PREACHING Panel…

Jentezen Franklin: Preaching is more important that administrating. We must remember that.

Can’t plan way ahead. Does 4 series each year like on family, etc. BIG on focusing on messages that speak to the kids and youth.

Fast for power in preaching, especially when you feel a loss of the power.

Refuse to become a “professional”. Don’t get comfortable with your material, study yourself full, pray yourself hot, set yourself free.

Tim Keller: Get with the people to have not just bones, but flesh for the sermon.

Takes a week in June and plans out a year. Reads big books as necessary back grounds for the series. (Liturgical year: Father/Son/Holy Spirit).

By the end, they shouldn’t always be in a position to “take notes.”

Erwin McManus: (was an unscheduled surprise…not on the agenda at all) Part of the process is to dream. People need us to imagine and dream what their lives can be like…it will help them escape the track for what they were created to be.

He thinks he is having a conversation with LA when he is planning his series out. Whether public or in the church congregation questions, etc.

Help answer the why?

Kerry Shook: What does the church need right now? Balance according to purposes. What kind of action do we need to take as a congregation. What purpose needs revved up?

Live it out at the home, power to preach comes out of your priorities. Can’t change the world unless you are being changed yourself.

Love people where they are at and challenge them for what they can be. (His Dad’s quote)

Jud Wilhite: Delegate and block time so you can communicate well. Don’t excuse this time…find a place you can be alone and drop everything else.

Use a team to help plan. Plans a 12 month run.

Tell stories out of your life. They are funny!

Speak to the broken and you will always have an audience. Not just the Pastor of the church, but a product of the church.

Warren: Fire-up, build-up, comfort, encourage, are the areas that we need to cover.

Don’t ask, What should I preach on…instead: who should I preach too?

Keep an e-file or file. He has stuff for 20-30 years waiting to be preached in a file.

Be ready for local, national, world crisis…they WILL happen. Be ready.

This is it for tonight…Good night Will be back @ it tomorrow.

blessings and peace.