Jun
29
2012
A Discussion of Preaching w/ A.B. Sutton, Jr. and H.B. Charles, Jr.
I enjoyed this 44-minute discussion of preaching and church ministry between A.B. Sutton, Jr. and H.B. Charles, Jr. Sutton is founding pastor of Living Stones Temple in Birmingham, AL and has served for over two decades in pastoral ministry. Charles serves as Senior Pastor of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, FL. You can check out Charles’ blog here.
Here’s the list of topics/questions covered with time markers:
1. Introduction (:00)
2. Tell us a little about yourself (:50)
3. Tell us about your conversion experience (1:33)
4. Would you say your conversion experience and call to preach happened at the same time? (9:49)
5. What was your formal preparation for ministry? (10:05)
6. What role would you say formal education has had in shaping your pulpit ministry and your pastoral ministry? (11:45)
7. What advice would you give a young preacher about formal training? (13:30)
8. What is the goal of preaching? (15:13)
9. How would you describe your style of preaching? (16:44)
10. Tell us about your process of study. What are you doing to get ready to go to the pulpit? (18:26)
11. How many times are you teaching or preaching in an average week? (20:00)
12. Do you write manuscripts? Do you use manuscripts? What are you putting on paper in the preparation process? What, if anything, do you use in the pulpit? (20:20)
13. How long does sermon preparation take you? (22:10)
14. What is your process for planning your preaching? Are you planning what to preach week-to-week? Monthly? Yearly? (25:08)
15. Do you preach series often? (26:36)
16. Who are the preachers who have made a mark on you as a preacher? (28:10)
17. What do you see regarding the state of preaching? What encourages you and what troubles you? (29:58)
18. What “big picture” advice would you give a young preacher? (32:12)
19. Are there any books or authors on preaching you would recommend? Or anything you’re reading that might be helpful? What is your favorite book on preaching? (33:00)
20. Tell us about the church you’ve recently planted? (34:27)
21. Looking back over your decades of pastoral ministry, what are a few things that make you say, “If only I’d known then what I know”?
22. Any advice for young pastors about pastoral ministry? (43:25)