My Man-Crush on Rob Bell: And Further Confessions of Ministry
One of the main reasons I go to pastors' conferences and conventions is so that I can get a chance to just sit and listen to someone else preach for a while. Being a pastor, who preaches every Sunday, I feel like I need to keep it real once in a while and just sit and listen to a sermon. Now, I listen to podcasts and the occasional CD from time to time, but that's not the same as sitting in a chair, taking notes and feeling the love. If the preacher in question also happens to be really, really good at it, that's a bonus. My preaching professor in seminary once told us that listening to other people preach is like eating a meal... You know, I just absorbed my use of the "preaching professor" monicker, and it sounds like that could be a dude on a late night info-mercial, doesn't it? If you don't learn how to deliver the goods with 3 points and a poem after taking my course, then I'll give you your money back! Ah, ADD, old friend---you never ...