Resources on Eric D Barreto

Preaching about Racism in America: What Comes Next?

Eric D Barreto | ChurchAnewBlog

Discussing the sin of racism, Eric Barreto writes, "There are no quick fixes... There is a promise, a promise that God’s embrace is mightier than our deepest fears and a community’s most virulent sin."

Luke 7:36-50, 8:26-39, 19:1-10

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Grace, Love, Racism, Preaching

How Diversity Affects Preaching

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Article about Worship and the Sacraments

In this video, Eric Barreto talks about how diversity affects preaching. Affirming our own cultural rootedness in order to better embrace it, we are better able to co-learn and co-teach with others.

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Culture, Presumption, Church, Diversity

Preaching and Ethnic Diversity

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

Article about Preaching

In this article, Eric Barreto suggests preaching with, toward, and in ethnic diversity, noting that “God has created human diversity as a gift to be treasured not an obstacle to be overcome.”

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Culture, Unity, Scripture, Diversity

Preaching Acts

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

Article about Preaching

In this article, Eric Barreto makes a plea for preachers to rethink how they understand the place of Luke-Acts in the New Testament, and how they preach the book of Acts.

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Preaching, Lectionary, Sermon, Acts

The Vitality of Gospel Stories

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Article about Worship and the Sacraments

In this video, Eric Barreto calls the gospels a vital source of stories that inform our lives. They don’t tell us what to think, but show us God’s power in the past and today. (2:48)

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Power, Gospels, Preaching, God

Preaching and Ethnic Diversity

Eric D Barreto | Day1

Article about Preaching

God has created human diversity as a gift to be treasured. How then do we preach with, toward, and in ethnic diversity? In this article, Eric Barreto proposes some principles that may help us move forward.

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Preaching, Sermon, Diversity, Race

Don't Try This at Home

Eric D Barreto | Day1

Article about Preaching

Commercials often use fine print that warns us of the various afflictions or dangers associated with affiliated products. In this article, Eric Barreto wonders if our preaching subtly relies on such fine print as well.

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Preaching, Sermon, Homiletics, Relativism

Can We Talk?

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

Article about Preaching

Describing the nastiness of politics both outside and within the church, this article by Eric Barreto argues that preachers should model persuasive argumentation while remaining respectful and empathetic towards people who disagree with them.

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Leadership, Sermon, Preaching, Congregation

Can We Talk?

Eric D Barreto | Day1

Article about Preaching

This article discusses the pulpit as a place where the concerns of the community and bold calls to change can meet, providing a model for talking to and with people rather than at them.

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Preaching, Sermon, Conflict/disagreement, Conversation

Culture, Technology, and Shared Narratives can Influence Preaching

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

Article about Preaching

Using the television show "Lost" as an aid, Eric Barreto considers the ways in which culture, technology, and shared narratives can influence preaching.

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Culture, Preaching, Technology, Sermon

Truth and Truthiness

Eric D Barreto | Day1

Article about Preaching

Today's preaching task may require, rather than just imparting knowledge, the cultivation and teaching of the wisdom needed to discern the difference between truth based on facts and figures and "truthiness," claimed through exclamation and passion.

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Culture, Truthfulness, Wisdom, Truth

Preaching a Deep Theology

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Article about Worship and the Sacraments

In this video, Eric Barreto talks about returning to the biblical text to add depth to theology that may grow empty over time.

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Scripture, Theology, Preaching

New Places Make New Perspectives

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

Article about Worship and the Sacraments

Illustrating how marginalized people read Jesus' parable of the laborers (Matthew 20:1-16) differently than middle-class people, this video by Eric Barreto encourages preachers to find ways to approach a familiar text with fresh eyes.

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Preaching, Sermon, Exegesis, Hermeneutics

The Multivalent Witness of Scripture.

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

Article about Preaching

In this video, Eric Barreto talks about the multivalent witness of scripture, that scripture communicates multiple messages rather than one monolithic message. (Length: 02:32)

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Preaching, Sermon, Scripture, The Gospel

On Truth and Truthiness

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

Article about Preaching

In an age of skepticism and shifting truths, Eric Barreto suggests that one task of the preacher is to teach people how to use Scripture in order to cultivate wisdom instead of simply attaining knowledge.

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Culture, Trust, Scripture, Preaching

With Fresh (But Tired) Eyes

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

Article about Preaching

In response to the struggle of preaching overly familiar passages, Eric Barreto's article suggests purposeful ways preachers can develop "fresh eyes," nurturing a "posture towards life that expects to find the extraordinary among the ordinary."

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Preaching, Scripture, Preparation, Sermon

Don’t Try This at Home

Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher

Article about Preaching

In this article, Eric Barreto challenges preachers to embrace some of the harder teachings of Jesus rather than suggesting that Christianity’s most radical demands should only be performed in the “closed courses” of our churches.

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Sermon, Scripture, Preaching, Gospel