Tag Archives: preaching
The Point of the Pulpit
I think it’s safe to say that our opinions are going to differ on a great many things. For instance, if you’re a Christian in America, you might be perturbed by what I’m going to say, and that’s OK. We can disagree on things without everybody calling each other evil and whatnot. This will probably … Continue reading »
Uncomfortable Christianity: Overcoming Obstacles in the Church
Reflections on My First Sermon
Three years into school, and thirty three years on earth, and I finally preached my first sermon. I can’t say it was easy, nor can I take all the credit. But I learned quite a bit in those 20-25 minutes, and the more I think about it, the more valuable I realize that experience was … Continue reading »
Midnight in the Garden of Sin and Salvation: Part II
In part 1 we generally talked about how people are, more or less, interested in choosing the flavor of the message they receive from the pulpit. Of course this wasn’t a scientific study, and was based only on my experiences in how people have reacted to be being pulpit-bound. The consensus was that I should … Continue reading »
Midnight in the Garden of Sin and Salvation: Part I
Everyone’s a critic. When people hear that you’re studying to be a pastor, it seems that all too often people want to jump in with their advice before it’s too late. You know, before you become . . . one of them. It doesn’t happen every day, but it’s happened enough times that it is … Continue reading »
Taking every opportunity
Next week I’m going to my first preaching conference. OK, maybe conference is a bit of an embellishment. How about this: next week I’m going to go sit in what is likely to be a room full of preachers listening to a preacher preach about preaching. It’s going to be much more exciting than it … Continue reading »
