mispreach

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ preach

Verb

mispreach (third-person singular simple present mispreaches, present participle mispreaching, simple past and past participle mispreached)

1. To preach a mistaken or erroneous sermon.
   • 1987, David G. Buttrick, Homiletic: Moves and Structures, page 29:

     Obviously, preaching can mispreach and therefore reinforce common misunderstandings.

   • 2010, Dr. Daniel L. Akin, David L. Allen, Ned Mathews, Text-Driven Preaching: God's Word at the Heart of Every Sermon, page 132:

     If you major on the three parallel prepositional phrases in v. 16 and spend most of your time explaining and illustrating them, then you will mispreach the focus of this text.

   • 2012, Jeffrey D. Arthurs, Craig Brian Larson, Interpretation and Application, page 48:

     You've intrigued me with the idea that certain parables are often misinterpreted and therefore mispreached. Do you think of another parable that, because of our cultural distance, we miss the point, we miss the surprise, and we mispreach?