Episode 543: Thematic, Topical, and Expository Preaching

In Episode 543 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed discuss how a preaching calendar can be helpful.

In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

  • How a preaching calendar can help when you have unexpected interruptions
  • Tips for expository preaching

 Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):

  • “One of the things you can be working on that really does help is a preaching calendar.” – @danielsangi
  • “I want to preach in a way that people should read their Bible.” – @edstetzer
  • “Two-thirds of the time, and always in the summer and winter, I want to preach through a book of the Bible.” – @edstetzer
  • “As a church planter, I typically want to start with a thematic series in the fall or spring.” – @edstetzer
  • “I see the topical/thematic series as on-ramps.” – @edstetzer
  • “When it’s narrative text, I want to take each section and have it in it’s own sermon.” – @edstetzer
  • “As you preach through the books of the Bible, you will get comfortable with it.” – @edstetzer

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Published November 12, 2020

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