I believe in preaching! I have been aware of some serious misunderstandings about preaching. Often times in the urban community, preaching has been reduced to the shape of the preaching personality. This study on expository preaching, within the framework of spiritual care, is fully supported by Thomas G. Long’s theory that the sermon should regenerate the (spiritual care) impact of the biblical text. My proposal is that the spiritual care sermon described in chapter four will benefit those preaching to urban churches. I unpack the various degrees that spiritual care occurs through preaching. This study outlines the results of a systematic analysis of preaching and spiritual care. The work was analyzed on the basis of thesis focus, type of research, population, sample size, operationalization of spiritual care and research results. The analysis shows that my studies are primarily aimed at revealing a significant relationship between spiritual care and preaching. Spiritual care preaching as it is presented in this study demonstrates that something concrete is supposed to happen within the congregation. The clearest findings have to do with the congregation “really” getting it. They hear, they respond and see themselves as people committed to care.
