s a "man of the Word" G. Campbell Morgan sought to build a bridge between the message of the Scriptures and the needs of his generation. Intent upon "preaching the Word", he sought constantly to place the Scriptures at the heart of his preaching and earned well the title since applied to him: "The Prince of Expositors" (Pitts, p.13). The 10 volumes of Morgan's sermons contained in the Westminster Pulpit are a wealthy resource for studying his attempt to be an instrument through which the relevance of the Bible to his times became known.
his thesis will seek to answer the question, "What can preachers today learn from the preaching of G. Campbell Morgan that will help them to be more effective in bridging God's word to God's world?" Morgan had both strengths weaknesses as a preacher. An attempt will be made to summarize these at the end of the work. My hope is that the reader can learn from both. Preceding this will be an analysis of Morgan's preaching. This analysis will seek to account for each of the components of the communication model: the preacher, the message, and the audience/hearers. Specific analysis of the sermons will focus on Morgan's themes (what did he preach and what did he say about it), Morgan's method of preparation (generally regarded as the key to his success as a preacher), and Morgan's homiletical strategies (his homiletical philosophy and his method of sermon construction).
s a "man of the Word" G. Campbell Morgan sought to build a bridge between the message of the Scriptures and the needs of his generation. Intent upon "preaching the Word", he sought constantly to place the Scriptures at the heart of his preaching and earned well the title since applied to him: "The Prince of Expositors" (Pitts, p.13). The 10 volumes of Morgan's sermons contained in the Westminster Pulpit are a wealthy resource for studying his attempt to be an instrument through which the relevance of the Bible to his times became known.
his thesis will seek to answer the question, "What can preachers today learn from the preaching of G. Campbell Morgan that will help them to be more effective in bridging God's word to God's world?" Morgan had both strengths weaknesses as a preacher. An attempt will be made to summarize these at the end of the work. My hope is that the reader can learn from both. Preceding this will be an analysis of Morgan's preaching. This analysis will seek to account for each of the components of the communication model: the preacher, the message, and the audience/hearers. Specific analysis of the sermons will focus on Morgan's themes (what did he preach and what did he say about it), Morgan's method of preparation (generally regarded as the key to his success as a preacher), and Morgan's homiletical strategies (his homiletical philosophy and his method of sermon construction).