pastor's preaching scared me for myself and for him -- I feared those thumb-thick purple veins that stood out on his neck, when he would scream at us until his face turned reddish-purple, were going to burst, and we would have a dead preacher on the platform. Very frightening.
But as I got older, and experienced some other screamers, it appeared to me that they did this because of a lack of both G-d's power and personal power -- as well as because they desperately wanted control of the congregation. Furthermore, screaming was more common amoung the evangelists we had in the church -- like they thought they were more convincing if they yelled at us.
Apparently, by the responses here, people are unimpressed with the screaming. I learned, as a parent of teens, that an ordinary voice, and even a soft voice, got their attention more readily. My daughter taught me that. 
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RE: Why do some preachers scream, yell, holler in their... - 10/24/2009 9:34:02 PM
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Some passages in the Bible, you just can't imagine the original author speaking them softly. To be faithful to the text sometimes it's appropriate to get a bit agitated over what's got to be said/done/stopped etc. I'd don't want to be an 'Eeyore' when Paul's a-firecracking on about something. It's just not right.
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RE: Why do some preachers scream, yell, holler in their... - 10/25/2009 12:25:25 AM
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I don't mind a shout of joy, which is what I expect Messiah's shout will be! (Can't wait to hear THAT!) but the angry, screaming, terrorizing preaching that makes the speaker appear to be out of control is difficult to listen to. I haven't heard that in quite awhile.
The Gospel message in its unadulterated form, includes not only the joy of salvation, but also the fear of damnation.
If one is presented without the other...it isn't the True Gospel.
That said, Paul says somewhere that some will be barely saved as if by fire.
Fire and brimstone is all that some understand.
And therefore why some need to hear about the Mercy and Goodness of God in conjunction with His Vengeance and Justice.
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RE: Why do some preachers scream, yell, holler in their... - 10/25/2009 1:54:04 AM
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Oh, I don't mind an animated speaker at all! And a good hell-fire-and-brimstone sermon is fine when needed! But neither must be screamed as though the speaker is in a rage!
Your comments only demonstrate your own personal opinions and delights....and nothing else...
There is NOTHING in the Scripture that precludes anything or anyone from proclaiming the Gospel in a manner loud and boisterous and animated and in a way in which you would not be personally happy...
Sorry..
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RE: Why do some preachers scream, yell, holler in their... - 10/25/2009 8:21:53 AM
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Some people (particularly older people) think that it's not really preaching unless you get loud. Most of it's just tradition, I think.
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RE: Why do some preachers scream, yell, holler in their... - 10/25/2009 9:37:31 AM
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I think the main answer here is for a preacher to speak appropriately according to the sound system, the topic, emphasis needed, and the enthusiasm of the congregation.
I do not like screamers either, but I find myself bored and my mind straying elsewhere when the preacher speaks in a monotone voice. They lose me.
When I was a supervisor I learned that the quieter I spoke, the staff listened better. A couple of times I had to talk to an employee who was causing trouble and if they raised their voice, I replied so quietly that they had to shut up to hear me. The more they got upset, the calmer I became. Firm, but quiet and calm.
I'm sure that Jesus spoke quietly and calmly, but also firmly and as loud as He needed to. When He said Peace Be Still to the stormy waters, it was pretty loud. And I like that thought! I'd like for Him to do some "hollering" right now to the troubles in my life and bring some calmness and peace.
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RE: Why do some preachers scream, yell, holler in their... - 10/25/2009 9:40:05 AM
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And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. (1 Cor. 2:1-5)
I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away! ... For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.” (2 Corinthians 10:1,10)
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RE: Why do some preachers scream, yell, holler in their... - 10/25/2009 12:40:12 PM
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One of the speakers, especially, where I attend is so into his studies and his subjects that it is evident every time he speaks. His love for the Scriptures is palpable in every teaching. But even in his hell-fire-and-brimstone teachings, he has never yelled at us; rather, his love for G-d and his love and concern for the hearers is tantamount.
It has been a long, long time since I have heard a yeller, the last time being a young evangelist who was invited to my husband's church about 5 years ago, while they were between pastors, I think. I went, because I work for my husband's church. The yelling was interesting and embarrassing. When I finally had the nerve to look around , I saw that the congregation was unimpressed with this man -- they seemed embarrassed, too. He was not asked to return.
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RE: Why do some preachers scream, yell, holler in their... - 10/25/2009 3:30:04 PM
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Maybe the same reason it happens when some are practicing the art of recreation? or pro-creation? Or something like that? It's almost like the whole grunting thing in tennis...YUCK
Some people are more passionate than other's I guess. That is seen as a positive or a negative depending on the indiv.
I learned a lot by working with a screaming teacher. It accomplished nothing. The kids quickly learned to tune out the yelling and do what they wanted to do regardless. Church is no different. Unless the Holy Spirit convicts us of something we are going to do exactly as we choose.
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RE: Why do some preachers scream, yell, holler in their... - 10/26/2009 1:05:50 PM
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To me, preaching is like music. When you're listening to a piece of music, you don't want to hear the same thing the entire time. If the volume never gets louder or softer, if the tempo doesn't speed up or slow down, if there are no pauses the music becomes boring. The same is true with preaching. I'm a Southerner and was raised in the Church of God, but attend a Baptist church now. It takes a very special preacher to lecture to me and keep my attention. I need to hear and see variety, fire, and passion from the preacher -- especially if they're long winded!
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RE: Why do some preachers scream, yell, holler in their... - 10/26/2009 1:31:17 PM
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It is a cultural thing, mostly rooted in Southern US evangelical, fundamentalist and pentecostal congregations. One of my favorite SBC pastors described when he was filled with the Holy spirit this way: (paraphrased from memory)
If you are holy, you are loud. If you are more holy, you are louder still.
That was the cultural expectation of that area.
I attended a church once where the pastor, instead of screaming and ranting and raving, actually sounded like he was "shoutin' da blues." It was an elevated loudness and almost sung. There was a definate rhythm not unlike some rap today but much more melodic. The congregation had a part too where they would respond at the end of each musical phrase.
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