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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Ten Resolutions for Preachers

1. I will preach sermons that are not only practically relevant but also theologically substantive.

2. I will read 3-4 books this year primarily to enhance my preaching.

3. I will solicit the help of a preaching coach to help me analyze my preaching strengths and weaknesses.

4. I will view one of my sermons every two months for self-analysis.

5. I will listen to or view the sermons of an ecclectic group of preachers, not for imitation but for emulation.

6. I will experiment with several different sermon forms that I have never tried before, while maintaining faithfulness to the biblical text and to the contemporary context.

7. I will take 1 or 2 personal retreats annually to prayerfully discern the preaching needs of my congregation and to sketch out a sermon plan.

8. I will recruit a creative team to help me develop sermons and to offer substantive feedback after those sermons are preached.

9. I will regularly incorporate spiritual disciplines like prayer and fasting into my sermon preparation process.

10. I will preach not to impress people with who I am but with who God is.  

4 comments:

David Drury said...

Yep... I should do all that this year. A few I've neglected.

Tony Bye said...

I will make sure that my message will have a focus & function:) This comes from Dr. Luchetti's class on proclamation @ Wesley Seminary

Tony Bye said...

I will make sure that my message will have a focus & function:) This comes from Dr. Luchetti's class on proclamation @ Wesley Seminary

Lenny Luchetti said...

I am with you Dave and Tony!