In his memoir, Richard Allen talks a great deal about people preaching in other people's houses. Allen preaches like that a number of times as does several of the ministers he travels with. Based on his description it seemed like these house preaching sessions were different from preaching at a society meeting. It seems more like the preaching is done just for the family and maybe a neighbor or two who decides to come over.
I've always assumed preaching required a large audience and a more formal setting. Expounding on Scripture doesn't necessarily equate with preaching in the way I've understood preaching. How did Allen and his contemporaries understand preaching? Was it simply any exegesis of Scripture? Or were there additional criteria to separate it from exhortation and discussion of Scripture?
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