The Importance of "Manner"

I thought this article was insightful and applicable to more than "just" preaching/pastoring. I definitely see the applications for myself as teacher and mother as well.

Our view of God is not just determined by our pastor’s message but by our pastor’s manner 

If our pastor’s preaching is academic, above-our-heads, heavy in facts and light on feeling, then we’ll view God as a distant professor who finds it hard to come down to our level. 

If our pastor’s preaching is harsh, demanding, and condemning, etc., then we’ll view God as an unyielding judge who’s never satisfied with our best efforts.

[http://headhearthand.org/blog/2013/05/27/the-manner-is-the-message/#comment-24209]