4. Gym General.
This preacher is similar to the Critical Cleric, but the emphasis is on pressurizing the listeners. Instead of just critiquing, there is a continual arm-twisting going on. No amount of application is ever enough, so do more, more, more.
Again, some people are attracted by fleshly ascetic religiosity, so this approach will be affirmed. That doesn’t make it healthy, though.
5. Cheery Chatterer.
This preacher looks like he thinks he is in a wedding photo-shoot. Upbeat, smiling incessantly, nice and happy, perhaps even plastic in tone.
It is good to smile and be warm. It is good to connect with your listeners. It is good to remember that the God we represent should be evident in our manner and demeanor.
Consequently, let’s be careful not to come across as simply cheery all the time. God is good, but He is not an unauthentic salesperson.
6. Rushed Reteller.
This preacher has more to say than time to say it. Consequently, everything has to go at a clip in order to fit.
Information transfer gives way to information statement, and all aspects of effective delivery give way to the one overriding goal of saying the message.
What would you add to this list of default preaching tones? There are many more out there.
