Are You A Dull Preacher?

Michael Kellahan has put together a great list on how to know if you are a dull preacher. It's a great reminder; number six is my favorite, something I have to work hard to avoid, because it is one of the easiest for me to fall in to. It's a good reminder of the old Young Life saying, "It's a sin to bore a kid with the Gospel." Sometimes, all we need to do is just put a bit more prayer, effort, and time into what happens before we deliver a sermon or a "talk"--especially to teenagers--in order to deliver a good message. Head over and see what others have added to the list.

1. Talk longer than people listen

2. Read from full script

3. Don’t speak to the world of those who listen

4. Don’t aim for transformation of self and hearers by the renewing of your mind

5. Steal from the Piper/Driscoll/Carson/Keller mp3 on the passage

6. Start your prep on Friday

7. Don’t listen (let alone watch) yourself afterwards because ‘you don’t like the sound of your own voice when its recorded’

8. Don’t ask people to open their bibles or refer them to the text

9. Work hard on making your illustrations the most engaging part of the sermon

10. Insert “Application = go & evangelize more OR feel guilty about ‘X’ “

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