Preaching is the most important element in the protestant churches. Charles Spurgeon was England's best-known and most-loved preacher for most of the second half of the nineteenth century. There are different styles or types of preaching. The most important styles are:

Themes

• Topical preaching - concerned with a particular subject of current concern;

• Exhortatory preaching - concerned with changing or affirming the behaviour of the congregation in a particular way;

• Biographical preaching - tracing the story of a particular biblical character through a number of parts of the bible;

• Evangelistic preaching - seeking to convert the congregation or bring them back to their previous faith;

• Charismatic preaching - seeking to inspire the congregation to an immediate spiritual experience;

• Expository preaching - preaching from a text and seeking to expound the text to the congregation;

Delivery methods

• Scripted preaching - preaching with a previous preparation, it can be with help of notes or a script, or rely on the Memory of the preacher.

• Extemporaneous preaching - preaching without notes and sometimes without preparation.

• Impromptu preaching - preaching without previous preparation.

See also

• Kerygma
• Kerygmatic theology
• Sermon