One of our dreams for the “Bricks” in Stillman Valley is that they will be like the Bereans who received the Word eagerly, but also examined the Scriptures for themselves to see if these things were so (Acts 17:11).
At our church, we aren’t looking for people who blindly accept whatever they hear – – but, rather who humbly listen with their Bibles in front of them.
Today the Gospel Coalition published an article I wrote which summarizes in more depth what to look for in biblical preaching. Consistent with my recent book,When the Word Leads Your Pastoral Search: Biblical Principles and Practices to Guide Your Search
, the article speaks to pastoral search committees. But what is good for the pastoral candidate is good for this pastor as well – – -I encourage our people to consider if my sermons, “Fire a biblical bullet at the life of the listener.” But, you’ll have to read the article to understand what I mean by that phrase. . . and I admit going in that some sermons are better bullets than others.
Here to read the article.
More resources for churches looking for a pastor are available at pastoralsearchresources.com.
