I incorporated the three models of expositional preaching in a series on Philippians . Prior to the series, a focus group was selected from a pool of 12 regular attendees. Represented in the focus group were the three major demographics of builders, boomers and busters, as well as the three style of listening. The following summaries highlight the common interests shared by builders, boomers and busters. Represented in the summaries is what respondents felt constituted effective preaching.
Variety is the spice of listening.
In the objective portion of the survey, the respondents overwhelmingly chose the hybrid inductive-deductive preaching as their favorite. Nine out of the 12 scored this form as their favorite brand of exposition. The remaining three members of the focus group assigned high marks to this model. Collectively, this means that builders, boomers and busters prefer a combination of deductive and inductive sermon styles. It indicates that all three subcultures enjoy messages that feature the inductive elements of illustration, anecdote, story, humor and aphorism to exposit the text.