Michael Dennis is moving into church planting, and Austin will be the better for it! Dennis put together a nifty video that makes missional church accessible to the average person. Check it out and share it with your friends.
Month: August 2008
Owen on Preaching
Today my almost three year old son, Owen, was typing away on a keyboard. I asked him, “What are you doing Owen?” He replied: “I am working on my sermon.” I asked: “Is your sermon about Jesus?” He said: “No, it’s about airplanes.”
Piper on Forgetfulness in Preaching
This interview clip gets at what I have been talking about here and here regarding the goal of preaching. In these posts I argued that our aim in preaching should be change on the spot, and impression upon the mind, and a convincing of the heart, not primarily a application, here’s-how-to-live-it sermons. Here John Piper shares about how this goal in preaching is experienced by the preacher. You will begin to smile when he talks about the joy of forgetfulness in preaching because you have probably experienced those moments. However, Piper is quick to point out that his experience of “anointing” or “forgetfulness” doesn’t always correlate with what is happening in his listeners. He offers some balanced comments regarding our personal sermon evaluation.
Piper Conference on Suffering in Austin
Desiring God Ministries will be hosting a conference with John Piper on the topic of Suffering. It will be October 17-18. Register here.
The registration fee is $25.00 per person if received on or before August 31, and $35.00 per person if received after August 31. It will be hosted at Hill Country Bible Church.