Preacher Growth Plan
· Read Deeply and Broadly
o Read one preaching book every two months in the following order: Telling the Truth by Beuchner, The Witness of Preaching by Long, and Preaching in the Spirit by Kinlaw
o Subscribe to Newsweek and spend 15 minutes each day reading headline news
o Read one of the top five NY Times Bestsellers every 6 months
· Develop the Imagination
o Sense and draw the biblical passage I am preaching at least once each month
o Write an allegorical short story based upon the focus of my sermon at least once every other month
o Read Lord of the Rings and watch the movie looking for ways the film director imaginatively engages and interprets the text
· Attend Seminars, Conferences, and/or Classes
o Attend the Preaching Essentials Workshop in the Spring
o Attend the Gordon Conwell Preaching Conference in the Fall
o Audit a preaching course at Wesley Seminary
· Listen to and View Sermons
o View or listen to two sermons per month from the following preachers: Barbara Brown Taylor, Steve Deneff, Andy Stanley, Cleophus Larue, Craig Barnes, Anna Carter Florence, Francis Chan, and Haddon Robinson.
o Listen to one of my sermons monthly and view one of my sermons quarterly in order to analyze strengths and weaknesses of my sermon content and delivery.
· Receive Feedback
o Identify and meet with a preaching coach every three months who will view one of my sermons with me and provide immediate feedback and coaching.
o Distribute an identical congregational survey at the beginning and the end of every year to solicit commendation and critique regarding preaching in my local church
· Experiment with Creative Sermon Forms
o Employ one creative, out of the box, sermon form per month in the coming year.
3 comments:
Dr. Luchetti this is awesome! Thanks for sharing this. I actually don't listen to my sermons because I don't want to either critique myself too hard (sometimes to a fault) or become narcissistic. But I see the value based on this plan.
Awesome ideas, thanks Lenny!
So if I happen to have three extended LOTR editions, does that mean my movie marathon constitutes 12 hours of "sermon prep" during this work week?
Not so fast, John:-) Every December we watch LOTR trilogy. I tell myself this is not a waste of time, that it is in some way helping my preaching:-)
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