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Preacher Mailbag #7 (Ep. 83)
How should pastors listen to preaching without getting distracted or overly critical? Should kids ever not be present in a sermon, given the content? As for personal illustrations, is it ever ok to b…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
On Short Bible Talks (Ep. 82)
Preachers often have opportunities to give short talks at events from the bible. What is the preacher to do in such situations? What are the challenges? And how can these talks improve our regular pr…
Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago
On Preaching in Cross-Cultural Contexts (Ep. 81)
How does one preach cross-culturally? What even counts as cross-cultural? On this episode, Ed and Jeremy sit down with Walter Carter III to discuss the benefits and challenges of preaching outside on…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
On Wielding the Gospel Well (Ep. 80)
What is the preacher supposed to do with the gospel in a sermon? How can they use it to further the point of the text and not ruin it? Ed, Dave, and Jeremy take up these questions and give examples f…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
On Preaching Short Passages (Ep. 79)
How does one go about preaching short texts? Why would a preacher consider doing so? Listen in as Dave, Ed, and Jeremy discuss these questions and more.
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
On Beginning a New Preaching Role (Ep. 78)
How should a seasoned preacher approach a new preaching role? What does pastoral wisdom look like in such a position? Ed, Dave, and Jeremy draw on their own successes and failures to answer these imp…
Published on 10 months ago
On Re-preaching Sermons (Ep. 77)
Can a preacher re-preach a sermon? If so, where and when? What might the benefits and pitfalls be of such a practice? Listen in as Dave, Ed, and Jeremy talk it out.
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
On Obedient Playfulness (Ep. 76)
What do we do with the strange, gross, and just plain weird parts of the bible? Why is playfulness an important element in the preacher's pursuit of faithfulness to the text?
Listen in as Ed, Dave, an…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
On Preaching the Main Point (Ep. 75)
What does one do once they have gotten to the heart of the text? How does one effectively wield the main point of a passage?
This week Dave, Ed, and Jeremy tackle these important challenges.
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Preacher Mailbag #6 (Preachers Talk, Ep. 74)
Just how much of the text should a preacher read before he preaches it? What about rereading while you preach? And how do you deal with a text that has multiple popular interpretations? These are jus…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago