Eric Livingston talks to us about Brene Brown’s 5 Rules for Speaking, timing his sermons and using Andy Stanley’s Preaching Map for mentoring a bullpen of preachers.

Eric is the Regional Pastor for the Church of God in Illinois. In recent years he has also served as Lead Pastor at New Covenant in Peoria, Illinois.

Read Brene Brown 5 Rules for Speaking.

Eric references these books:

Communicating for a Change, Andy Stanley and Lane Jones

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, by Phil Knight

I Will Lift My Eyes Unto the Hills: Learning from the Great Prayers of the Old Testament, Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.

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