What The Blues Teaches Us About Preaching
Peter Mead at the Biblical Preaching Blog has a post up on how the preacher must be a perpetual student. In it he provides 5 ways to ensure continued growth in preaching. I think this is a good introduction to improving your preaching.
Deborah Hooper has written a book entitled Evangelist and Minister’s Handbook. Chapter 5 of the book provides a good introduction to the kinds of books a preacher should have in his or her library.
I make a habit of listening to Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III of Friendship West Baptist Church in Dallas Texas. Dr. Haynes incorporates stories into his preaching very effectively. These stories are gleaned from various sources.
The Exiled Preacher has a post up on George Whitefield and Expository Preaching. Guy Davis, the author, writes about how difficult it can be to use a manuscript effectively. Certainly many of us have left our manuscript for a second to “riff” on a theme or go down a different direction. However upon attempting to come back to our manuscript we find it difficult to find the correct place.
Whitefield and Extemporaneous Preaching Read MoreProfessor Michael Brown, author of The Blackening of the Bible has a website that includes audio sermons and syllabi of his courses.
Michael Brown – African American Bible Scholar Read MoreAt this link you will find two lectures on Black Preaching and a sermon by Dr. Maurice Watson of Beulahland Bible Church in Macon Ga.
The lecture titles are as follows:
The next pattern in Ron Allen’s work, Patterns of Preaching is entitled Preaching on a Biblical Theme.
Thanks to the TheoCentric Blog for a pointer to this article by Michael S. Horton entitled “Are you in God’s story or is God in Yours?”
Horton writes in part:
God’s Story or Ours Read More
How should you end a sermon series? That is the question that the Biblical Preaching blog deals with in its latest post. Pastor Mead provides three possibilities:
Now Mead is explicitly speaking of preaching through an expository series based on a book of the Bible, but it can be helpful in any sermon series.
Ending the Sermon Series Read MoreThe next preaching pattern is the topical sermon. The topical sermon is usually based on a doctrine, teaching, or contemporary issue affecting the congregation. The preacher attempts to help the congregation understand and interpret the topic from the perspective of the gospel.
Preaching Patterns – Topical Preaching Read MorePastor C. A. W. Clark, one of the greatest whoopers of all time, closes a sermon entitled The Possibilities of a Comeback at this link. The second part of the conclusion is at this link.
C. A. W. Clark – Possibility of a Comeback Read MoreThe next preaching pattern presented in Ronald Allen’s book is the Funeral Homily.
Preaching Patterns – The Funeral Sermon Read MoreThe next pattern that Ronald Allen speaks of is the Wedding Homily.
Preaching Patterns – The Wedding Homily Read More
An Evangelical Lutheran Blog run by a Father Eckardt has a post up on Extemporaneous Preaching.
In the post there is first some discussion of the Eckardt’s theology and understanding of Preaching. What was of particular interest to me however was his methodology.
Preaching Without Notes – Immersion in the Bible Language Read More