Monthly Archives: October 2008
The Discouraged Preacher – Conclusion
We have considered a lot of possible causes of discouragement over the past week. David Wilson commented on some of these posts and also sent me some notes from a message he gave on discouragement. To conclude this series I … Continue reading
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The Discouraged Preacher – Part 6
One last category to consider: 13. When we feel alone as a preacher. When you stand to preach today, you are not alone. Even in a church with several preachers, it can feel so lonely to sense that others view … Continue reading
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The Discouraged Preacher – Part 5
We’ve covered ten categories already. But there are still others, perhaps ones which we tend not to mention: 11. When numbers don’t matter, but it seems like they do. Hopefully we’d all agree that it doesn’t matter how many you … Continue reading
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The Discouraged Preacher – Part 4
We have looked at feedback, both immediate and long-term. We have considered ministry drain and unhelpful comparisons. Here are three more sources of discouragement: 8. Lack of Dream Schedule. Many preachers wish they had a better preparation schedule. Many preachers … Continue reading
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The Discouraged Preacher – Part 3
We’ve considered unhelpful “pseudo-feedback,” and lack of the best feedback of all (life change). Here are a couple more categories to consider: 6. Ministry drain. This can sneak up on a preacher. Preaching takes a lot out of you. It … Continue reading
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The Discouraged Preacher – Part 2
In part 1 we saw how feedback can discourage us. Typically this is not the carefully pursued constructive feedback – that is almost always helpful, and usually very encouraging (either reviewing your own preaching, or getting deliberate input from others). … Continue reading
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The Interviewed Blogger
I’m interrupting the series on The Discouraged Preacher for a day, but will continue it tomorrow. I was just interviewed by Guy Davies at The Exiled Preacher. Since it took more than the 10 or 15 minutes I like to … Continue reading
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The Discouraged Preacher – Part 1
When you step into the pulpit to preach, certain things come with the territory. When you preach, you will be discouraged. Not every time, hopefully, but fairly regularly. In this series of posts I want to list sources of that … Continue reading
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Do We Preach Written Texts?
It seems obvious, but as preachers of the Bible we are preachers of written texts. Or are we? I am not questioning the inspiration of the Bible – my view of Scripture is as high as ever. I am sharing … Continue reading
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