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Luke talks about passion and precision in peaching and whether preachers should be ambitious or not.

Paul talks about Spirit-anointed preaching, why he favours three-point sermons and how to preach at a funeral.

We discuss the three essential elements that Daniel believes should be found in every single sermon. 

William talks about the importance of letting others critique our sermons, the dangers of ‘trampoline preaching’ and why he wishes he had preached through Acts earlier in his ministry.  

Tom and Stuart kick up the dust from an old and contentious topic.

In light of the Queen's recent death Tom and Stuart talk about the church’s response to various times of national crisis.

Rob explains the power of stories in our preaching and the way to reach everyday people. He also talks about the danger of pride and when our sermons are too interesting.  

Gavin is a former professional footballer and BBC pundit who is currently an associate pastor in Canada. We talk about his journey from the pitch to the pulpit and various aspects pf preaching.

Karen is a Bible teacher, conference speaker and author. In this podcast she talks about the various contexts in which women can teach the Bible. We also discuss the spiritual battle that often comes before giving a message and how Karen prepares her talks.    

Tom and Stuart discuss whether the recent photos from the James Webb telescope challenge the 6 day creation account in Genesis.  

Tom and Stuart discuss an article about why people shouldn’t have children and also the recent court decision in the US around abortion.  

Gavin is the CEO of the Evangelical Alliance. We talk about anointing, getting rid of annoying habits and the importance of illustrations in preaching.

We discuss healthy nervousness in preaching, why children should stay in the service for the sermons and what preachers should wear.

Glen talks about preaching to students, why ancient commentaries are better than new ones and how sermons have shaped our modern society.

In this podcast Helen talks about her 30 years of experience giving Bible talks and why she thinks churches should be better at training women for complementarian ministry.  

Tom and Stuart talk about a recent Barna poll around pastors and their world view.  

https://opentheword.org/2022/05/16/poll-how-many-pastors-have-a-biblical-worldview/

John has forty years preaching experience and currently trains people to preach. In this episode we’ll find out whether preachers are born or made and why a sermon is like a lot like a house!   

Some statistics suggest that as many as 50% of pastors want to leave the ministry. Tom and Stuart discuss why this is the case and what can be done about it.

Tom and Stuart discuss three separate questions around theological differences, western Christianity and conspiracy theories.

00.00 Intro

01.00 Theological Differences

40:20 Western Christian culture

58:20 Conspiracy theories

Former pastor and itinerant Bible teacher Stuart Reynolds talks about the cost of strong preaching and why some of his best sermons have never been preached.