Scripture is clear that the proclamation of the Word is one of the most important things we do as a church. Acts two speaks of it as one of the foundational pillars of the church. Paul encourages Timothy to not shrink away from preaching the truth of scripture, just to name two. However, in the midst of a myriad of things we need to be doing as pastors, sometimes the preaching ministry has taken a backseat. To help us talk about the issue of preaching, I have asked Pastor Jeff Dryden, Pastor of a multi-campus Converge MidAmerica church in Michigan, to join us. Jeff has not only been an effective pastor for several years, he has become a major voice of the importance of the priority of preaching in our churches.

• In Acts 6:4 we are given the call to prioritize the Word and Prayer as pastors. How are we doing as pastors with the “Word” part?
• I just watched a documentary on the life of Martin Lloyd Jones, and watching it reminded me that preaching was really an “art” form. Jones’ sermons were so well crafted that they became classic books. I’m not sure how many of our sermons are “book” worthy. Has the “art” of preaching changed? How should we view preaching in 2020?
• We should all recognize the need to improve our preaching, so if you would, why don’t you give us two or three things we should be thinking about to improve our preaching.
• Tell us about Fellowship of the Word, and how can our listeners find out more about it.