5 Days to Better Sermon Preparation

Joe, as always, KILLER series.  Thank you very much!

Very cool. Well made video, too. Thanks.

Joe Miller said:

Just posted the next video in the series.  I probably wont post any more announcements here, but there should be one a week for the next few weeks until the series is complete

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8AA3949989A57B88&feature=plcp

Joe, for those of us who appreciate the videos, please reconsider posting here when you publish new videos

Thanks Joe for your post.  I personally try to do a three day sermon preparation schedule, but circumstances make even that difficult at times.

I know it's a different train of thought, but while there are many excellent tutorials, resources and books on expository sermon preparation, can anyone suggest some helpful resources on preparing topical sermons?  While the later preparation steps are in common with expository sermon preparation, I haven't come across much that advises or helps in detail in the early stages of preparing topical sermons, even though I've read or consulted a fair number of books on the topic.  I'm not thinking of situation specific sermons, such as weddings and funerals, but run of the mill topical series or individual sermons.

Any suggestions?

Joe Miller said:

Starting next week, I have a series starting on YouTube that covers the types of preaching (Exegetical, Expository, Topical, Narrative, etc...), but I suspect not with the kind of details you are looking for.

Hi Joe, I've got some info on the different types of preaching, as you outline.  It analyses some of the structural differences and advantages/disadvantages etc. of each type of preaching.  That is helpful. 

But I'm looking for more detail as to preparation steps for a topical sermon.  There are some points that seem fairly obvious to me, but as I don't preach topical sermons as much as some people do, I'm sure that I could learn from others more expert in the subject.  There might not be a 'right' way of preparing topical sermons, but there might be just some very helpful tips, as well as things to avoid.  Or have I got it wrong - is preparing a topical sermon really so easy that there really isn't any need to learn from others on the subject? [*-)]

NB.Mick said:

in another recent thread on this topic, Rosie gave some basic advice and recommended Preaching the Topical Sermon by Ronald J. Allen (not in Logos; it seems someone sells new copies at a really good price) 

Mick, thanks for that link to the other thread (searching the forum for that title 'Topical preaching' returns 'Not Found', strangely).  Allen's book is just what I had been looking for.  I've ordered it, and I hope that it will be as useful as the outline of the chapters indicates.  It's strange that there are so few books on topical preaching - any more suggestions along these lines would be very welcome.

Joe Miller said:

Starting next week, I have a series starting on
YouTube that covers the types of preaching (Exegetical, Expository,
Topical, Narrative, etc...), but I suspect not with the kind of details
you are looking for.

Joe, thanks for the pointer to your series starting next week.  I'll try to look out for it esp. relating to topical preaching.

Joe, thanks for the summary of the exegetical method of preaching.  In many books on preaching that method doesn't get a mention.  I've heard a number of 'exegetical' sermons in the past, and while they could not be categorised as expository or topical etc, I'd never really thought of how they are classified.  Exegetical fits the bill well.  However, I prefer 'expository' sermons most of the time, but not exclusively.

Joe,

Thank you for your video series. They have been a great help.

Rodney

Great stuff.  Someone recommended.  [:)]