B H Carroll was a classic Trinitarian in the Baptist tradition, where he
embraced the New Hampshire Confession. However, he did not embrace a
Calvinist soteriology, but taught that a person is saved once they hear the
gospel, repent, and believe. His method for preaching was that his
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sermons had to be saturated with scripture. Carroll founded Southwestern
Seminary. The school he started has educated tens of thousands of
preachers and pastors. His understanding of the preaching task as rooted
in biblical authority has defined that institution’s ethos throughout its
history. Carroll’s methodology acts as a bridge between the textual
preaching more common in his own era and the expository preaching
presently advocated.). Carroll’s sermons took their lead from a singular
text but then he looked elsewhere in the text for development. This
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preacher utilized skill one, which is McDill’s diagramming the text
structure because the particulars of the text are examined in detail.3
Catherine Booth came from a Methodist background and tradition where
she studies the Bible and was committed to the authority of the scripture.
As a woman preacher she was very passionate in ministry even though
some questioned the legitimacy of a woman preaching. This preacher
utilized McDill’s skill of “Bridging from Text to Sermon.” Being that she
has an understanding of the text can one bridge the gap between
