PP80 : Prepping to Preach
How do you write sermons? Have you ever thought about how that system matters in any approach to productivity? Let’s get into that in this episode.
How do you prepare and work on sermons in a more efficient way?
That’s the question that keeps hitting my inbox. Over the last few episodes, I have been talking more about how to have effective and productive approaches to ministry weeks. One of the big differences in a ministry schedule is the Pastor has to write and present a sermon every week. Their is a necessary level of deep work that needs to fit into a ministry schedule.
But how do you do it well?
Especially when things get wild?
The first (and best) step is to learn how you prep to preach
It’s a developed skill, but you can learn it.
I’ve got a 4 step method.
Read the text.
Research the text.
Answer the questions.
Communication Design
The biggest thing is learning how to fit these different steps across your week, and realizing where you need the most time (mine is in communication design).
Mentioned Episodes
Task Layers (and the perfect ministry week) | Episode 72