I had lunch with some of the staff from my church this afternoon. One of the topics of conversation was the amount of time a pastor spends on writing and practicing his Sunday sermon. We talked of some of the pastors that work week to week, some that have their series and topics loosely planned at least 8 months in advance, all the way down to the guy who doesn't ever even start thinking about it until the Friday before (and he has a Saturday night service).
All of these methods were talked about with specific examples in mind.
What would you want/expect/hope of your pastor doing as they prepare their message?
Friday, January 26, 2007
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I like having a series of sermons based on the same topic. I think you can get much more in depth that way and I also like having an idea of what the topic will be before coming to church. That way I seem to look more forward to Sunday morning.
Been thinking about this on and off since it appeared. I don't much care how a pastor prepares for a sermon as long as he/she "is prepared". I would hope a sermon to be "enlightening". A few weeks ago I would have also said "uplifting" but, based on the comments in this blog and recent other sermons, understand more now how a sermon doesn't have to be "uplifting" to be good. Recognizing each pastor has different skill sets, I would hope they would use them to their best abilities to help a layperson better understand the Bible, Jesus' teachings, the message, etc. Doesn't matter if they spend months/weeks, or minutes, if it works. It's easy to assume more preparation makes a better sermon, and in most cases, that's probably true, but, not in all cases.
I would expect biblical based teachings, hopefully translated into todays timeline, with help to insignts and learning.
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