Collaborative Preaching Preparation
“The practice of collaborative preaching is eliciting the input of multiple people in the process of sermon preparation.” In the spirit of the youth, young adults, & other adult volunteers collaborating to do the 30 Hour Famine Feb 27 & 28th I want to collaborative with you in preparing the sermon for March 1st. Fasting is a communal experience and so is a sermon. It is God’s word to the community gathered for worship. Here is how to participate if you are interested.
- Meet with me and others at Starbucks on Edmondson Pike next to the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market in Nippers Corner on February 17 or February 24th at 7:30PM. We will “share our insights with one another, to learn from one another’s perspectives,” and engage in discussion on the scripture chosen for March 1st. This is not a Bible Study per se but rather a way “to prepare a sermon… with the insights, experiences, and opinions of those who approach the Bible in different ways than I do.” You are invited to attend both meetings but are not required to come to both. Call me or Email me to let me know if you are coming.
- Email me (nathantyac@gmail.com) some questions, stories, or thoughts that the scripture evokes in you.
- After the 8:30 and 10:45 services I invite anyone who feels compelled to join me in the Young Adult room to share any questions, comments, stories, or thoughts they had about the sermon. Too many times we are not given the space to express what God said to us during the sermon so I want those who felt God during that time to share what they felt with each other. This is not a time to say good job or terrible job (though you can tell me that in private) but rather to share with one another what God stirred in us during the message.
Scripture for Collaborative Preaching Preparation
Isaiah 58:3-12
2 Timothy 2:14-22
The quotations above come from an article that can be read by going to this site http://www.worshipconnection.cokesbury.com/content.aspx?dyn=1604
Peace, Nate
