What It Takes to Learn to Preach
Becoming an effective preacher requires more than just seminary training. It demands years of experience, carefully chosen influences, and an unwavering trust in God’s word.
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Becoming an effective preacher requires more than just seminary training. It demands years of experience, carefully chosen influences, and an unwavering trust in God’s word.
We need more of the same old. Stop innovating, and go back to the basics.
I’ve been involved in a number of conversations recently about how to work hard as a pastor without blowing it as a husband and a dad. I certainly can’t claim that I’ve always done that right myself, but I do believe that I have learned a few useful things over 30 years of ministry and 28 years of marriage that younger pastors might find helpful. Given that I am writing this for hard-working pastors, I’ll attempt to be as efficient as possible. I’ve got six categories for you: Habits, planning, overlap, locality, longevity, and tools. Habits There are certain things...
Every week on Tuesday, our former Lead Pastor, Bob MacGregor, would facilitate a discussion with the interns with the innovative title: “Intern Chat.” Our group included both current and former interns, as some of us who had graduated stayed in the group because of its benefits. Here are some examples of Intern Chat activities: A discussion on how to respond to an email Bob received from a stranger requesting “our stance on LGBT issues.” A debate on how to properly interpret an upcoming difficult text in a sermon series. A trip to a funeral home to receive instruction from the...
How a Phys Ed teacher fostered a family of church plants in Saskatoon and beyond
