Everything about Open-air Preaching totally explained
Open air preaching or
street preaching is the act of publicly proclaiming a religious message to crowds of people in open places. It is an ancient method of communicating a religious or social message, and has been used by many cultures and religious traditions but today is usually associated with
Christian fundamentalism or
evangelicalism.
History of open-air preaching
The famous early
Methodist preachers
John Wesley and
George Whitefield preached in the open air, which allowed them to attract crowds larger than most buildings could accommodate.
Biblical examples also include that of the prophet
Jonah, who reluctantly obeys the command of
God to go to the city of
Nineveh and preach "Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!" (Jonah 3:4
KJV) Others include the
Sermon on the Mount in
Matthew 5-7 and
Paul's speech to the Athenians in Acts 17.
Motives
Cited motives include:
- To glorify God.
- To fulfil a divine command to preach and make God's word known and "save souls".
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