Comments on: Sermon Preparation – How Long? http://biblicalpreaching.net/2007/12/14/sermon-preparation-how-long/ Wed, 23 May 2012 11:17:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Peter Mead http://biblicalpreaching.net/2007/12/14/sermon-preparation-how-long/#comment-9021 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:32:07 +0000 http://biblicalpreaching.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/sermon-preparation-how-long/#comment-9021 You might be better off giving a reasoned explanation of the benefits of going without :-)

]]> By: Mike Taylor http://biblicalpreaching.net/2007/12/14/sermon-preparation-how-long/#comment-9020 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:30:26 +0000 http://biblicalpreaching.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/sermon-preparation-how-long/#comment-9020 Well, I am actually rather relieved to hear that — it means I may not be quite so slow and I’d feared! PowerPoint is a real pain. As I think you know, we always use it in our church. And since I have to have it, I like to make sure that I use it well, which means quite a lot of time preparing images and slides. I have toyed with just flatly refusing to prepare slides next time, and seeing what Tim says!

]]> By: Peter Mead http://biblicalpreaching.net/2007/12/14/sermon-preparation-how-long/#comment-9019 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:25:43 +0000 http://biblicalpreaching.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/sermon-preparation-how-long/#comment-9019 It is so hard to put numbers on it. There are so many factors. One is how well I know the passage. To put it another way, have some of the hours of Bible study already been put in over the years (Bible school, etc.), so that I am already a few hours into the preparation as I start. Another factor is the occasion and the audience. Do I know them well or do I need to prayerfully think through who I will be preaching to at greater length? Another factor is the time element. Sometimes it takes an extra two or three hours of work to prepare a 30 minute message as opposed to a 40 minute message. If you are in the habit of using powerpoint, then you’d want to add hours onto whatever I take (rather than stealing from Bible study, prayer, preparation of message, etc.) And, not to be annoying, but the reality of life comes into play too – i.e. what amount of time is actually available. I suppose it would be a matter of multiple evenings if I were in your situation, Mike.

]]> By: Mike Taylor http://biblicalpreaching.net/2007/12/14/sermon-preparation-how-long/#comment-9017 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:19:44 +0000 http://biblicalpreaching.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/sermon-preparation-how-long/#comment-9017 These are helpful insights.

Still, it would be interesting to see some numbers. For someone as practiced as you, roughly how long would you typically take to prepare a half-hour message?

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