For September 14, 2026
The Message We Hear by Greg Holmes, D.MIN – Director of Missions serving 17 churches
EVERY GOOD SPEAKER crafts their message for their intended audience. There are audiences that have a very close association with and interest in the speaker’s vision and core values. There are more generalized audiences, who have an interest in the basic subject matter but no real depth of understanding. And, there are audiences that are very familiar with the subject matter but may have diametrically opposing values. The core group in some ways are the most demanding, but they are also the most receptive and capable of understanding. This group and the speaker invest time in each other. The general audience is quite appreciative, far less demanding, and always necessary to invest initial time in, for they broaden the reach of the message. Those of opposing views are trying in a different way than the core group; they may become the hecklers, and every speaker has to have several strategies to keep them from subverting the message. And in this category, at the far fringe and very dangerous, are the enemies.