Month: June 2014

Should we preach like a TED talk?

TED is a phenomenon.  There are now thousands of short talks by world experts available on the TED website, and because so many of them are captivating and memorable, people are asking ‘How can I speak as persuasively as a TED speaker’? And ‘How can I preach like a TED speaker?’  Because if you see

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My church is a zoo…

Half term, the boys off school, and we headed to the zoo.  Not one of the really big names, but big enough to have lions, zebras, snow leopards, cheetahs, and fabulous café that allows you sit and watch the tigers really close-up.  This is a place where the tigers do come for tea. And I

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The value of a keynote series of sermons

My normal practice is to preach through a book of the Bible. The speed we’ll take it at will depend on various factors, but handling a text this way means I’m not in the driving seat. God is.  My agendas are put aside, and stuff comes up as people are exposed to God’s logic and

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