What does it promise? John Bishop writes about the growth of Living Hope Church in order to challenge the reader to question whether their ministry is stale and self-dependent or whether it displays that God is at work building His church. What I appreciated. Bishop is a skilled communicator whose passion for people to know …
Two articles on preaching. The first, by Talbot School of Theology New Testament professor Clint Arnold offers seven reasons in support of sequential expository preaching. (Preaching through a book of the Bible, one section at a time.) Here’s the reasons, explanatory detail is in the article. It is the best way to feed the sheep …
Eric McKiddie’s Pastoralised blog continues to provide interesting content. Here he identifies four stylistic habits of Tim Keller’s preaching and commend them as worthy of emulation. 1. Provide a road map for your sermon. I’ve sometimes heard Keller briefly list his points at the beginning of his sermon. It’s kinda like when you scan through …
Eric McKiddie has a blog called Pastoralised. It focuses on helping ministry be more efficient. Here’s a helpful post for preachers, both full-time and part-time, about effective use of illustrations. It is as comprehensive as anything I’ve read on the subject. Every preacher (or speaker) would find it helpful. And it mentions the movie Spinal …
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