The Greear/Litton plagiarism saga is pathetic. Two causes: 1) the creation of Docent so pastors can quote books they didn’t read & research they didn’t do just to sound impressive on Sunday. 2) The TGC-world has turned the sermon into a hoisted sacrament.
Greear said Docent makes him “look good.” Why does he need to look good? He’s in a culture that makes the sermon the point of Sunday. Therefore, Sunday is about the preacher’s skills. Greear’s & other pastor’s testimonials on why they need Docent are sad. web.archive.org/web/2012031718…
I’ll stop here, but you’re less likely to get plagiarism when the Lord’s Supper is the center of Sunday’s weekly experience as recommended by the 1960 Church of Scotland manual & John Calvin. Sunday is not the preacher. It’s not. Pastors aren’t the hero on Sunday.
The sermon is not point of Sunday. Whenever this is realized & practiced, the plagiarism and the pressure to hire people to make pastors sound impressive will stop. Preach from the lectionary. 20 min sermons, then communion! We need a “revival” of this! google.com/amp/s/www.nyti…
When Whitfield, Spurgeon, Edwards, etc. are centered as the model, the pressure to mesmerize Sunday audiences with an epic sermon increases. That pressure opens the door for plagiarism because you’re more focussed on impressing people with facts, figures, & data. #PreachToImpress
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