Volume 17, Number 6. This issue celebrates "wedding season" as Prof. Paul Koelpin explores how to proclaim clear law and gospel amid the pomp and circumstance of a wedding. Four Weddings or a Funeral? While pastors ...
Volume 17, Number 5. Prof. Paul Koelpin stresses the importance of context, while Pastor Nathan Strobel approaches the audience of young adults. Location, Location, Location Preachers are often tempted to equate text study with word ...
Volume 17, Number 4. Meditatio Luther said that the themes of Psalm 119 (Oratio, Meditatio, Tentatio) highlighted the essential features for the making of a theologian. A significant part of theological formation and depth is ...
Volume 17, Number 3. The "Ideal" Sermon How would you define the “ideal” sermon? What are its characteristics? Church Growth authority C. Peter Wagner defined the ideal sermon as follows: “is not intellectual, but emotional; ...
Volume 17, Number 2. Preaching to the Choir Lutheran preachers are, generally-speaking, preaching to believers who are gathered for worship – they are, in essence, “preaching to the choir.” What does the “choir” need to ...
Volume 17, Number 1. There Is No Substitute for Preparation While modern technology has allowed for easier and greater access to information, the process of sermon preparation still requires time- study time, praying time, research ...
